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taken under the arm and tlie mouth held open with one 

 hand wliile tlie faulty teeth are broken oti' with small 

 pineer.s. If the pig's objeetions disturb the ?ow it will 

 be better to do the work out of her hearing. When this 

 treatment is needed it should be promptly applied, as it 

 may save the lives of the pigs and prevent inflammation 

 of the sow's udder. If the sow is ugly toward her pigs 

 the chances are. unless she is constipated, that her bad 

 temper is caused by the sharp teeth of the pigs. In case, 

 tlie udder becomes swollen and hard, water as hot as may 

 be borne, in which a little salt has been dissolved, may be 

 applied, and is excellent. Apply this until the udder is 

 softened, and then rul) with warmed lard and turpen- 

 tine in equal parts. This treatment is also good for an 

 enlarged teat. 



11ie condition of ilie wcatlier will g()vern tlic length 

 of time it will be necessary to keep the sow in close 

 quarters, but she should not be denied access to the open 

 air. Pigs should not be allowed out in a cold rain or 

 where they will receive tlie shock of cold winds. Where 

 they can do so without danger they should be out in the 

 sun within 24 hours after birth, and after that the best 

 ])ractice is to let them run in and out at will. Neither 

 the sow nor ^•ery young pigs should be permitted to run 

 in pasture early in the morning if the grass is tall and 

 wet with rain or heavy dew. 



CHOLERA AND BROOD SOWS 



Cholera will leave sf)me brood sows that recover from 

 its attack so that they are thereafter apparently immune 



