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helpful, and given twice a day, or put where the hog can help himself any- 

 time. If you have a closed shed for the hog try burning tar as a fumigant, 

 as this will help to clear the nasal passages. 



CHOLERA We may as well call Hog Cholera and Swine Plague one and 

 the same disease. In Hog Cholera it is the intestines that 

 show most affection, and in Swine Plague the lungs. But the general 

 symptoms are very similar and the directions for controlling Hog Cholera 

 serve also for Swine Plague. In a case where Hog Cholera is suspected one 

 of the dead animals should be cut open and if red spots and raised ulcers 

 are found on the lining of the intestines, especially of the large intestines, 

 the case is true cholera. You cannot always tell by general symptoms, 

 although in acute cases the hog has fever, is dull, wants to lie down con- 

 stantly, shows gluey, sticky discharges of the eyes, with a watery diarrhea. 

 Death comes quickly, usually in a few days. All discharges of the sick animal 

 are highly infectious, especially the urine, although the germ itself is so 

 small, it has never been seen by the most powerful microscopes. As we 

 have said, all discharges are infectious and will spread the disease to other 

 animals, or pollute the ground so that it cannot be safely used for three or 

 four months. The dead body is also infectious and should be burned or 

 buried in quick lime. If simply buried it may be drained by the next rain- 

 storm and the deadly germs will pollute the first stream and carry the 

 plague. Tarring and feathering is too good for the man who simply dumps 

 his dead hog in a hole, or carts it off to the woods. He is an anarchist and 

 is waving a bloody flag over every farmer and stockman in the community. 



Treatment You can control Hog Cholera by the following treatment: In 

 the first place, throughout the hog quarters use Conkey's 

 Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant, which is a perfect germicide. Occasionally 

 mix a little with the slop feed, one pint to one quart to a barrel of slop is 

 the right proportion. Keep all troughs, utensils, etc., clean, using Nox-i- 

 cide Dip and Disinfectant in the wash water. Provide warm dry sleeping 

 quarters. See that all water is pure. Improper feeding, unsanitary condi- 

 tion of the hog lot, damp or cold sleeping quarters, dirty drinking and 

 feeding utensils, will predispose the herd to this disease, simply by lower- 

 ing the general vitality so that they fall easy victims. On the other hand, 

 Conkey's Stock Tonic in the feed will build up constitutional vigor and the 

 Stock Tonic is a fortifying tonic. It will keep the organs and blood in 

 condition, hence give the animal resisting power. Keep the herd away 

 from the public road and have your hog lot on a part of the farm where 

 men or animals from other farms will not pass through it. All new animals, 

 or stock exhibited at shows, lairs, etc., should be quarantined away from 

 the herd for at least one month, so as to make sure there is no infection. 



Hogs that have recovered from Hog Cholera are immune. From such 

 hogs it is possible to prepare a serum for innoculating other hogs as a 

 preventive of this disease. This work is under government supervision 

 and the serum can be obtained on application to the nearest experiment 

 station. Usually the first treatment when applied to the whole herd immedi- 

 ately on the outbreak of Hog Cholera will make the exposed animals per- 

 manently immune. If not exposed for some weeks, the immunity may, 

 and usually does, disappear. According to the method of innoculation, 

 the hog treated will thus be immune from Hog Cholera (1) for at least 

 several weeks, or (2) permanently. 



