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were involved. The total uiimber of farms in the State where hog 

 cholera occurred was 118. As the herds of hogs were in all cases 

 small the total losses were not large . ooG hogs were involved, and of 

 these 290 died of cholera or were killed because thej' were diseased. 

 The reason for the comparatively small prevalence of cholera dur- 

 ing the year is that very few hogs have been brought to Pennsyl- 

 vania from western points, excepting for immediate slaughter. It 

 is now well understood that hogs are likely to be exposed to hog 

 cholera in stock cars or in stockyards, and if they are kept a couple 

 of weeks after shipment many of them would develop disease. There- 

 fore, the hogs kept in I'eunsylvania are nearly all of them grown 

 in Pennsylvania and the hogs that are shipped in go to slajighter 

 houses where they are promptly disposed of before they have an 

 opportunit}^ to develop cholera. So far as home grown hogs are 

 concerned, there is practically no infection in the State. When the 

 disease occurs the premises involved are quarantined and the quar- 

 antine is maintained until the disease is abated, the exposed hogs 

 slaughtered and premises disinfected. 



MANGE OF HORSES. A few cases of mange were discovered 

 during the year among horses in the following named counties: 

 Berks, Centre, Chester, Delaware, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lebanon, 

 Montour and Philadelphia. The total number of cases reported 

 was 40. In each case a (luarantine was established with relation to 

 the diseased horses and these horses were treated with the lime 

 and sulphur wash until cured. This wash is made as follows: 



LIME AND SULPHUR WASH FOR HORSES. 



Place one half pound of unslacked lime in a bucket or kettle. To 

 this add enough water to form a paste. Into this paste, sift one 

 and one half pounds of flours of sulphur and stir the mixture well. 

 Place the sulphur-lime-paste in a kettle with about 3 gallons of water 

 and boil. Tlie boiling should be continued until the sulphur disap- 

 pears, or almost disappears, from the surface, which will require 

 from one to three hours. The solution is then of a chocolate or liver 

 color. Water may be added as necessar3^^ 



Pour the mixture and sediment into a bucket and allow 2 or 3 

 hours for the sediment to settle, then carefully dip ofl: the clear liquid 

 taking care not to disturb the sediment. Place this liquid in a wood- 

 en receptacle or keg that can be closed tightly to exclude air, or in 

 a glass receptacle, such as a large demijohn. To the clear liquid 

 thus dipped off, add enough water to make six gallons. The sedi- 

 ment should be trown away. This mixture can be used freely for 

 washing the horse. As it stains the hands of the person using it 

 (although it does not harm otherwise, and the stain does not last 

 long) it may be applied with a sponge attached to the end of a stick. 

 About one 1j ilf of the body of the horse should be covered at a 

 time; that is, on a single day, and the application should be repeated 

 at intervals of 2 or three days so long as may be necessary. 



FORAGE POISONING OR CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS OF HORSES. 



This disease occurred during the last year in many parts of 

 the State. As it has been difficult to get reports on its occurrence 

 any statement as to its prevalence will be far from complete. Nu- 



