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not to at (('1111)1 it a;;iiin duriiiir tho sarao season. Experionce has shown 

 that a wise id'ccautioii is not to pormit llio lioj;s to jjraze or be in pons 

 aloiiKside a public liij;h\vay. Hogs liaying the disease and diiven to niar- 

 ivet will leave droppings that become mixed with dust and blown upon 

 the premises. It is the observation of the writer that this is a precaution 

 not suthciently emphasized. 



Hogs maj' be disposed of in two ways, by burial ;iii(l burning. If 

 by l)urial it should be well done, upon a dry place al least three feet 

 deep and in a Avoods or field to which the hogs will not have access for a 

 long time. If it be true that the disease gei-nis live for a long time in 

 the soil, then burial only favors the development of some subseijucnt and 

 unexplained outbreak. Where burial is practical the addition of a quan- 

 tity of quicklime will Ije effectual in destroying the germs. 



Burning is not difficult when properly done. The essential point is 

 to get at least a foot of wood under the carcass. A very much smaller 

 amount of wood will be required Avhere the tire is under rather than at 

 the side. All carcasses should be disposed of at once, and it is far more 

 economical to kill badly infected hogs than to have them linger around 

 for a week or two. 



State Conti-ol.— Tho argument is often made that the State should exer- 

 cise some control over hog cholera and swine plague. The precedent is 

 cited that the government stamped out pleuro-pneumonia in cattle and 

 has saved millions of dollars to the cattle interests. The different States 

 take cognizance of glanders and practically have that malady under 

 control. Southern cattle fever is now confined to restricted areas, and 

 sheep are being dijiped for scab. The diseases which have been stamped 

 out or brought under control have been of such character as to require 

 • lose contact to spread them. Hog cholera is a disease of different char- 

 acter and therefore is not amenable to the same methods. Typhoid 

 fever in people sometimes assumes an epidemic character in cities, but 

 by condemning wells and compelling the use of wholesome water the 

 disease can be stamped oiit. Hog cholera is a water-borne disease, and 

 can be prevented in part by securing pure water, but there are other 

 means of spreading the infection. W<- have little to guide us in what may 

 Ite accomplished by State control. England has tried to stamp out the 

 disease by preventing the shipment of pigs unless inspected, no hogs to 

 be shipped from a swine fever district, and none to be moA'ed within 

 sixty days from the time of an outbreak. In the shipment of pigs all 

 cars must be disinfected and it becomes the duty of the owner to report 

 every case of the disease as soon as it appears and the animal is slaugh- 

 tered. 



Prior to 180(j, the regulations were not so rigid and the effect of the 

 attempt at control may be seen from the following table: 



