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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
If yon are fortunate enough to own
a good brood sow, make good use of
her. Figs from a mature sow are
strong and grow rapidly.
1 A new remedy for hog eholera is be '
ing given a trial in Minnesota. It eon
sists of hypodermic injections of bene :
toL
Raising Fine Hogs in the Northwest
Some Ideal on the Best Way to Breed and Produce the Farm
era' Mortgage Lifters.
EY1DKXCE of what appears to be a
well organized campaign to de
lude farmers throughout the
country into buying an alleged cure for
bog cholera, under the impression that
this has been investigated and approved
by the' United States Government, has
reached the Department of Agriculture.
Articles praising this medicine, Bene
tol by name, aro being sent out wide
spread to newspapers. These articles
are so worded that it appears as if the
Department of Agriculture had re
ceived reports from the Stato of Minne
sota showing that the medicine had
proved most beneficial
As a matter of fact, the one report
Teceived by the Department was an un
official and unsolicited statement sent
presumably from the promoters them
selves. The department attaches no impor
tance whatsoever to this statement. It
has no reason to believe in the effi
ciency of any proprietary cure for hog
cholera and docs not recommend any.
Under certain conditions it urges farm
ers to protect their stock with anti-ing-ciolera
scrum, but that is all.
Ia connection with this attempt it
may be said that the medicine, which
is now pot forward as good for hogs,
was advertised soma time ago as a
means of killing tnbcrenlosis, typhoid
and cancer germs, according to an
article published in tha Journal of the
American Medical Association. At that
time it was asserted that the army was
interested is it. As a matter of faet,
the amy was no more interested then
than Use Department of Agriculture is
BO.
In Tiew of the evidence that the
attempt hi ereaia this false impres
sion is persistent and widespread, all
bog owners aro warned to communicate
with tie Cniled States authorities be
fore accepting as tmo any statement
ti&t tike government reeonunends any
tren-faneati oilier than the annua already
mijitianed,
Sbotes That Thump
M JITES we B2Te wintered fall pigs ill
WW tl open field with a ran of 10 rods
to feeding place wa have never had a
pig affected wiii thumps, bet when run
ning in lis fscd lot and sleeping in a
nearby bog homo that was closer and
warmer we hail troubla witl thumps,
writes C. P. Williams ia the National
Sioeimaji. Tim longs these shotea are
left in tike drove the worse they thump
sad aotma or later die. We have found
tws tnaSasznts that proved successful.
Thi first treatment is to take the af
f ectud pig from the drove as soon as he
is observed tamping and sell to a ship
per, trea though a special trip be
iwessarv ta taAe him to the yards.
Tin other method is designed to be
effective and consists ia turning the
aXfoeled shots iiio a field with a small
pen only sexaUly snppfcd with bedding.
"ka jig generally does a good deal of
txeiiiacg along tho fenee in trying to
get aat, and ia a few days this exer
cwt Tr.i fresh air win often be found
tin have stopped his thumping. Dust,
tebtk of exercise, sodden ehange from
ntxrai pens to oatside drafts, damp beds,
zn common causes of thumps, and
TETWifol agencies must be along the
lit.! of correcting theso details.
Diseases of Hogs
ITE?rEVEB and wherever hog ehol
f en prevails all other epidemics to
which swine are subject aro apt to be
classified as hog cholera. Hera is an
incident that took plaeo in Will county,
111, which is a ease in point. The same
is related by tho Farmer's Review as
iTJnsirating the value of a county ad
riser: One day a hurry up call was received
from a farmer whoso hogs were dying
from supposed cholera. Of 300 head b it
SO were left, and tho external appear
ance of theso did not indicate cholera.
Ihe arlvjscr had a sick one killed and
immediately mado a postmortem exam
inaticm. The vital organs wcro found
to bo in a healthy condi.ion, but the in
testines were full of worms. Mr. Oran
nis advised a vermifuge for expelling I
the worms and the feeding of a mixture
of limestone screenings, rock phosphate
and wood ashes. This advice was fol
lowed,, and no further loss of pigs fol
lowed. This advice is invaluable to the
hog raiser. Worms and lack of min
eral matter aro two great causos that
contribute to a bad physical condition,
which makes pigs susceptible to any dis
ease that may come along, and if they
die in any number it is called cholera.
Experiment With Hog Feel
Tho Virginia experiment station has
carried on an extended trial of feeding
hogs on two diets, corn and digestive
tankage and corn and skim milk, with
the result that the latter shows slight
advantage over tho fiirraer, principally
because of the appetizing quality and
added moisture of the skim milk. On
a commercial basis very littlo differ
ence was found.
The increase in hogs is greater than
any other farm animal. Tho average
annual increase of horses, cattle and
sheep is from 30 to 80 per cent. In
hogs it is 6uO and over.
Never feed any animal so much that
it is satisfied without rustling around
for a part of its food.
Malt Rainier is the Pure Malt Tonic
For Mothers Who Require Additional
Nourishment and Strength.
ASK YOUR PHY3ICIAN
For Balo by All Drnggista
$60.00 A WEEK AND EXPENSES
That's tho monT yon honld gel this jrer. I nn It T wmnl
County 8alp Managers quick, men or women who believ. In
the tquaro deal, who will go into partnership with me. No
perience needed. My folding Bath Tub has taken the country
by storm. Solvea the halhing problem. No plumbins; no
water works required. Full length bath in any room. I olds in
small roll, handy as an umbrella. I tell yoo it t great! QRBATI
Rivals $100 bath room. Now listen I I want YOU to handl.
your county. I'll furnish demonstrating tufc on liberal plan.
I'm positivo absolutely certain you can get bigger money in
week with mo than you ever md in a month before
I KNOW IT I
TWO SALES A DAY 300 A MONT"
Th.fa what yon should get every month. Needed In every
home badly wanted, eagerly bought. Modern bathing facli
fie? for all Pple. Take orders right and left tuick
sales immense profits. Look at these men. Smith, Ohio, got
sates, imoiuiB" v Mevers. Wise, $250 profit
first month; Newton, California, $60 in threa
days. Yon should do as well. 2 SALES A DAY
MEANS SHOO A MONTH. The work is very
easy, ileasant, permanent, fascinating. It
means a business of your own.
mm MW'F J DEMON-
X l": f ""-XV X&:: i BTHATINO
"lt. FTJENISEED
Little canltal
needed. I crant cre
dit Help you out
Bark you up Don't doubt
Don't Uoiute Don't hold back
You caunot lose. Mv other men ara
building hnuses, bank accounts, so can you.
on Va-tr,rio. TaHa TMuin n fl fr"n 1ult' BKt u Munti just name on
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H. 8. BOBINSON
President