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unsanitary conditions in the pen may also be a cause. A cough, 

 fever, and hurried or labored respiration are among the 

 symptoms. 



About all the farmer can do is to aim to prevent the disease. 

 If he has a case to deal with, careful nursing is the main thing. 

 Comfortable, well-ventilated quarters, and a light, sloppy diet 

 are important Daily doses of castor oil will help keep the 

 bowels active, and if the weather is cold the animal should be 

 kept covered with a blanket. Treatment is not very satisfactory, 

 as it is difficult to nurse a very sick pig. 



TUBERCULOSIS. 



The following extracts are quoted from a report issued by 

 the United States Bureau of Animal Industry : 



" Reports gathered from the various meat-packing centres 

 of the United States show tuberculosis of hogs to be on the 

 increase, and causing heavier loss to raiser and packer alike 

 than any other disease." 



" Statistics show that when there were over 56,000,000 

 hogs in this country, their value at that time was over 

 $339,000,000. Federal inspection at the abattoirs of the coun- 

 try show two per cent of the hogs slaughtered to be affected 

 with tuberculosis. Reports from Europe show a far more wide- 

 spread infection, that runs from 5.5 to Y.5 per cent." 



" Hogs from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are remark- 

 ably free from tuberculosis, due to the methods of caring for 

 them, or rather the lack of care. They are not restricted to 

 feed-lots, where disease is commonly found, but roam over 

 large areas to shift for themselves. "No prolonged feeding is 

 practised in narrow limits, but from birth to maturity they 

 are pastured on alfalfa, oats, corn, rape, and peanuts. ... In 



