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moving the fungous growth apply an ointment made of glycerine 

 and carbolic acid in about the proportion of one part of the acid 

 to from five to eight parts glycerine. Repeat this each day for 

 three or four days and the disease will usually yield. You may 

 discover in a day or two after commencing treatment that you 

 did not succeed in removing all the cankerous growth at first, 

 and if so, repeat the cutting operation till you do remove it all. 



Another treatment which I have heard recommended but 

 which I have never tried, is to catch the diseased pig and dip his 

 nose and mouth up to his eyes in chlora naptholeum without dilut- 

 ing it. This is certainly easily done and is highly commended 

 by the person suggesting it. 



Is the disease contagious ? I do not believe it is in the usually 

 accepted meaning of the term. I have often had one litter affected 

 and other litters in an adjoining pen show no signs of the disease. 

 Hence I have concluded that while it is possible for one pig to 

 communicate the disease to another of the same litter, I think it 

 quite improbable that it will be communicated to one of another 

 litter. So firmly do I believe this that when I find one litter 

 affected I give myself no uneasiness about other litters. Pure 

 peroxide of hydrogen, applied with sponge or syringe after re- 

 moval of the fungous growth, is very good treatment. 



BLIND STAGGERS, INDIGESTION, SICK STOMACH, FOUNDER. 

 Causes, over-feeding, especially common with new corn ; sour 

 or decayed food. Sudden warm sultry weather predisposes in 

 highly fed hogs. Insufficient exercise is also a predisposing cause. 



Symptoms. Loss of appetite, bowels constipated, or maybe 

 diarrhoea. In some severe cases blind staggers and great pale- 

 ness of mouth and nose, coldness of surface of body ; abdomen may 

 be distended and drum-like from contained gases. 



Treatment. Remove sick animals, provide clean, dry, well 

 ventilated quarters, with chance for exercise, and fresh earth and 

 water. If animal will eat, give light feed. Give charcoal in lump 

 form, also mix soda bicarbonate in food at rate of two tablespoon- 

 fuls per day to each Half-grown animal. It is rarely necessary to 

 drench with medicine. If recovery begins, use care not to again 

 feed too much. 



MILK FEVKR occurs in sows immediately after farrowing or 

 within the first few days afterwards. The symptoms are loss of 

 milk, swollen, hard condition of the milk glands, which are more 



