The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-07

plant blood.
one OF the greatest sources OF pTu"'
, TO the farmer OF the corn bell j. %"
rattening of hogs Corn ccnyer""
into pork on the land OF the farmer
is generally believed to he tn mos
profitable corn he can raise hN'
there is one serious drawback to TINS
method of converting corn Into aH
extra profit, and this is the hoC chof
era, For years the agricultura Je
partments of the nation and thu states
have been patiently and pers stenl!
conducting elaborate eXperimeutS IN
the prevention and the cure Ci TINS
plague The results accomplished nave
In many instances been most ,1couI-
aging and the results OF the expert
ments have been placed beforc the
farmers OF the country throush bul'
letins and other avenues OF ruhllea-
ton. As result of this educatye
work the farmers have grasped the
idea that hog cholera cannot only be
prevented, but also cured Ths con
/ NlNtI'h - az Aht ti'uhuWOI N''N
"choleracure" fakir needs for his
! business. All the careful and quail.
| fled work OF honest and scientifc spe-
ciaists in this branch OF agriculture
| is perverted into preparation Tor the
success OF the swindler when he finds
man whose knowledge OF facts is
practically restricted to the conyic
tion that this swine plague 10 not be-
yond the reach OF scientific treatment
Consequently swine disease special
lists" swarm like buzzards In every big
hog raising district where the cholera
obtains start-and there are few. II
any. localities largely given to the
raising of swine where. sooner or
later. this plague does not appear
This information as to where the dis
ease is prevalent Is easily obtainable
by the hog-cure swindlers from sys.
tematic reading OF the farm Journals
and agricultural papers One OF the
first claims generally put forward by
the swine specialist when he comes
in contact with farmer whose herd
Is afflicted with the cholera 10 that
his remedy has the Endorsement of
the agricultural department. He sells
the remedy at high price and II the
plague is general In the locality he
finds 1t easy to depart with hundreds
OF dollars In his pocket as . result OF
few days work.
or course some hogs which are
given the remedy recover-in spite OF
it-and such cases are made tho most
OF In testimonials
Analysis shows that the remedies
are usually compounded after some in.
genious and worthless formula as the
following:
Coal oil--one gallon.
"Saltpeter-two pounds.
Sulphur-two pounds
Assafetida-two pounds
Tobacco stems-two pounds.
Boil the last four ingredients In
water. and then add the ccoF oil.
Drench each sick hog with q pint OF
the liquor"
Some omit the coal oil-perhaps by
way Of variety. The result is the
same. for the hogs really affected by
the cholera die. and the swine spe.
cialist has the farmers money.
Some of the serums being devised
may prove effective, at least in max.
ing the campaign sooner or later to be
made to eradicate hog cholera from
the country. as the federal and state
governments are now eradicatlng the
cattle tick and the Texas fever.
But the thousand and one inter.
nal remedies are quackery. and when
farmer uses serum he Should get II
only of reputable concerns or OF public
departments.
The feeding or finishing Of cattle
is another profitable specially Of the
corn belt farmer. To take a rough
steer from the pasture or range and
put him in fat and sleek condition in
the minimum of time and the mini.
mum OF expense for feed is very
vital problem to the feeding farmer
So 1t is to the nation at large and
therefore the research departments Of
agriculture have given much EFFORT tn
the practical solution OF that probIem
The balanced ration" idea was orc.
widely exploited by the scIenti.t.
though now not regarded so import.n,
as formerly. Latterly REASONABLY vel,
balanced rations OF those common
grains and rough and green forage
foods have been shown to be the re.,
profitable feeding stufYs. And no,b,nv
Is clearer in American feeding err.rt'
ments than that adding so called stoct
toods with their minimum of woIl rI.h
useless minimum amount OF co,S,
ments. f1avoring matter and mea,c,n..
is practically and absolutely ponor.,
humbug But his faith In sc,onn.
makes the farmer ready to accsn, ~.
Establishments OF the travellng s,o,L
1000 purveyor He has no mora 80,
ole to find the occasional farma, uho
VIII testify that this particular s,ock
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