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the solution on the hog until thoroughly wet. Apply the wash every day until 

 the scales are removed. Begin to use it before the alarming symptoms of 

 purging and vomiting set in. 



For hog cholera the following prescription is the most effective remedy 

 I have ever seen tried writes a man who should know: Flour of Sulphur 8 

 ounces, pulverized charcoal 4 ounces, pulverized capsicum 2 ounces, pulverized 

 rhubarb 3 ounces, carbonate of iron 8 ounces, pulverized golden seal 1 ounce. 

 Mix thoroughly when ready for use. Put in air tight package to preserve 

 the strength. 



Preventing Hog 1 Cholera and Swine Plague by Vaccination. A great 

 many hogs may be saved by treating the herd with a properly prepared serum. 

 There are two methods of treatment as follows : 



Serum Inoculation. In this method the hogs which are to be protected 

 are injected on the inside of the hind leg with a dose of serum alone. This 

 injection will serve to protect them for several weeks and in case those treated 

 become exposed to hog cholera during this time, they will, so far as experi- 

 ments have shown, be protected for life. 



Simultaneous Inoculation. The same serum is used in this method as 

 is used in the serum inoculation. However, in addition to the serum, there 

 is injected on the opposite side of the body a small amount of blood taken 

 from a hog sick with cholera. This treatment confers a lasting and permanent 

 immunity upon the hogs. 



The length of time that protection is desired should govern one in his 

 choice of the method of vaccination to be used, remembering that the "Serum 

 inoculation" protects the hogs only for a few weeks unless exposed, while 

 the "Simultaneous inoculation" protects them for life. Vaccination should 

 be used mainly as a preventative. Little success can be expected in herds 

 that are badly affected before the vaccinating is done. 



In many states the law permits the farmer to inoculate his own hogs 

 which if done temporarily, needing repetition, will save considerable for the 

 farmer. It is safe if directions given with the serum are followed closely. 



If you find a case of cholera in a herd bend every effort at once to stamp 

 out the infection and prevent its spreading. Careless, indifferent treatment 

 is of no use in hog cholera. Isolate the affected animals and disinfect the 

 premises thoroughly. Feed a very light ration of thin slop of shorts or other 

 ground feed. Powdered copper sulphate can be given in the drinking water 

 and feed. Eight ounces of the powdered drug may be dissolved in one gallon 

 of warm water and a pint of the solution added to every ten gallons of water 

 and slop fed. Diet the whole herd, feeding only what they will clean up 

 quickly. Do not leave anything in troughs for the hogs to wallow in, disin- 

 fect the troughs thoroughly after each feeding and turn them upside down. 

 Burn all dead bodies or bury them. In burying, cover the bodies with a few 

 inches of quicklime. At the end of an outbreak, clean and disinfect the 

 premises thoroughly. 



