950 SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



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until the scales are removed. Do not wait until the more alarming 

 symptoms (vomiting and purging) set in. 



Mr. A. C. Moore, the well-known breeder of Poland Chinas, 

 states that he has used the following mixture for many years, with 

 uniform and marked benefit :— 



Charcoal, in small pieces 1 bush. 



Woo* ashes 3 bush. 



Slaked lime I bush. 



, Salt • • : .i bush. 



Spanish brown 2 lbs. 



Sulphur 5 lbs. 



Nitrate of potash (saltpeter) '. J lb. 



Sulphate «f iron (copperas) } lb. 



Pulverize the last two thoroughly ; mix all in a box or bin, and keep 

 it where the hogs can have free access to it. in an open trough, well 

 . moistened with good swill or milk. 



Fig. 1265. — " Emperor"— Improved Essex Boar. 



If your herd is not large, mix smaller amounts of each ingredient 

 in the same proportion. You will soon see that the animal with 

 which "there seems to be something the matter" will visit this 

 trough when going to or returning from its feed. 



Mr. Milton Briggs, of Iowa, the wellTkriown breeder of hogs, says : 

 " I supply all my hogs with compound bituminous coal, wood ashes, or 

 lime and salt. I place it in a bin or box, open, so that hogs can dig 

 out at bottom, and not run upon their feed. I place this bin so that 

 they can have access to it at all times. Five tons of what is called 

 slack coal, ; with four or five bushels of lime, or three to four barrels 

 sf wood ashes and one barrel of salt, all mixed, — this quantity will 



