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or boots before leaving another man's farm, and especially so if you 

 have been in his feed lots. In like manner, if you have cholera on 

 your own premises and are working with a threshing crew, you 

 should thoroughly clean your shoes before leaving your own farm 

 in the mornings in order to prevent the carrying of infection to 

 other farms. Remember that you carry the infection to other 

 farms as well as to your own, and you should have the best in- 

 terests of your neighbor at heart as well as your own. 



It is an excellent rule never to allow strangers in your own feed 

 lots, and also not to trespass yourself in any neighbor's feed lot. 

 Especially is this an excellent rule to adopt if cholera be present in 

 the neighborhood. 



(25) Predisposing Diseases.- — Always remember that a healthy 

 hog is far better able to resist infection by cholera or any other 

 disease than a hog which has already been weakened by some pre- 

 vious disease, such as a chronic indigestion, intestinal worms, or 

 an untreated cough. Do not neglect these apparently insignificant 

 diseases of your herd. Keep the bowels active, the intestines free 

 from worms, and the breathing apparatus in good condition. These 

 little points of attention will often enable your herd to pass through 

 an outbreak without in any way suffering, where otherwise you 

 might have lost the entire herd had cholera found the animals 

 weakened by disease and open to attack. 



(26) Hog Wallows. — Never allow an unclean hog wallow in your 

 feed lots. Either have a clean, sanitary place for this purpose or 

 none at all. These mud-hole wallows are disease breeders and 

 should not be allowed under any consideration. Construct a cheap, 

 sanitary, concrete hog wallow that can be easily disinfected and 

 which will serve as a clean, healthy bathing place for the 

 animals. 



(27) Hauling Cholera Hogs. — When you are for any reason 

 engaged in the hauling to market of sick cholera hogs, or exposed 

 animals, either for yourself or a neighbor, do not forget the impor- 

 tance of immediately cleaning out and disinfecting the wagon in 

 which the animals are handled. All infected bedding, manure, 

 etc., is to be immediately burned. 



(28) Dead Hog Buyers. — Never allow a man engaged in the 

 business of buying dead cholera hogs to enter your premises. By 



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