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been allowed to run at large. To be sure it occurs in stock- 

 law districts, but it does not there spread so rapidly; and in 

 some instances the spreading of the disease has been checked 

 or stopped at the border line between stock-law and non- 

 stock-law districts. Since the germs of this disease are 

 propagated mainly by filth and bad sanitary conditions, it 

 pays best to work along the line of prevention. Keep hogs 

 and pigs confined to a certain pasture, or lot ; see that these 

 places are kept free from stagnant pools or filthy holes 

 and that the water supply is pure. Also remember that the 

 omniverous hog can not live under any condition or eat all 

 things with impunity. It is well to keep a mixture of equal 

 parts of charcoal, wood ashes, sulphur and common salt 

 (pulverized and thoroughly mixed) constantly in reach of the 

 hogs; also, keep a small box of nut coal in the hog lot con- 

 tinually. 



This department is desirous of receiving reports of all 

 diseases among domestic animals, especially all outbreaks of 

 infectious, contagious, or spreading diseases that appear in 

 Alabama. Questions relating to animal diseases will be 

 gladly received and promptly answered. Address all such 

 communications to the Veterinarian of the A. & M. College 

 and Experiment Station. 



