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ing or management, exposure and other debilitating in- 

 fluences may lead to forms of indigestion. Worms and 

 insufficient supply of nutritious feeds and excess of cot- 

 tonseed meal are common causes of chronic indigestion. 

 The presence of indigestion is indicated by vomiting, 

 fever, voluntary isolation, evidences of pain, constipation, 

 which is generally followed by diarrhea, and in chronic 

 forms it is generally accompanied by a general unthrifty 

 condition and slow and stunted growth. Restlessness 

 and evidences of abdominal pain are noticeable symptoms 

 in acute forms of the disease. The trouble may or may 

 not result in the death of the animal, depending on the 

 cause of the indigestion, the severity and treatment. 

 First the cause should be determined and that removed. 

 Care must be taken not to give irritating drugs. In acute 

 cases induced vomiting followed by a dose of oil is ex- 

 cellent treatment. Comfortable quarters, a light but nu- 

 tritious diet and removal of the cause will generally 

 effect a cure in a short time in acute cases. About the 

 same treatment is recommended for chronic cases. A 

 vermifuge, followed by a physic and repeated every 10 

 days, with possibly a tonic and with proper regulators 

 should soon give relief. 



Hog cholera. — There is no greater obstacle to a more 

 extensive swine industry in the South than hog cholera, 

 a very contagious disease, often sweeping away entire 

 herds at a time. The serious nature of the disease makes 

 it imperative that we more thoroughly understand the 

 disease in order that we can more successfully cope with 

 it when the necessity arises. It is caused by a specific 

 organism so small that it cannot be seen under the most 

 powerful microscope, and it can be filtered through the 



