The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-07

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various coal tar ~dfsinfeetants shouldi
be kept all the time. In this way the
hogs will naturally dip themselves,
and in so doing will rid themselves OF
the following conditions:
Hog Liee.-Where hogs are not
properly dipped or creased It is al
most impossible to find one free of
lice. A lousy hog is harder to fatten
than one free from lice, and why feed
a hog in order to raise lice? Free
him of these pests and let all the feed
20 to make increased size and weight.
Besides dipping the hog, it is impor-
tant also to clean up the hog yard
and pens and disinfect them with the
same d~isinfectant. J.
9. Manqe-This is caused by a very
small parasite that lives in the skin.
1t multiplies very rapidly, cause vio-
lent itching, and produces small bis
ters. The skin appears red and in
famed. The pain and irritation usual
~ cause the hog to act restless, n
in many cases the appetite is poor
and a very general unthrifty condition
exists. Dipping the hog in the two
per cent. solution Of some coal tar
disinfectant as mentioned above will
remedy this trouble.
8. Pitch Notwithstanding is
usually found among hogs that are
kept in filthy pens and yards and are
poorly fed. 1t also sometimes occurs
in hogs that are kept on marsh lands,
owing, probably, to some irritating
properties in the soil. The symptoms
are very much the same as those OF
mango, only perhaps more intense,
Sloughing Of the skin may also occur
The treatment should be preventive.
Keep the hogs / mclean yards and
pens, avoiding such conditions as
might irritate the skin, and dip in
a one OF two per cent. solution of
some coal tar disinfectant.
4. Urticaria-Nettle rash or Dia-
mond skin disease is caused by irri-
tation of the skin by lice and filth,
and by using irritating solutions for
dipping purp ses. There are plenty
of non-irritating coal tar dips to use
without using irritating solutions such
. as kerosene emulsion, etc. The symp
toms of this disease are diamond
> shaped blotches on the skin which
, come quickly, almost over night, ant
are more numerous on the ears, sides
of the neck, back of arms, or wher
. ever the skin Is thin. They appear al
. swollen red spots and vary In size vi
3 to an inch across. Because Of the If
= ritation the hog will scratch and rul
- the infiamed skin and Is restless, ant
there is also a noticeable lack o
thriftine5s. The treatment is to keel
the hog in clean quarters while grow
=. ing, avoid the use of irritating prep
arations on the skin, and dip IN
;. one per cent. solution Of some Goa
tar d~isinfectant. At the beginning o
an attack of urticaria a physic shout
be given, such as epson salts In tn
soft food, about one to three ounces I
the hog, according to the size.
In all the diseases above mentione
always clean up the hog pens, shed
: and yard thoroughly and disinfec
same with the solution used for dill
ping. BY doing this, and either dil
ping the hogs or letting the hogs di
IT. themselves in the cement hog wa
low as spoken Of above, the farme
will not only care the aforementione
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ly aid his hogs in escaping hog cho
Id era as we'll as other contagious an
infectious diseases. He will the
ts have a thrifty bunch of hogs tn;
will turn every ounce Of food I'M
meat instead of just existing.
There are large numbers of hos
st coming to market with the variol
'e- skin troubles mentioned, and as tt
,ir skin has to be removed this cause
quite a loss to the s~laughterer as we
as to the feeder because the hogs
sr- not make the gains they should fro
p the food fed to them. Let every farr
nd ere resolve to put in a dipping plal
is of some kind, and the results will /
p so gratifying to him that l ventul
the assertion that he will never |
without one in the future and wi
tt urge all of his friends to install OF
,r at once. Try it.