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MARION-Hall, L. A. Murphy, C. L.
PLUMBING AND HEATING.
LARUE-Case, E. W.
MARION-Bell, Jamce F.
Bentz, F. D. Bindley, R. I.
BOGER, O. L., PLUMBING &
HEATING CO., 333-37 W Center St. Sce adv.
Cunningham, T. M. Frye, W. E.
HILDRETH & PACE, 132 E Church St. See adv.
Lawrence, G. P McMurray Plumbing & Heating Co.
Marion Plumbing & Roofing Co. Merkle Bros.
Miller, Geo. W.
PROBST BROS .. Center & High Sta. See adv.
Saint Germain, A. . 1. Sever. H. . 1.
STEINMAN, E. J. 147 8 State St. Ser adv.
POULTRY.
MARION-LEFFLER, HARRY A., 186 W' Columbia St. Sce adv.
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
CALEDONIA-BInir, W. J., & Sons
LARUE-Copeland. L. G. Ellis News Printing Co. News Printing Co .. The
MARION-Alfhorn Printing Co. Blair, William
Harding Publishing Company
Horn, Alfred A.
Richard, Horn
Langley Printing Co.
Marion-Marion Tribune. Publishing Co., The.
Monarch Printing & Supply Co.
Polk, R. L., & Co.
Tracy, W. M.
Vaughan Printing House
PROSPECT-Poppleton & Hollenbach
QUARRIES.
MARION-Evans, John Stone & Lime Co., The Hamilton, J. M.
Marion Ohio Ston :: Co., The
White Sulphur Stone Co., The
REAL ESTATE.
MARION-Bain Bros. Bolander, James B.
BONNER, JAMES S., 115 N Main .
St. See adv.
Breen, Cornelius
Bryant, Arthur W.
CENTRAL OHIO REALTY CO., 130 E Center St. See adv.
JAMES S. BONNER
Real Estate
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Farm Loans 115 N. Main St., MARION, OHIO
Phone 126
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REAL ESTATE -- Continued.
MARION Chase. Christie B.
Chase. Marcus B.
Cone. Nico. 11. Conley & Deck
Cox. Elmer J.
Cunningham. Theodore M.
Evans. John. Land & Realty Co.
GOMPF. CHAS. E., 11516 S Main
HARKNESS & BARND. 130 S
State St. See adv.
Hogan. Gen. A.
Huber. John ..
KLINEFELTER. J. W., 142 E Conter St. Si ady.
LIPPINCOTT BROS., 126 W Center St.
MARION HOME BUILDING CO., THE, 118 S State St. See ndv.
Moon & Messenger
Mooney, Ohne. S.
Murphy. Win. P.
Northern Ohio Land Co.
Ohio Adjustment Co.
Rauhanser. Sylvester R.
SCHOENLAUB & STAFFORD,
139 E Center St. See adv ..
Schoenlaub. J. J .. & Co. Von Stein. Gen. J'. Wogan. Lawrence (.
RESTAURANTS.
AGOSTA-Kalb Bros.
CALEDONIA-Cardiff, H. M. Kepler, W. W ..
LARUE -Manley, Geo. W.
MARION -- Armstrong, August Bausinger, Chas. Breen. John P.
BUSY BEE CAFETERIA, 118 S Main St. Ser adv. Central Restaurant City Restaurant Edward. . Jennie
Frie Restaurant Forades. Cien
Jennings. Frank THE LANDE'S DAIRY LUNCH & CAFETERIA, 199 E Center St. See adv.
O' Keeffe Bros. & Co. Papademetres & Bases
St. John Restaurant
SImeffer. J. E ... A >11
Serwis. Nich Theopolis. Phillip
Maknut-Ladd. W. 1.
PROstrap- Baker. V. ...
Kaeller. Christ
RUBBER GOODS.
MARION-STOLL, JOHN, SHOE COM- PANY. S. adv. STUMPF PHARMACY, THE, 121 S Main St. See adv.
RUBBER STAMPS. MARTIN-Marion Stamp Co.
RUG CLEANERS.
MARION-O. K. DYE HOUSE, THE, 175 E Center St. Se adv.
RUGS.
MARION-H. C. SCHERFF FURNI- TURE CO., THE, Cor. W Center & Blaine Avc. See adv.
SALOONS.
MARION-Bachar. Clarence A. Barnett. W'm. A. Bauchman & Minard Bunsinger. Chas. Bausinger. Henry
Render. Herbert (.
John Stoll Shoe Co. ALWAYS - For the better grade Shoes The Largest Stock of Rubber Goods in Marion County Ball Band, Hipress and Beacon Falls Lines THINK IT OVER 124 S. Main St. MARION, OHIO
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SALOONS Cout med
Carpenter. Phihp
Chapman. Wm A.
Cleveland. Wm. F.
Conlan. Frank .I.
Drake & McMahan
Drumm. Robt.
Hagan. James
Hannigan. Michael .1.
The Home Cai.
Huggins. Mark
Kentucky Liques 1.
Kochbarger. t.u-
Lamb. A. C.
Onk Café
Phinney. O. H.
Roberts. S. F.
Schacht. Henry
Schoen. Abraham
Schultz. A. F.
Teitelbaum. Lou J. Tierney. Dennis Weller, Harry
PROSPECT-Rider. M. Wheeler & Schlegel
WALDO-Anderson. W. C.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. .
MARION-Flicker's Business College MARION BUSINESS COLLEGE, THE. See adv.
School of Commerce
SECOND HAND GOODS.
MARION-Craig. Wm. Marshall
Crawford. Harry F ..
Deturk, John Dickerson. John King. Edwin P. Marion Wrecking Co. Steele, Chas.
SEEDS.
MARION-Peter -. Walter B.
SEWING MACHINES.
MARION-ANDERSON. C. E., 14S E Center St. See adv. Shults. Joshua D). Singer Sewing Machine Co.
SHERIFF.
MARION-ULLOM. JAMES F. Sec
SHOEMAKERS.
LARUE-Simpson. S. S.
MARION-Battaglia. Chas.
De Turk, John
Diomede. John
Ellison. Morris
Farruggio, Joseph
Farruggio, S.
Gusimer Bros. Co.
Jevas. Lewis
Larman. Chas. F.
Nuzzo. A.
Overshiner, J. R. Touchent & Kalamis
PROSPECT-Riethmaier, J. F.
SIGN PAINTER.
MARION-Cheney, Robert
SILK.
MARION-Susquehanna Silk Mills
STEAM SHOVELS.
MARION-Marion Steam Shovel Co. Osgood Co., The
STOCK AND POULTRY FOODS & REMEDIES.
MARION - STUMPF PHARMACY, THE, 121 S Main St. See adv.
IN case of theft or crime committed call JAMES F. ULLOM, Sheriff, and obtain the services of his thoroughbred blood hounds - while awaiting his arrival pre- vent all persons from approaching scene of the crime.
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STORAGE BATTERIES.
MARION - KANABLE STORAGE BATTERY CO. Se sdr.
TAILORS.
MARION-Bennett. Henry Davies. T. J.
Fele. Louis Grundy. Jos. E Kerrigan. Tom
Menninger. Alfred I
O. K. DYE HOUSE. THE, ITS F Center St. Sce adv.
Siebler, Louis B.
Tyner. Thomas
Up-to-Date Tailoring Co.
Voll, Joseph Williams, J. E. Wintringham, W. H. PROSPECT-Kaub, S. M.
TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
CALEDONIA-Caledonia Telephone Co .. The
LABUE-Larue Telephone Co .. The
MARION-MARION COUNTY TELE- PHONE CO .. THE, Masonic Temple Bidg. See adv.
PROSPECT-Prospect Telephone Co., The
THEATRE.
MARION-MARION THEATRE, THE. See adv.
TINHERS AND ROOFERS.
LARUE-Brown & Myers Grant, Welcome MARION-Bechtel & Wetzel Bechtel. Gco. F.
BOGER, O. L., PLUMBING & HEATING CO., 333-37 W Center St. Sec adv. Cocheri. C. W.
Filiabrault. . L. H.
Kramer & Konvoy Little. N. B.
Barratt Wmn .. Preston Warner. John II.
PROSPHAT-Bevis. K. A.
TIRES.
MARIOS-LEEKA. S. L. 189 F. Center St. So dr.
MARION TIRE & BUBBER CO., THE. N+ adv. Stevenson. G. D. THIBAUT & MAUTZ BROS., 119 F. Center St. Sep adv.
TRACTORS.
MARION-HUBER MFG. CO., THE. Sce adv. Ohio Tractor Roller Sales Co .. The
TRUSS MANUFACTURERS.
MARION-Navin, John W.
UNDERTAKERS.
CALEDONIA-Rinker & Buscli Walker. C. N.
LARUE-Markwith. G. A. L. & Son
MARION-GUNDER, M. H. Se adv. Hess & Markert
POSTLE & CURTIS, 202 E Center St. See adv.
Shaffner, H., Co. PROSPECT-DRAKE, THOS. E., N Main St. See adv.
WALDO Groll Bros.
UPHOLSTERING.
MARION - CRAIG REPAIRING &
UPHOLSTERING CO., 135-37 E Church St. See adv. Hollyday. Anna I .. Rex Curtain Pole Co.
THE MARION THEATRE Marion, Ohio The Show Place of the City Always High Class Entertainment
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VARIETIES AND NOVELITES.
MARION-Marion Novelty Co. Racket Store. The Strawser. A. E. PROSPECT-Huff & Thibaut
VETERINARIANS.
AGOSTA-Clark. D. L. CALEDONIA-Ziller, Christian
LARUE-Hoopes, H. A. MARION-Alspach. Otto C. CHURCH, JAMES, 15º N Main St. Sce adv. Elsey, Mark A. Douce. M. Frank Gruber, Jobn T.
VETERINARY DENTIST.
MARION-CHURCH, JAMES, 152 N Main St. See adv.
VULCANIZING.
MARION-Berry, Elmer
Clouse Vulcanizing Station
Hughes Vulcanizing Co. LEEKA, S. L., 199 E Center St. See adr. Montgomery Vulcanizing Co. Williams Steam Vulcanizing Co.
WALLPAPER.
MARION-Freeland. J. W. Goodsell. De Courcy Ohio Decorating Co. Schurlie. F. Crouse
WELL DRILLERS.
MARION-Saiter, Geo. W. White. Newton J. PROSPECT-Almendinger. J. W.
WOMEN'S WEAR.
MARION-KESSEL'S, 135 N Main St. See adv. NEW YORK STORE, Cor. Center & Prospect Sts. See adv. Rawlinge, J. H., & Son Woman's Store, The
DR. JAMES CHURCH
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist Residence Phone, 6382. Office, 2160
152 N. Main St. MARION, OHIO
MARION COUNTY
See Our Stock and Let Us Install Your Bathroom and Kitchen Fixtures and Do Your PLUMBING LOW PRICES- PROMPT SERVICE E. J. STEINMAN 147 S. State Street MARION, OHIO PHONES : 2916 and 5587
CHAS. H. CONLEY
LAWYER
FARM LOANS GENERAL PRACTICE
PHONE 2181 MARION, O.
A. D. SCHULTZ
Staple and Fancy Groceries At Right Prices
Sanitary Grocery
Highest Prices Paid for Butter, Eggs & Country Produce
Telephone 6722
283 Boulevarde
MARION, OHIO
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Hog Ailments and How to Treat Them ( From the Biggle Swine Books
More has been spoken and written on the subject of hog cholera than upon any other one subject connected with hogs. It has ever been a fruitful source for discussion at farmers' in- stitutes and an endless theme on which to write. The Government has appro- priated large sums of money and has employed learned men who have la- bored with, seeming diligence for years, and yet after all these years of waiting and all this expenditure of money we are forced to admit, whether humili- ating or not, that we know but very little that is of practical benefit about the whole matter.
But two things are absolutely known about the disease. One is that it sweeps unrestrained over vast areas of country, leaving death and destruction in its wake; and the other is that hogs which contract the disease usually die.
We shall not attempt to deal with this subject in a scientific way, but shall deal with it rather from a practical standpoint.
A somewhat recent means of preventing the disease is the serum or antitoxin cure. It consists in introducing into the system of the animal a serum which enables the body to more successfully combat the discase. The Government officials seem to be highly pleased with the results so far and seem to believe that relief from the dread disease .is likely to come through this means. The serum produced last . year, wherever . used in cholera-infected herds, saved over eighty per cent. of the animals. It is casily applied, and its good effects in sick hogs are seen almost immediately.
Page after page has been written as a means of telling hog cholera, but much of it is difficult of comprehension to the average reader. If you have never had . it in your herd you are to be congratu- lated on your good fortune; and if you ever do. when you are done with it you may not have as many hogs as you did before, but rest assured of one thing, and that is you will know hog cholera when you see it again. As a rule hogs do not look well. for weeks before an .attack. At other times it. will come like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. The first thing noticeable is . let that be food which is easily digested. a loss of appetite: the hair will look harsh and dry : sometimes a slight cough will be noticeable, at other times not.
The disease is sometimes of slow deve .- opment, at other times quite rap:j. 1 ::. stead of the sprightly. rapid movement so characteristic of the young an i grow - ing hog, he moves slowly and in jnie :. ently : he looks gaunt and tired. in back is arched, and he moves his hind legs with a dragging motion; his tem- perature will most likely be high, prob- ably from 104 to 108-the norma: tem- perature of the hog is from 100 to 102. His bowels may be costive or the dis- charges may be thin and watery in sub- stance, but usually black or dark in color, emitting an offensive odor peculiar to the disease.
The disease may be of a lingering character' and the animals linger for weeks, or they may die in three of four days. Usually the. lingering type is less fatal than the more rapid forms of the disease. Hogs which discharge freely in the first stages of the disease are more likely to recover than when the bowels remain constipated .. Dark blue spots will often appear under the skin. The bowels will be more or less inflamed inside: in the small intestines and sometimes in the stomach will be found ulcers: this, how- ever, is not common in the first stages of the disease. The bladder will most likely be full of a dark thick substance. show- ing that the kidneys, and in fact the whole internal organism. are affected.
If we were to say what we thought "was the best thing that could possibly be done.when cholera appears in a herd. we would unhesitatingly say, take the well hogs to clean new quarters where no hogs. have been for years. Then if more of theni take sick move them again, and it is our belief based on actual experi- ence that more can be accomplished in this way than by the use of all the medi- cine in the country. For various reasons it is not always possible to move hogs. and in that case treatment may be re- sorted to. sometimes with fairly good re- sults. The treatment should consist in separating the well from the sick hogs. and in dividing the sick hogs according to age and size and severity of the at- tack. Not more than four or five hogs should be in the same pen. and fewer would be still better. Feed but little. and
Use air-slacked: lime and crude carbolic acid freely as a disinfectant. Use it both on the hogs and on the ground. in
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the sleeping places, on the fences and in the drinking vessels. As much depends on a thorough use of disinfectants as upon any other thing. If the bowels are constipated give something to move them. If too loose give something to check them. In short, use good common horse sense (so to speak) and you will usually suc- ceed very well. There is nothing better than salts or oil to move the bowels, and nothing shows better results in checking them than a few drops of crystal carbolic acid. We know of no food better, if indeed as good, for sick hogs than ship stuff, or middlings as it is sometimes called; it seems to digest easily and is soothing to the bowels.
If the weather. is wet and cold keep the hogs dry and warm. In wet weather (if not too warm) keep the hogs in a floored pen, or at least in a pen where no water will lie in sinks or holes, as dirty water is one of the worst things a sick hog can possibly have. If the weather is warm, shelter the hog from heat. In other words, make him as comfortable as possible.
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Let it be borne constantly in mind that much depends on . good nursing. It would seem natural and reasonable that an animal afflicted as he is would do best if allowed plenty of fresh water to drink, but actual experience demonstrates that a greater number recover when the sup- ply of water is limited than when it is not:
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Hog's that are very sick should be:kept by themselves, as others seem to disturb them, and often their recovery depends on being perfectly. still at the critical pe- riod of the disease. As a rule hogs that are too sick to eat die. All hogs that die of cholera, or of any other disease for the matter of that, should be burned and not buried. as abundant evidence can be produced to prove that the carcasses of hogs dying of cholera have been the cause of an outbreak years afterward. By all means burn all dead hogs as the only absolutely safe way of disposing of them. The burning operation is very simple. Lay the bodies across two logs, sticks or pieces of iron that will keep them up off the ground so that the fire can get under them, and the grease from their own bodies will usually do the work, with a little wood or corn cobs added occasionally.
. Experience teaches that the disease more commonly appears in large herds : ness. is the price of success.
than in small ones. The moral of this, then, is easily understood. Do not keep
hogs in large droves. Not over twenty- five or thirty hogs at most should long remain together, and half the number would be infinitely better and safer in every way. Hogs of different sizes and ages should not be kept together, except- ing of course sows and suckling pigs. Hogs should not be kept on the same ground from year to year if it can pos- sibly be avoided. Plow up the lots and pens and cultivate them for a year or two; it will greatly assist in keeping your lots free from the gerin. The dis- . ease is much more prevalent in the sum- mer and fall months than in other sea- "sons of the year. Then as far as is pos- sible reduce the number of hogs on the farm at this season of the year.
If your neighbor's hogs have the dis- case, stay away from bis pens and - be sure he stays away from yours. Shoot a crow, a buzzard, or a stray dog that comes on your place as unhesitatingly as : you would kill a mad dog. This trio does more to scatter the disease than all ". the other causes combined. If your hogs are fit or any way near fit to go to mar- ket when the disease makes its appear- ance in the neighborhood, sell them with- out delay. "A bird in hand is worth two in a bush." If your hogs have chol- era this year, don't get discouraged and quit, but try it again, on fresh ground. .
If your brood sows have passed through the cholera. keep them; they are valuable. ' They will never again have the disease, and their pigs are not nearly. so apt to contract it as pigs from sows :. that have not had the disease. Look out: for streams . which come down from some neighbor above you. This has been found a frequent cause of cholera out- breaks. . The germs of hog cholera .pos- sess. great vitality. and will live in the' soil, in moist matter and especially in water, for months.
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If you feed corn, rake the cobs to- gether often and burn them; pour water on the coals and then put salt on the charcoal thus made and you have an excellent preventive for diseases, with little or no cost. Keep your hogs, ex- cepting brood sows, ready for market. It may come handy some day. Strong, vigorous hogs are less liable to contract. the disease than hogs of less strength. and vigor. Then breed and feed for both these things. Eternal vigilance in ". hog breeding, as in other kinds of busi-
Here is a formula for the treatment of hog cholera that is, probably as good as
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any, which is not saying much. It is suggested by the Department of Agri- culture :
Sulph =: 1 pound
Wood charcoal. 1 pound
Sodiuen chicride. pounds.
Sodium bicarbonate. pounds
Sodium hyposulphite 2 pounds.
Sodium sulphate ... 1 pound.
Antimony sulphide .. 1 pound.
Thoroughly mix and give a large table- spoonful to cach 200-pound hog. once a day. If the animal does not eat, add the medicine to a little water, thoroughly shake and give from a bottle by the mouth. If the animal will eat, mix the medicine with sloppy food. The same remedy is recommended as a preventive to those animals that do not as yet show signs of disease.
If you have had cholera on your place, and you have small, inexpensive pens, burn them at once. In a piggery. burn all the litter and loose inexpensive parts ; renew the floor, if possible, and disinfect the remainder by washing it with hot water and washing soda. After wash- ing, apply with a whitewash brush, or better yet a spray .pump, a solution of one part of carbolic acid to fifty parts of water. Then thoroughly whitewash. Treat the fences in the same way. Earth floors should be removed to a depth of at least six inches and the ground sprin- kled with chloride of lime and a few days later a good coating of air-slacked Jime. Don't put pigs in the quarters for at least six months, 'and if possible, have them vacant over the first winter.
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'An Ohio breeder of large experience, in the Miami valley. where hog cholera first appeared in 1856 and has recurred at frequent intervals. holds that drugs, virus and antitoxin have all been fairly tried sundry times by him and his neigh- bors. He believes that prevention will do more to hold in check the plague than drugs and hypodermic infusions. The most important help to prevent spread of disease is not to allow the hog farm to become infected with the excrement of diseased hogs. This can be done by quarantininz the herd in a field. that is to be put under cultivation the following year. This quarantine must be estab- lished as soon as. the first .. pig is taken ... sick. If the disease is in the neighbor- hood. carefully watch for first symptoms of disorder. Do not wait until several are sick and scouring. for this excre- ment is loaded with germs of disease. and these germs may retain vitality many ..
months when covered in the corners of pens, or filth of yards, or about an old straw stack; but when exposed to sun- ight or dryness they love vitality in a few days, and under some very drying sunlight conditions in a few hours. Care- fully observing these facts, he has in forty years been clear of hog cholera the year following an attack, and on un- til the disease has become epidemic in his neighborhood. After the herd has been placed in quarantine away from the permanent hog houses, lots and iceding floors, he kills and burns, or buries five feet deep, each animal as soon as it shows distinct symptoms of disease. They are burned or buried beside the quarantine, and in the field to be cul- tivated the following year. It requires nerve to kill breeding stock of . great value, but they are as liable to spread and entail disease as any other. when once attacked.
If, by any means, we can prevent spread of germs, by so much do we hold the disease in check. A farm, with its feed lots and pens and shelters infected by the excrement of the diseased, be- comes as deadly a centre as the public stock-yards and filthy stock cars on the railroads, and these are so thoroughly : infected that we can never safely take stock hogs from these to our farms. This is not theory, but well proven fact.
Pig ailments are numerous; we shall speak only of some of the most common.
It is always best to give medicines mixed with food or drink where possible. .If the animal refuses food or drink and it is necessary to administer drugs. it may be done by placing a stout chain (an ordinary harness breast chain does very well) within the mouth and well back between the jaws, which are. thus kept. from crushing the bottle. Two or three men are necessary for the undertaking. one or two to hold the chain and one to pour the medicine. The head should be well elevated, which places the pig on his haunches. Do not pour the medicine fast enough to strangle the animal
Hogs will not do well when the skin is covered with filth. Bad air will bring on coughs : all corn for food, fever; a wet hed, rheumatism; and a big bunch together will breed disease. With a clean skin. good air, a variety of food, a dry bed and a few together, and lots of out- of-doors, they will do well.
, When at pasture they find many roots, nuts and pebbles. besides being continu- ally active, which does more than food
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for their hearty health, rapid and easy digestion and speedy, profitable growth. , THUMPS .- This disease is quite com- mon (especially in the early spring) and is exceedingly hard to handle when once contracted. More can be done to prevent than to cure. You visit the sow and lit- ter in the morning to give them their accustomed feed, and you notice that one of the fattest and plumpest ones does not leave his bed as do the others. You en- ter the sleeping room and compel him to come out, which he does somewhat reluctantly, and you will notice that his sides move with a peculiar jerking mio- tion, and if allowed he will soon return. to his bed. Rest assured he has thumps, and nine chances to one he will die. . It is caused by fatty. accumulations -about the breast, which interfere with its ac- tion, and the lungs work hard-pump for dear life to keep up the heart's 'action- to send the blood through the body. The pig is faint because of feeble circulation, and he is cold, and soon dies from ex- haustion or weakness .. .. He has no
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strength to suck or move.
To prevent thumps, get over into the .pen. several times a day and hustle. the little pigs about the pen; also stint the sow so that she will give less milk. Pigs when they stir about, and when they are thin in flesh, rarely have thumps.
Thumps rarely occurs among pigs .far- rowed after the weather is fine, but does quite frequently occur among pigs far- rowed in early spring. If the weather is :' disposing cause. cold and stormy and the sow and litter keep.their bed much; then be on the look- out for thumps." Guard against it by compelling both sow and litter to exer- cise in the open air.
CANKEROUS SORE MOUTH is a disease . which is quite common and which if not .: promptly taken in hand is often quite fatal. When pigs are from a few days to two weeks old, you may .notice a slight swelling of the lips or a sniffing in the nose. An examination will show a whitish spongy growth on the sides of the month just inside the lips or around the teeth. This is cankerous sore mouth. and if not taken promptly in hand will result in the death of the entire ·litter, and will sometimes .spread to other 'litters.
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teeth, and stoutly aver that if the teeth are promptly removed no case of sore mouth will ever occur.
Hold the pig firmly and with a knife or some cutting instrument remove all the spongy foreign growth, and be sure you get it all even though the pig may squeal and the wound bleed: your sue- cess in treating the disease will depend largely on the thoroughness with which you remove this foreign growth. After removing the fungous growth apply an ointment made of glycerine and carbolic acid in about the proportion of one part of the acid to from five to eight parts glycerine. Repeat .this each day . for "three or four days and the disease will usually yield. You may discover in a. day or two after commencing treatment- that you did not succeed in removing all' the cankerous growth at first, and.if so, repeat the cutting operation till you do remove it all.
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