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tissue between the claws becomes softened by the 

 moisture, and the germs present enter the tissues and 

 set up an irritation. 



Treatment. — If the sore feet result from confining 

 the hogs on a hard floor, turning them out in a yard 

 or pasture may effect a cure. If the pens and yards 

 are filthy, the hogs should be changed to clean, dry 

 pens. The medicinal treatment consists in washing 

 the feet once a day with a four per cent, solution of 

 some of the tar disinfectants until healed. A very 

 effective wash for the feet can be made by mixing 

 one teaspoonful of chloride of zinc with a pint of 

 water. This mixture tends to harden the feet and 

 destroy all germs. 



Keeping the hog in a clean, dry place is very nec- 

 essary in order to bring about a cure. 



