Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1919 — Hogs Contract Colds and Pneumonia—Caution Urged [ARTICLE]

Hogs Contract Colds and Pneumonia—Caution Urged

Trouble often develops among hogs at this season of the year in the form of cold and pneumonia, according to Dr. Robert Graham, professor of animal ■ pathology at the University of llirnols. DoctorGraharo'giveswafning that when pigs of all ages and sizes are allowed to pile up at night in a warm shed some are likely to come out steaming in the morning And ttat the cold winds and frosty atmosphere will have a bad effect on them. He recommends the following precautions : Hog houses and feeding places, runwavs. fences and sheds, should be thoroughly cleaned and sprayed with a 3 per cent water solution of compound of cresol (U. S. P.) or its recognized equivalent. Quicklime should be scattered freely about the lots, after they have been raked clean of cobs and manure. Wallows should bedrained and fenced off, all small holes filled and large fields where the infeo tion prevails should be cultivated.