New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-29

man facturers Cresol COMPOUND
and coal-tar dips may be pur
chased at the drug store.
Dipping watts are made Of va
,rious materials. but the most dur.
able is cement. The vat should
be set in the gro nd at a conven-
icnt place where there is good
lsurface drainage away from the
|pat. \ suitable size for Vat in
viii h to Dip hogs is 10 feet long
at the top, 8 feet long at the bot
tom. foot wide at the bottom,
and 2 feet wide at the top. 1t
should be deep enough so that the
h gs will be completely immersed
in the dip and will not strike the
bottom of the vat when they
plunge. If possible, the vat
should be located so that a pinch
ain pipe may lead from the
bottom Of the vat to facilitate
emptyinc and cleaning, otherwise
1t is necessary to pump or dip out
the contents Of the vat in order
to clean it Do not use old filthy
dip, but clean and charge the vat
before dipping again if the dip has
become very dirty or if it has
stood long time in the vat The
md where the hogs enter should
ne perpendicular and the entrance
should be on a slide. The other
end should slope gradually, with
cieats to provide footholds for the
hogs for emerging after dipping.
A dipping vat is very useful
wherever a large number of hogs
are kept.
Hog Wallows.
Some farmers favor hog wal
lows: others are strongly opposed
to them. Filthy hog wallows are
Ia source of danger. Hogs wal
lowing in or drinking contaminat-
ed water are likely to contract
disease. However, there are
many advantages to be derived
from wallows. A cool bath is
very soothing to a hog during
the hot weather. 1t cleans the
scurf from the skin and protects
the hogs from flies. Crude oil,
sufficient to form a thin layer on
top of the water may be poured
into the wallow about every 10
days. This will tend to keep the
hogs free from lice and other skin
parasites. If the skin becomes ir-
rltated from the oil, it's use
should be discontinued. Small
quantities Of coal-tar dip are some
times added to the water in hog
wallows, but there is an element
of danger in this practice, as poi
soning may result from the alb
sorption Of phenols by hogs which
lie in the wallOw more or less con-
tinuously.
On some of the larger hog
farms concrete wallows are be-
coming popular. The cement hog
wallow should be located in a
shady place and made so as to
contain from 8 to 10 inches of
water. A Pinch drain pipe, as
recommended for the dipping vat,
should be placed in the bottom of
the wallow to permit it's being
out.
Other Methods. /
In many cases a farmer is not
financially able to build con-
crete hog wallow or dipping
vat. II this be the case, the dip,
diluted according to di-
rections. can be applied with a.
spray pump or sprinkling can,
or else rubbed on every part of
the hog by means of brush or
should be taken not to apply the
a swab Of cotton waste. Care
should be taken not to apply the
dip stronger than directed.
Another method of controlling
Ice is to tie gunny sacks or 81
nilar coarse cloths around post
and saturate the sacks frequent
y with crude oil. The sacks
should be tied at a proper height :
80 that the hogs may rub against
hem. I
Change Pastures Frequently.
Swine can be raised when they
are confined in limited quarters .
# the quarters are kept clean,
out they do much better and stav