infecting at least his shoes. This should he- done by washing them 

 with Cresol Compound U. S. P. in 3 per cent solution. 



Show Hogs. — Show hogs may bring the germs of the disease to 

 the farm upon their return from fairs and exhibitions. For this reason 

 they should he held in quarantine at least two or three weeks hefore 

 being allowed to run with the other hogs. 



Running Streams. — Running streams, such as rivers, creeks and 

 branches, spread cholera by washing the infection down stream from 

 hog cholera outbreaks above ; hence it is unsafe to endeavor to raise 

 hogs where they have access to running water. 



Public Roads. — Public roads are disseminators of hog cholera. 

 Hogs affected with cholera are liable at any time to be passing and 

 repassing on these public highways ; hence it is unsafe to allow hogs 

 access to public roads. 



Public Stock Yards. — Every public stock yard in Tennessee and 

 every other State is permanently infected with the virus of hog cholera, 

 hence no man should ever think of removing hogs from a public stock 

 yard for breeding or feeding purposes. Whenever a hog goes into 

 one of these public stock yards the only safe place for him is direct 

 to the abattoir for immediate slaughter. 



The Turkey Buzzard. — Aside from public stock yards, I consider 

 the turkey buzzard directly responsible for most of the outbreaks of 

 hog cholera in Tennessee. If you drag the carcass of a horse or cow 

 or that of any other animal which has died of pneumonia, colic, or 

 any other disease out on the farm and allow this carcass to be con- 

 sumed by buzzards, the same buzzards which flock there in droves to 

 devour this carcass may have come directly from a hog cholera carcass 

 fifty or even one hundred miles away, bringing the infection to your 

 farm, and starting an outbreak of cholera among your own hogs. 

 This emphasizes the importance of burning or burying all dead ani- 

 mals on the farm. Burning is far preferable to burying. 



Many of the Southern States afford the buzzard legal protection. 

 This accounts in part for their great numbers. At one time the buz- 

 zard was protected by law in Tennessee. At that time anyone killing 

 a buzzard was liable to arrest and line. Of course when the law was 

 passed no one had any idea that the buzzard was such a spreader of 

 disease. 



Some people are under the erroneous impression that the buzzard 

 at this time has legal protection in Tennessee. For their benefit I will 

 say that the law protecting the buzzard was repealed in 1893. Since 

 that dale the buz/anl has had 110 legal protection in this State. \ny 



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