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quently cannot keep down body temperature and is readily 

 overcome by heat. The best kind of an environment then is 

 a large pasture that is well supplied with shade for protection 

 from the hot sun 



When a hog does become overheated it may die very soon 

 and suddenly, but if it can be taken in hand before it is too 

 late it should be put into a cool shady place. A little water 

 may be sprinkled on its snout or may be poured on the ground 

 for the hog to lie in. Water should never be poured on its 

 head or back when in this condition. This might kill it 

 outright 



If hogs do not take sufficient exercise normally on pasture, 

 a little corn or other feed may be put out at different places 

 in the pasture each day so they will go out and look for it 

 and thus get exercise. In winter the sleeping place may be 

 set away from the feed trough so the hogs will be obliged to 

 walk; or they may be allowed to go from the hog house to the 

 horse barn or cow barn and there work over the manure for 

 exercise. 



Exercise is very important, especially for the young pigs, 

 the growing shotes, and the breeding stock. The fattening 

 hogs do not need it so much. If fattening hogs are well fed 

 they will not take too much exercise even if they are in a 

 pasture. Exercise is especially important in swine because 

 they are not especially well built for it and are inclined to 

 neglect it. 



Hog Cholera. The author believes that it is on account of 

 environment, breeding, feeding and care to which hogs have 

 been subjected in recent decades, that they are so subject to 

 cholera. They have been bred without sufficient regard for 

 constitutional development, have been fed too much of fatten- 

 ing feeds, often have not had enough water or mineral matter, 

 have not been supplied with sanitary living conditions, and 

 have not been required to take enough exercise. As long as 

 hog cholera is prevalent a few words about the disease is not 

 out of order. 



Hogs taking the disease appear droopy, their ears lopping 

 and their tails hanging straight down. They may or may not 

 cough and may be constipated or have scours. Constipation 



