DISEASE AMONG SWINE AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 27 



as more hogs die from the disease tliafc are kept along water-courses than among those 

 that are kept at a distance from creeks. 



We also have what is called cholera among fowls. Many of those engaged in rais- 

 ing poultry are of the opinion that most of the diseases among fowls are brought on 

 by the presence of lice. A thorough and frequent wash of the coops and sheds with 

 strong lime-water will soon cause the disappearance of tliis vermin. The hoards of 

 the sheds shonld bo set upright, and the edges not allowed to touch each other ; then, 

 if the roostiiig-poles are smootlily shaven and the above wash frequently used, the 

 fowls will never bo troubled with lice. 



Mr. George W. Adams, Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, 

 says : 



There is no prevailing disease among farn\-animals in this county at present, except 

 among hogs, in which class an occasional case of cholera is reported. 



Mr. John K. Bevis, Taylorville, Bartholomew County, Indiana, says : 



I will give yon my own experience with the hog-cholera, as it is called. It first 

 made its appearance on my farm in September, 1857, when I lost sixty head. I ex- 

 amined quite a number, and found them all spotted on the belly, and the throat full 

 of clotted blood. It appeared again on my farm in June, 1875, when I lost ninety 

 Lead. The disease worked different from its coui'se in 1857. Some would lose their 

 appetite and dwindle away to mere skeletons before death eusiied, while others would 

 die in a few hours; some would sqneal as if in great pain, and would soon die; others, 

 again, would take spasms, which would last for some days, and then die. I used cop- 

 peras, sulphur, madder, turpentine, antimony, coal-oil, in fact all the remedies that I 

 could hear of, but without effect ; at least, all that I doctored died. 



Recently, I have come to the conclusion that the rooter on the nose was put there for 

 a purpose, and have not rung or cut the nose of any swine since. I have no reason to 

 complain, as my hogs have since done well. 



As to chickens, they seem to all die on the roost, as they are found dead in the morn- 

 ing. Since I commenced giving them copperas and sulphur in their feed and water I 

 have had very good luck. 



Mr. Elizur Smith, Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, says : 



My cows are more or less subject to fouls in the feet in wet weather. I make use of 

 tar and spirits of turpentine, but if you have a better remedy I would bo glad to 

 huve it. 



Mr. C. A. Adams, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, says: 



This year the diseases among swine have proved more fatal among young pigs and 

 fat hogs, farmers having lost from one to one hundred head. The remedies are so vari- 

 ous and unreliable that they are not worth mentioning. It is very doubtful, indeed, 

 if a remedy ever will be discovered until the sanitary condition of the hogs is improved. 

 The animals are affected in different ways — some purge and vomit, while others cough 

 violently. Some refuse to eat, and soon pine away and die. As the disease is most 

 fatal in large herds and in filthy surroundings, it would seem to the interest of the 

 farmers to look to the natural cause; and, if possible, remove it by confining a less 

 number together and keeping their surroundings clean. Feed charcoal freely, and on 

 the first symptoms of a cough give one teaspoonful of red pepper to each one hundred 

 pounds weight of the animal. Given in slop, it has proved very snccessfnl with me. 



I have lost but few hogs since I removed thera from the old straw-stacks, manure- 

 piles, old sheds, and from under old buildings, where their quarters could not be cleaned 

 out. A change of feed from corn will always prove beneficial among hogs when dis- 

 eases are prevalent. 



Poultry will come under about the same conditions as hogs. Too many are kept 

 together, and too little attention is paid to cleanliness. 



There is no veterinary surgeon here who has given any particular attention to dis- 

 eases incident to hogs and chickens. 



Mr. U. r. Click, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, says : 



Hog cholera, the prevailing disease among swine in this locality, is generally caused 

 by impurity of air, foul feeding, filthy pens, &c. The disease is soon banished by clean 

 pens, pure water, and cleanly habits. 



Cholera is also prevalent and very fatal among fowls. This disease is also the result 

 of foul pens and improper feed. 



