The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
benefit:

North Carolina ..,........ -
Oklahoma ................ 1,45z
South Carolina ........... 1,163
Tennessee ....... ..... "a
Texas ....... .......... 1883
| Virginia ..... ........... 4,742
West Virginia ............. 4O7
Resume of Above Figures.
1 Number of hogs given
simple treatment of Sc
rum ............ ... 1856
2 Number of hogs that were
well when treated ....27,226
Number that died which
were well when treated sos
Per cent that died which
were we'll when treated 2.22
Number of hogs that were
sick when treated ..... 7040
Number that died which
were sick when treated. 2,057
Per cent that died which
were sick when treated. 1921
Number of hogs given 81
multaneous treatment. 7,713
Number of hogs that were
we'll when treated .... 7,410
10 Number of hogs died that
were well when treated 179
II Per cent died that were
we'll when treated ..... 2.41
~ Number hogs that were
sick when treated. 49,. 303
13 Number died that were
sick when treated ..... 100
IA Per cent died that were
sick when treated 49,. 52.85
Is Total number of hogs
treated ........... .41,979
16 Total number hogs died. 1904
II Per cent of hogs died -. 7.15
IS Total number well when
treated 1886
10 Total number died that
were we'll when treated. 787
29 Per cent died that were
well when treated 5000. 2.27
Treating Sick Hogs.
The total of 1904 hogs that died
after treatment and the correspond
ing high per cent of us (items 16
and 10 would have been much low
er if the agents had not taken
fighting chance to save what they
could. Many authorities do not rec
ommend inoculating sick hogs (per
items and 12), but a saving OF
l7O.79 per cent and 47.15 per cent
| (from items and 14) is strong ar
gument for such practice. Out of
the CAS- hogs inoculated in Lee and |
Terrell counties since the work began |
about 8 per cent were sick when |
treated. Fully so per cent of these
recovered, but more serum was used |
and increased the cost. Ninety-eight |
per cent of those that were we'll when |
inoculated lived.
Sanitation Is Important.
The farmers should bear in mind
that incubation will not end all hog
| troubles. For best results sanitary
and other conditions must be attend
ed to, such as feeding few days af-
ter incubation on cooling, laxative
foods, plenty of shade, moving toI
uninfected pens, cleaning the prem
Uses. burying or burning carcasses,
freeing the hogs from lice by putting
in a concrete hog wallow, and eradi-
1 u-ith
most effective remedies that the
agents have used, which is as fol-
lows:
Areca nut ............r.. / dram
Ca1Omel ................ 1 grain
Sodium carbonate ......l dram
Your druggist will take pleasure
lin filling this prescription for you.
Directions: This is the dose per
hoo pounds live weight. Give on an
empty stomach. 1t is best to give
this in slop, in the evening after the
hogs have been off feed - to "A
hours. The next morning give one
tablespoonful Of epson salts per hog.
More Pasture Crops Needed.
Outbreaks of cholera are liable to
occur at any time now, and every
farmer should keep close watch over
his hogs. You can't afford to lose
your hogs at a time when they will
be so badly needed. TIE country
can't afford to lower its n at supply
when there is scarcely enough for
home consumption. Every farmer
in the county needs TO put in more
pasture crops, such as rape, bur clo-
yer and crimson clover. and raise
more hogs, and l feel sure next year
will see more than has ever before
been raised. Sincerely yours,
R. H. KENT, Demonstration Agent
nor niIrM,o rnnr rIcr