178 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



Pigs Dwindle Away With Pneumonia. 



/ always lose some young weaned pigs. They have a cough and 

 dwindle away but eat almost to the last. I feed warm skim milk from 

 the separator and green forage. 



Your pigs are troubled with chronic pneumonia caused in most 

 cases by insanitary surroundings and overcrowding during these cold 

 nights. Provide warm, dry sleeping quarters free from drafts. 



Pigs Scouring. 



Four pigs about a month old have dysentery. The mother lost her 

 milk when they were a week old. We feed warm sweet milk night and 

 morning. 



Give these pigs one 30-grain tablet Abbott's Sulphocarbolates 

 each, three times a day, until diarrhoea is under control. 



Pig With Fistula of Shoulder. 



A young hog six months old, has been bruised by a bite of another 

 hog on the shoulder blade at the top. At first it swelled up and looked 

 as though it wanted to run. I lanced it and quite a bit of pus came 

 out. It was all right for a while, but swelled again. I lanced it again 

 about one-half inch deep and cut it two inches wide, but found no pus: 

 What I cut through looked like fat. The lump is about the size of at 

 small china cup. 



The pig has a fistula of the shoulder. The fatty tissue is not 

 normal and must be removed. An operation is the only satisfactory 

 means to effect a cure. Consult your nearest veterinarian. 



Pigs With Lung Plague. 



About a month ago some of our pigs began to get thin and cough. 

 Their eyes got sore and would close. Breathing seemed to be very 

 difficult, and they became very iveak in their hind quarters; some would 

 wobble so badly that they fell down. They would act this way for a few 

 weeks, then die. They ate very well up till a day or so before they 

 would die. In post mortem examination everything seemed all right 

 except their lungs, which would be very much discolored in spots, or 

 the whole lung would be almost black or rather blue, and inside there would 

 be a sore spot of a white froth-like matter. 



Your pigs are affected with lung plague, which is an infectious, 

 contagious disease. There is no cure, and prevention is the only 

 means of combating the trouble. This consists of hygienic and 

 sanitary surroundings. Separate the healthy animals from the sick 

 ones. Provide good, dry sleeping quarters free from draughts. Place 

 the following substances in containers where animals can have access 

 to them: Powdered iron sulphate, salt, potassium nitrate, powdered 

 charcoal, and slaked lime. Disinfect your premises with a five per 



