Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-07

J. - SdnNOnt Ga.s WTtLCSs AS
there are not enough pigs in this sec
ton to go around, p good many farm
ers are buying shoats from the Union
Stock Yards in Atlanta. These pigs
usually have a cough, and probably two
thirds of them die in a short time. Can
you tell me what is the trouble with
them, and is there a cure for it?
1t is impossible to say what the trou-
BILE IS with the shoats without more def
mite information before us. There might
be several causes for the deaths to
which you refer, such as an attack of
bronchitis which has become chronic,
congestion of the lungs or pneumonia,
due to the Inflammation of the lungs.
This latter disease in many cases seems
TO start with a severe cold, and is
most likely to result from exposure
when the animals are heated. Damp,
dark and crowded stables predispose ami
mails to this trouble. though true pneu-
monia is caused by a germ or bac-
terium and is often infectious. The
large number of deaths which occur
would indicate that the trouble isl
probably due to an outbreak of hog
cholera, which is an infectious disease
of the intestinal tract and closely al
lied to typhoid fever in man. This dis
ease is often aggravated by pneumonia,
as the two are frequently associated.
Some of the symptoms OF hog chol-
era are the following There Is cold
shivering which lasts several hours; fire.
quent sneezing loss OF Appetite; a
rough appearance Of the, hair; dropping
ears; attempts TO vomit; tendency to
root in the bedding and to. crawl away
in dark and quiet places. The eyes are
dull and sometimes there Is a swelling
of the head. an eruption from the ears,
accompanied by dizziness and laborious
breathing. There Is vitiated appetite,
and the animals will frequently eat
dung and dirty, salty substances. There
is an offensive discharge from the bow
els. Red spots sometimes appear on the
skin of the belly and behind the ears
and even on the nose. AS the disease
advances the animals become sluggish
and the head droops; the skin becomes
hard, dry and unclean, and there is a
coled clammy sweat.
Probably these symptoms are sufficient
ly accurate for you to recognize the
disease IL it is what is causing the de-
struction of the shoats which have been
purchased. There is little that can be
uOAG AhL mug NNOlCEd III TIC way VI a
satisfactory treatment A tonic is about
the best thing that can be suggested at
this time. A good formula to use for
this purpose is wood charcoal one pound,
sulphur one pound, sodium chloride two
pounds, sodium bicarbonate two pounds
sodium hyposulphite two pounds, So
sodium sulphate one pound and anti
mony sulphide one pound. These in
gradients should be thoroughly pulver-
lied and mixed together. A dose is a
large tablespoonful for each 200 pounds
weight of hogs to be treated. 1t should
be given once daily and mixed with
sweet milk or Cruel
The vaccination treatment about which
so much has been said and written is
still in an uncertain stage of develop
ment though progress is being made
along this line. AS this disease is an
extremely fatal one in hogs and it is
very difficult to disinfect quarters where
an outbreak has occurred, one should
hesitate long time before purchasing
animals affected with ii as he is likely
to lose a good part of them and also
infect other places so as to have out
breaks of the disease from time to time
for many years to come.