SWINE breeders' ASSOCIATION. 41T 



THUESDAY MORNING SESSION. 



Treasurer I. N. Barker made the following report ; 



Balance on hand January 30, 1884 $45 ^ 



Received of W. A. Macy 2 80 



Total receipts $48 20 



Paid short-hand reporter 10 00 



Balance on hand January 29, 1885 $38 20- 



Respectfully submitted, 



I. N. Barker, Treasurer. 



A bill of $3.50 for printing postal by the Morris Printing Company was al- 

 lowed. 



Mr. D. L. Thomas offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That we believe no absolute specific for swine plague has been d»- 

 covered, and that we urge upon hog raisero generally the importance of giving 

 closer attention to sanitary regulations in the management of swine, instead ti 

 spending money for so-called cholera cures after the disease has made its appear- 

 ance. 



Pending the adoption of the resolution the following discussion ensued. 



Mr. Mustard. I think those specifics, so-called, are failures, and I have not 

 used them for many years. As breeders we can do more with something else. I 

 would not use any of them. Some years ago I lost one hog with the gennine 

 Asiatic cholera. It is like small-pox or yellow fever — it has to have a start. Wh€» 

 it does appear, it is best to quarantine, and not let the rest of the herd run with ifc. 

 I am one who believes that a hog will not have the cholera unless it comes in con- 

 tact with the droppings, or with other hogs. If you remove the affected hog 

 from others, where they won't come in contact, it may be the only one you will 

 have so affected ; but don't wait until it gets nearly dead Remove it at once <m 

 the appearance of the disease. I had a doctor to come and doctor my hogs many 

 years ago, and all died that he doctored. 



Mr. Mitchell. Are rou feeding stone coal to your hogs? Some of my pigs, ihim 

 fall, got to coughing, and I have been feeding them twice a week on stone ooaL 

 They eat it with much relish. I want to hear from others on this point. I 

 sprinkle a little salt over it. Since I have been feeding this, I notice the cough v 

 disappearing. 



Mr. Mustard. I fed that a great deal, until I found it was carbolic acid in tbs- 

 coal that done the work. Stone coal is fine for hogs to eat while on clover, 



Mr. Martin. I use charcoal instead of stone coal. They do better all the time. 

 Carbolic acid is always good. 



Mr. Barker. Stone coal is of some benefit, but I think more of charcoal. I» 



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