150 Forty Yeaks' Experience of a Praotical Hog Mak. 



the feet become sore and sensitive, wMcli causes the pig to 

 walk in a very peculiar manner. This is more often the 

 case where hogs are very heavy and are obliged to walk 

 on rough, hard or frozen ground. There are occasionally 

 cases where sores break out around the hoof and between 

 the toes. This is what might be called "Foul in the Foot", 

 but is not considered contagious, being only a local trouble 

 which irritates the part between the toes. Sometimes this 

 is caused by being obliged to walk about a yard that is filled 

 with cinders; these get between the toes and cause irrita- 

 tion. If such a yard is being used it would be well to cover 

 the place over with sand and wet it thoroughly with a disin- 

 fectant. 



If an animal becomes very lame wash the place two or 

 three times daily with Nitrate of Potassium — Salt Petre — 

 and this will cool the irritated parts and relieve the trouble. 

 Should proud flesh appear use Chloride of Zinc, one dram 

 in a pint of water, once or twice daily. Keep the pigs in a 

 dry place and feed them well. Proud flesh may be known 

 by its appearance, which is bluish in color and spongy to the 

 touch. This may be removed by an application of Ter- 

 chloride of Antimony, which may be put on with a feather. 

 This will usually remove proud flesh after which the above 

 treatment will heal the sores. 



STERILITY. 



Generally speaking, there is not much trouble in the 

 swine breeding business along this line, unless it be among 

 highly fitted show animals, which have been forced 

 by stimulating feed to a condition of flesh that is ab- 

 normal. Where this is the case, the animal becomes so 

 plethoric from being highly fed, that sometimes the tubes 

 connected with the organs of generation are blocked up. 

 There are also other causes, such as disordered ovaries; a 

 morbid condition of the uterus ; or hardening of the neck of 

 the uterus. In a pig, on account of not being able to make 

 an examination, it is difficult to find the cause and, if found, 

 it would be difficult to remove. 



If the animal is kept in only good growing condition, 

 avoiding its getting too fat, there will seldom be any 

 trouble. If the sow takes on fat very easily, and will not 

 breed, give her two ounces of Epsom Salts, dissolved in 



