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in every way. Hogs of different sizes and ages should 

 not be kept together, excepting of course sows- and 

 suckling pigs. Hogs should not be kept on the same 

 ground from year to year if it can possibly be avoided. 

 Plow up the lots and pens and cultivate them for a year 

 or two ; it will greatly assist in keeping your lots free 

 from the germ. The disease is much more prevalent 

 in the summer and fall months than in other seasons of 



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the year. Then as far as is possible reduce the number 

 of hogs on the farm at this season of the year. 



If your neighbor's hogs have the disease, stay away 

 from his pens and be sure he stays away from yours. 

 Shoot a crow, a buzzard, or a stray dog that comes on 

 your place as unhesitatingly as you would kill a mad 

 dog. This trio in my opinion does more to scatter the 

 disease than all the other causes combined. If your 

 hogs are fit or any way near fit to go to market when 

 the disease makes its appearance in the neighborhood, 



