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The action of this remedy not meeting my expectations, I had recourse 

 on the third day to the tincture chloride of iron, as in the cases of is"os. 

 1 and 2. Fifteen drops were given to the older and twelve drops to the 

 younger every four hours with marked improvement. The food given 

 was the same in all cases. Convalescence in this class was slower than 

 in Xos. 1 and 2, it beginning a day or two later, and the recovery was 

 more protxacted, with the prospect, in some cases, that a montli or longer 

 must elapse before they would be of any value. 



No. 4. — The dead-pen. — In this i)en were live hogs of different ages, 

 ranging from five months to a year old. They were selected for this pen, 

 as there was but little hope of saving them. Two were sick after the 

 first mode of attack, and three after the second mode. Linseed-oU 

 was administered in corn-meal and water. They had to be urged and 

 brought up to drink. One utterly refused, and was too far gone to under- 

 go treatment. He died in a few horn's in convulsions, as in the first mode. 

 The morning after two more were found dead, and the nest day another 

 died. These latter were after the second mode. One after the first m ode 

 recovered. The tincture chloride of ii'on was administered to these also. 

 As they began to improve, which was in from six to ten da-ys from be- 

 ginning of treatment, they were fed more liberally according to their 

 condition. The pens were kept clean, the manure being removed at once. 

 Chloride of lune was used as a disinfectant. 



The loss was four out of forty-five hogs. Together with the foregoing 

 treatment, the following was administered every four hours, between the 

 doses of iron: Powdered alum, siss; sulx)hur sub., pij; powdered 

 saltpeter, fiss; flaxseed-meal, fix. These were mixed, and two jDOunda 

 of the mixture was added to every barrel of mash in which it was given. 



The second herd treated numbered originally 123 head ; several had 

 died, reducing it to 114. The breed was Berkshire crossed with Poland- 

 China. They had been bred very close. This was a bad lot to treat, as 

 they had been dosed with "condition powders," "concentrated lye," 

 and several other articles. They had been fed on corn exclusively. 

 Their range was located on a hill-side, and a sti^eam of water x>assed 

 through it. It was covered to a consid.erable depth with old and recent 

 manure, exposed to the sun, and without shelter for the hogs. The 

 stream was thick with mud and manure, where the hogs could waUow at 

 pleasure and bask in the sun aU day. There were other ranges above 

 and below ; the niunber I have no idea of, but presume that every farm 

 located near this stream had its range on it, as it was common so to do 

 for convenience. l!^o other hogs had been brought there, and none taken 

 away and returned. 



The herd was moved to new ground in the shade, and graded accord- 

 ing to size and condition. They were divided into five classes. 



First class. — This consisted of eighteen hogs, the ages ranging from one 

 to three years. They were suffering with symptoms belonging to the 

 first mode of attack; had no cough. The bowels of some had been 

 moved by remedies, others not. Could i^artake of some food, but not 

 heartily. They were treated together. 



Second class. — Tliis consisted of twenty-one hogs, ranging from one to 

 two years, and were suiiering from an attack after the second mode. 

 They had cough and diarrhea. 



Third class. — This consisted of thirty-nine hogs, ranging from five 

 months to one year old, suffering from an attack after the livst mode. 



Fourth class. — This consisted of twenty-six hogs, ranging irom five 

 months to one year old, suffering from an attack after the second mode. 



F'iJ'th class; — dead-pen. — This consisted of ten hogs of different ages. 



