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SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



tion. After the second day skip a day, then give for two days, and 

 you may turn them out cured. I generally give the same dose 

 once a week to my hogs. An important point is to make the hog 

 ■ drink, and if he will not take it in any other way, add new milk or 

 put in sugar." Mr. Long, as evidence of his faith in this remedy, 

 offered " to pay ten cents a pound for every hog he could not cure, 

 provided the hog was not past drinking." 



Fig. 1263.— The Small White Yorkshire Pig. 



Prof. Turner/of Illinois, gives two recipes, either of which, he 

 says, will surely prevent the disease, if used before the hOg is 

 attacked. Given freely during the early stages of its progress, they 

 will prove curative. 



Sulphur ; 2 lb. 



Sulphate of iron (copperas) .' 2 lb. 



Madder ; 2 lb. 



Black antimony ; £ lb. 



Nitrate of potash (saltpeter) >... ; .J lb. 



Arsenic t .' 2 oz. 



'.Mix with 12 gallons of slop, and give a pint to each hog. The quan- 

 tity is sufficient for 100 hogs. 



An Illinois farmer, who had used, this for several years, says: 

 "Each time I tried this, I had about fifty head, and not one died 

 that was able to walk to the trough and had enough life left to 

 drink." 



