Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-01
DAILY HINTS ON
FARM TOPICS
By K. A. Kirkpatrick
WORMS IN HOGS.

WOItNAS In HUNS
! There are undoubtedly some case
In which trouble that Is being dag
nosed as hog cholera II really the re
sultant Of worms. Every farmel
should know how to treat his here
for worms, in order that the hos;
may be always In a thrifty CROWN!
condition. possessing large stool
of vitality, and not susceptible t.
cholera or other diseases. Wormi
are found in pastures and arounc
buildings in greater or less Quanti
ties and in the embryonic stage ar,
likely to be eaten by the pigs. Thll
Is particularly true when the pig,
are fed upon the ground. This 1.
one reason why cement feedinS
floor that can be flushed OF and KEEP
clean is good Investment. The
next best place for feeding is q nice
green sod.
The symptoms Of worm trouble ar.
slow gains, lack of thrift, tendency
toward coughing, tendency to BIZ
drawn up in the body, lack of appe.
lite, and harsh appearance Of thu
hair.
Treatment For Worms.
As a preliminary to all treatment
the pigs should be kept of feed from
the night before until about IL
o'clock Of the following morning
They are then quite hungry and vii,
readily eat the feed which is blenoec
with some remedy adopted to remove
worms. A thin slop of shorts and
water or milk is q most desirable
medium in which to give tho medi
cine. There are several good RENE.
dies which may be used with splen.
did results. SO far AS know, no
tests have been made to establish the
relative efficiency Of the different
rem edies.
Turpentinc Treatment.
For every 80 lbs. of pig. give one
teaspoonful of turpentine In the slop
Repeat this for three of four success,
sive days. Follow this with dose
Of Epson Salts, about one teaspoon.
ful for every so lbs, of pig. Salts
can be fed In the same manner rs the
turpentine. It should be dissolved
In little warm water and stirred
Into the slop. Too extensive feedint
Of turpentine or too heavy doses
may result in Inflammation OF the in.
testines. Care should be used there.
fore. Turpentine ordinarily, how.
over. 10 very effective.
Santonin Treatment.
This treatment has been tried and
Is recommended by the Animal Hus.
bandry Department Of the lows
State Experiment Station.
Santonin, grains,
CalomeL 1 1-2 grains,
Sodium Bicarbonate Ia dram.
The above amounts constitute .
dose for 100 Id. pig. For larger
or smaller pigs use proportional.
amounts. The animal should be KEEP
81. feed as directed in former para
yraph. Repeat the dose in eight OF
ten days to make sure that any
worms which hatch after the mrs
treatment may be removed. The
pigs should be divided into bunche.
Of 20 before giving the dose. The
material may be dissolved In littl,
warm water and stirred in the slor
n the same way as directed for thu
turpentine. After treatment. phy
tic of Epson Salts should follow
rs directed In the paragraph above
Lewis Concentrated Lye.
1AhSSACA COuLAOu Tou0uy IOl
worms is one teaspoonful Of I've dis
'olved in water. This is enough fol
hree pigs weighing so pounds each
Great care Bhould be taken to dis
lolve the I've and mix it very uni
!ormly In the feed. This should b,
ed for couple Of da
hon and if fed every other week FOL
l couple Of weeks will give results
Sulphate of Iron or COpporas
Pulverize the material just as flnt
Is possible. For every so pounds o.
zig dissolve one-half dram of tn,
powder in warm water and mix with
he feed. Feed for week or more
extreme cases this feed may b<
continued twice al long. A physi'
hould follow treatment with thi,
Material
Burn Litter.
In all cases where pigs are beinl
reated for. worms they should b.
onf1ned In q small lot we'll beddel
With straw. This Is done In order
hat all the dropping which may con
ain the worms or their eggs vii
all upon the straw which may ther
10 raked up and burned. Otherwise
he worms and their eggs will b,
gain picked up by the animals ant
he treatment will have boon useless
Preventive Treatment.
Just at present there are grea
nany agents going about the coun
ry selling so-called cholera cures
'hese are usually largely made vi
4 plain salt and are worthless 81
ar as curing the cholera is concern
| d. They may be worth something
& conditioners, but 1t certainly Il
oily for any farmer to pay out $2t
$50 or more for such mixture
vhen he can make just as good o
etter himself for a fraction OF tn,
rice. The following formula is re-
commended by the Animal Husban
Try Department Of the Iowa State
College.
slaubers salts -. ). -. 9 parts
,opperas or Iron suiphate. g part.
Common salt -. -. -. ! part
The above mixture should be KEEP
a the dry and fed from self feeder
which can easily be made from an ole
box. This mixture should be KEEP