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ter without carrying the germs to the well hogs. In other words, it seems 

 the very smallest dust or soil 'particles coming from a diseased pen is 

 sufficient to give the disease to a whole herd of healthy hogs. That is to 

 say, if you can keep particles that have been soiled in any way by sick 

 hogs, from coming in contact with well hogs you will never get hog 

 cholera, provided crows, dogs, water, etc. do not carry portions of dead 

 hogs to your farm. To be more specific, my observation and reading has 

 led me to believe that nearly ninety per cent of the hog cholera is carried 



Ulcerations of the intestines of a hog that has died with cholera. 



to well hogs by human beings, and in a large per cent of the cases the 

 owner himself carries the disease to his own herd. I will name a few 

 of tlie ways in which he carries the disease. 



The owner hears of a neighbor who has a peculiar disease among 

 his hogs and some people think it is cholera. Mr. A. goes right over to 

 see Mr. B.s sick hogs and invariably goes just before chore time. Mr. 

 A. finds Mr. B. out with his s'^'^k hogs and ideas are exchanged for a 



