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The Commissioners were called to the Danvers Hospital 

 to examine into the condition of some hogs there that were 

 supposed to have the hog cholera. The hogs were examined, 

 and the Commissioners said, "Yes, you have got it ; here 

 are the unmistakable signs." The head man was asked, 

 "Where have you been buying your pork ? " "I have .not 

 bought any pork." "What hogs have you had brought 

 here?" " I have not had a hog brought here for years." 

 ' ' Where do you get your pork ? " " We make our own pork. 

 We never allow any animals to come in with our animals for 

 any purpose whatever. Our hogs have had no communi- 

 cation whatever with anybody's else hogs for years and 

 years." Well, there was a mystery ; there was a case of 

 hog cholera well defined. "Are you sure you have not 

 bought any pork? " " Let me go and look on my books." 

 He went and looked, and when he came came back he said 

 they had bought four hundred pounds on a certain date. 

 "Where did that pork come from?" "It came from 

 Armour's pork packing establishment." There was nothing 

 to lead to any conclusion but that the disease came from that 

 pork. I give you what was given to me. There have been 

 numerous cases just like that at South Hadley, Chicopee and 

 various places. The Fitchburg line of railroad may be free 

 from these things, but I have seen evidence that to my mind 

 was satisfactory that in one of the principal towns on that 

 line of railroad over fifty hogs died of hog cholera. There 

 is no mistake about it. To my mind the evidence is clear. 



Isolate your hogs and be careful not to use any of the waste 

 from hogs of any kind, and you will be free from hog cholera. 

 I think this question is worthy of the consideration of all, 

 and our friend IMr. Cheever of the Cattle Commission can 

 give you all the light that is necessary. 



The Chairman. The time has fully arrived when we 

 should take up the next question, — Corn Culture. 1 may 

 close this discussion by saying that I know the Cattle Com- 

 missioners have warned the public generally against feeding 

 scraps of Western pork to hogs. It is pretty well settled 

 that it is dangerous to do so. But we are approaching the 

 close of this meeting and must go to the next question. 



