The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-13
only by the use of a protein. Later

only corn and water are necessary.
81 have found that alfalfa seems to
be the best pasture for fattening
Pigs. Glover is pronounced to be sec
ond. and others following in order
are rape and peas. l believe that
the 'hogging Off of corn is an i'm
portant feature in fattening hogs.
The exercise is good for hogs.
81 believe that we can grow al
falfa in Minnesota to a profitable
degree, and alfalfa is profitable when
used with corn. about twenty-five per
cent alfalfa to seventy-five corn"
Mr. Peck then asked for the men
who had fed tankage as supplement-
airy to corn, to tell of their expert
ence and number responded, tell
ing what ration they feed. Robert
Haedt told of his successful expert
ence in raising alfalfa, and said that
the pigs prefer the alfalfa to clover
Spirited Discussion.
There was a spirited discussion
of the alfalfa question, and Mr.. Nc
Kelvie, who uses alfalfa for feeding
related his experience with it. He
said that he believed alfalfa was best
when it was five or six years old
About the cutting, some we cut
three times and some four times,
but it should be cut when it is
starting to bloom, or when the leaves
begin to appear. The first cutting
We use for part of our horse feed,
and the remaining cuttings we feed
to the hogs and cattle"
. Some one suggested that it was
important to raise the alfalfa on hill
sides, where that is possible, so that
it will not be called out by moisture
Feeding of tankage was discussed
by number of the swine breeders
present, and all seemed agreed that
tankage is a very good supplement
tary feed, but that it should be used
er growth. 1t should be spread on
a floor so that the pigs cannot over
eat. The ration should be seven
tenths pound protein to two and one
half pounds of carbohydrate.
T. G. Patterson gave a demon
stration of meat cutting having half
pig for use. Several ladies attend
ed that part of the meeting and
were much interested in gaining the
information regarding the various
cuts of meat.
Discussed Hog Cholera.
Following Mr.. d. A. Gaumnitz's ad-
,, dress yesterday afternoon. the farm
ers present took part in a lively and
instructive discussion about cholera
in hogs. Mr.. Gaumnitz explained that
this disease may be vaccinated for.
and, that after this vaccination, the
animals are immune to the disease
that is most dreaded by hog raisers.
| The vaccination consists of two in
! jections, one of virus, or the cholera
| baccilli, and the other of an especial
| ly prepared serum. The virus is in
| iected first. This gives the animal a
!. mild sort of cholera, and it is inn
mediately counteracted by the iniec,
/ ton of serum. The reaction of the
| virus and the serum innoculates the
animals to the disease, and they stay
| immune as long as they live. A preg-
nant SOW which has been vaccinated
transmits the innoculation to her Off
spring, and the little ones are i'm
mune from the disease for three or
| four weeks. 1t is not, however, per
manent with them as it is with the
mother. The farmers were all very
anxious to learn how to vaccinate
hogs, but some were rather skeptical
on account of the bad results that
have been obtained from improper
vaccination, and graft on the part
! of some wOuld-be veterinarians. If
the serum is not injected immedi-
ately after the virus, the pig is very
likely to die from cholera, and spread
the disease also. This has made
some farmers skeptical. Some con-
scienceless grafters have simply used
! a solution of potassium permanganate
in water, and injected it for serum
and charged the farmers so cents
per head for vaccination. The potas-
! SUM permanganate turns the water
red, and makes it look like the real
thing. Others have used ordinary
blood from some other animal, and
! the nil effects have not been condu-
Give to faith in the new method of
preventing hog cholera. In great
many instances, however, the proper
care has not been exercised in per-
forming the operation, and germs
! have been allowed to get into
! the wound caused by the hypodermic
syringe, and blood poison has result
| ed Mr.. Gaumnitz laid a great deal
of stress on the fact that the opera
! ton must be conducted under the
strictest sanitary conditions. The
animal to be vaccinated should be
tied down, and the person who does
| the job should not touch the animal
or help to catch and tie the pig. If
he does he must wash his hands be-
fore he touches any of the instru-
ments. The injection should be made
in the loose skin, where there is
no fat, just under the forearm of
the pig. The place should be washed
thoroughly with some good antisep-
tic, such as iodine, or earbolic acid
solution. The instruments should be
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