4IO SWINR. 



a liberal sprinkling of salt, and so on, until all is packed and tlie top 

 well covered with salt. 



Such portions as are not to be smoked, should be stored in brine be- 

 fore insects appear, and the smoked meat ma)^, like the hams of com- 

 merce, be covered securely with canvass, and whitewashed, or packed 

 well in bran, dry ashes, oats, or shelled corn. For considerable quanti- 

 ties, packing in tight barrels is a good plan, and for family use, a swing- 

 ing shelf, with sides and ends covered with wire cloth, inside of which 

 the pieces are hung, is convenient, and is also se:nre against rats and 

 mice, as well as insects." — -Coburn in Swine Husbandry. 



SOWS EATING THEIR PIGS. 



It is well known that sows not unf requently attack and destroy their 

 young; or, if prevented in this will not let down their milk, so that the 

 young pigs necessarily die for want of nourishment. When this con- 

 dition of things is not caused by a diseased condition of the uterus, it is 

 said that the sow can be brought to terms by pouring a mixture of ten 

 to twent}' drops of spirits of camphor, with one to three drops of tinc- 

 ture of opium, into the ear. The sow will immediately lie down on the 

 side to which the application was made, and remain quiet in this posi- 

 tion for several hours, without interfering with her pigs; and on recov- 

 ery from her stupor, will ha-^e lost her irritability in regard to them. 

 The experiment has been tried in Germany hundreds of times, accord- 

 ing to one of the agricultural journals, without any injurious effects. It 

 is also said that the eating of pigs by the parent sow can be readily pre- 

 vented by rubbing them all over with brandy, and making the same ap- 

 plication about the nose of the sow herself, or saturate a small woolen 

 cloth with kerosene and carefully moisten the hair of the pigs with it, 

 but be cautious to not get much of it on their tender skins. Usually 

 the kerosene dressing will spoil the sow's relish for raw pig. 



DISEASES AND HOW TO CURE THEM. 



Mange. Mange, itch, or scab, in the lower animals is a skin dis- 

 ease of a purel3^ local nature, due to an insect which induces irritation, 

 ulceration, suppuration, and incrustation on the surface of the body 

 generally. It is a contagious disease, never originating spontaneously. 



