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Slates w hich have taken tip this work the farmers shoukl 

 notify the proper authorities immediately upon their hogs 

 becoming ill, so that they may be treated at once. 



"Inasmuch as the serum described is a comparatively 

 new substance, it is not to be expected that success will 

 always follow its use, but as it has been already 

 definitely proved that hog cholera may be prevented 

 with this serum, the failures, if they occur, will be 

 caused by local conditions or variations in the details 

 of serum production, which can be corrected. 



"The United States Department of Agriculture does 

 not prepare anti-hog cholera serum for distribution. 

 Those who wish to obtain it should apply to their re- 

 spective state veterinarians or agricultural colleges." 



BURNING CHOLERA CARCASSES 



Burning is the preferable method of disposing of in- 

 fected carcasses. The wood should not be piled over the 

 carcass, as this impedes circulation of the air. Start a 

 good fire and place on it one carca'ss at a time until all 

 have been destroyed. 



TUBERCULOSIS 



Because of its insidious nature, tuberculosis is more 

 to be dreaded than cholera. The rapid manner in 

 which a hog will lay on fat seems to enable him suc- 

 cessfully to resist the destructive nature of the disease 

 until he can be sent to the packer. At times, however, 

 the symptoms of tuberculosis may be observed through 

 a noticeable enlargement of parts of. the body, particu- 

 larly the glands of the neck, accompanied with diarrhea 



