Show young cocklebur plants are poisonous to swine spring mortality allty among hogi im may ile bo materially decreased deceased by keeping the swine uway away front places where young cocklebur plants appear according to dr it II it II dykstra Dik stra lean of veterinary medicine at tile kansas state agricultural college investigations have shown that the partially developed 0 leaves of young coel debur plants plant are poisonous olious to callae the death of hogs if a n large enough amount of them Is eaten it one and one half pounds of the plant will poison a n pound twelve ounces will be fatal to a GO 50 pound pig tilts this Is noi not tin nn excessive when the abundance or of tile plant and the fact that chrly in tit alie 0 spring hogs have no other green stuff to fill ail up on are considered con an exact method of treatment for cocklebur cockle hur poisoning lias has not yet iet been developed doctor ndel s administration of F ome fatty suh still such its as lard bacon grease raw linseed oil or even milk these should bo be given ns its first aid and a veteran called for additional treat |