Show look out for cocklebur poison during spring spring mortality among hogs may be materially decreased by keeping them away from places where y yung biting cocklebur plants appear investigations have shown that the partially defel developed ped leaves of young cocklebur plants arp are sufficiently poisonous to enuse cause the death of hogs if a large amount of them Is eaten one and one half pounds of the plant will poison a pound hog bog twelve ounces will be fatal to a 50 pound pig this Is not au excessive amount when the abundance of the plant and the flip fact that early in the spring hogs have no other green stuff to nil fill up on are considered an exact method of treatment tor for cocklebur poisoning has not yet been developed one doctor advises administration of some fatty substance hsuch as lard bacon grease raw linseed oil or even milk these should be given as first aid and a veterinarian called for additional treat trent |