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the milk that the sow furnishes, resulting in a feverish 

 condition and soreness of the udder. 



Symptoms — Udder becomes swollen and rather hard, and 

 is hot to the touch. The skin will become red and very ten- 

 der. When this is the case the sow usually shows co'nsider- 

 able fever, loss of appetite and constipation. 



Treatment — If possible, draw off the milk, although this 

 is a hard matter to do as the inflammation causes the milk 

 to coagulate. If the pigs are living allow them to nurse, 

 yet this is bad for the pigs, as that usually starts the ail- 

 ment in new born pigs known as white scours. Bathe the 

 udder carefully with hot water, then use a half ounce of 

 Acetate of Lead, with two ounces of Tincture of Arnica in 

 one quart of warm water. This bathing should be done 

 three times a day and the lotion applied after each bath. 

 Give the sow two ounces Epsom Salts, followed with ten 

 grains of Nitrate of Potassium, in a little water three times 

 a day. If the udder becomes very hard or caked, rub with 

 one dram of Lodine and one ounce of Vaseline. Apply 

 this about twice a week until the udder becomes soft and 

 pliable. 



SORE TEATS. 



Once in a while, while nursing, the teats will become in- 

 flamed and swollen and of course are very sore. The sow 

 will be inclined to refuse to let the pigs touch her. This 

 only makes matters worse, on account of the accumulation 

 of milk in the udder, and the result is a fever as above men- 

 tioned. 



Cause — This trouble is generally caused by the udder and 

 teats dragging through the dirt or mud' which irritates the 

 skin making it crack and become sore. It is also caused by 

 the sow having traveled through poisonous weeds in the 

 pasture while wet with dew or rain. 



Treatment — Bathe three times a day with half an ounce 

 Acetate of Lead in a quart of warm water. Then bathe with 

 two ounces Grlycerine and Tannic Acid — twenty grains in 

 four ounces of water well shaken. 



SKIN DISEASES. 



About the only skin disease that one is liable to have oc- 

 casion to treat, is mange. This is caused by a parasite 



