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simple ailment, treatment is seldom effective. Owing to 

 this fact, prevention of disease should receive special atten- 

 tion, and the proverbial ounce of prevention is worth a 

 great many pounds of cure when dealing with swine. 



Cleanliness. Filth is an excellent harbor and breeding 

 ground for disease germs. Care should be taken to have 

 pens frequently cleaned, and the frequent use of disinfect- 

 ants about the pens and sleeping quarters will be found 

 profitable. In case any hog should die in the pen, the pen 

 should be thoroughly cleaned and sprayed with disinfectant. 

 A 5 per cent solution of crude carbolic acid or creolin (5 

 parts crude carbolic or creolin to 100 parts water), will 

 be found effective. There are also some patent disinfect- 

 ants on the market, which give satisfaction. If a hog should 

 die of some contagious disease, the carcass should be 

 burned, or buried beyond the reach of dogs. 



Light. Sunlight is one of the best disinfectants, and 

 every effort should be made to admit plenty of light into all 

 pens. It must be remembered that disease germs flourish 

 best in the dark. 



Ventilation and Dryness. To the difficulty of securing 

 adequate ventilation in the piggery, may be traced a great 

 many of the ills which the pig is heir to. Rheumatism, 

 bronchitis, and pneumonia are some of the commonest 

 winter troubles of swine. 



Rheumatism is caused by dampness. When moisture 

 appears on the walls in winter, which is most likely to occur 

 where the walls are of stone or concrete, it is a pretty reli- 

 able danger signal. Injudicious feeding may predispose 

 towards rheumatism. When a pig becomes badly crippled 

 with rheumatism, it is difficult to do much for him, and the 

 chances are that he will never return a profit for the food 

 he consumes. About all that can be done is to place him in 

 dry quarters and feed upon nourishing and laxative food. 

 Prevention of dampness, and hence the prevention of the 

 disease, is the feeder's main hope. 



