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consult a skilled veterinarian, but the services of a veterinarian can often be 

 rendered unnecessary if the farmer makes the best use of the means at his disposal. 



Examine Carcasses. — Every man who has to deal with stock should make 

 a practice of holding a post-mortem upon every animal that dies upon the farm. 

 He will soon learn wiiat healthy organs should look like, and will be able to locate 

 the seat of the trouble. If he cannot determine the nature of the disease, he can 

 take the diseased organ or organs to a veterinarian, or send them immediately to 

 the nearest experiment station, and have the disease identified. Experiment 

 stations exist for the purpose of helping the farmer, and the officers of the stations 

 will be glad to send any information they can to help him overcome his difficulties. 



Administration of Medicine. 



Medicines which are not distasteful can be given with the feed, provided the 

 hog lias not completely lost its appetite. Wherever possible the administration of 

 medicine in the feed is preferable to drenching. 



Dr. Craig (''Diseases of Swine") recommends the following method of 

 drenching hogs : 



" To hold the animal while drenching it, a noose of sash-cord or quarter-inch 

 rope can be placed around the upper jaw well back toward the angles of the lips, and 

 the medicine thrown into the back part of the mouth with a dose syringe. As 

 there is a danger of the hog breaking the syringe, it is best to use a metal one. 

 Sometimes, when the drench is bulky and the hog hard to hold, it is necessary to 

 elevate the head and raise the fore-feet off the ground. For this purpose a pulley 

 and rope wire stretcher is recommended. It is best to wait until the hog has 

 become quiet and well under control before giving it the drench, as there is some 

 danger of the medicine getting into the air-passages and doing harm." 



The writer has seen more than one hog killed in the operation of drenching. 

 If the drench is poured too rapidly into the throat, it is almost sure to be drawn 

 into the lungs, and the hog will probably die in a few minutes. The medicine 

 should be poured very slowly, and it is best to pour it just inside the cheek instead 

 of into the throat. 



