Show SUCCESS WITH SWINE I 1 most important factor Is health of the animals extraordinary car cam should oo 00 exer deed in purchasing 1 to sie see that they are free from dlease Dle Dla eases aee by N MAYO in tho the successful raising of swine thoro there are problems other than that of feeding fec diny which often offen determine do success or failure the most important of these la Is the preservation of tho the health of the swine wherever a IL considerable number of animals are gathered together the risk from die dis case Is to considerably increased extra eitra precautions must then bo be taken to bo guard against disease and to keep the animals in thrifty condition tho the farst fiest essential Is to that their quarters be kept clean and oani sanitary tary in purchasing swine care should bo be taken that they como come from herds treo tree from transmissible diseases dieca eos that they are healthy and hao haio not been exposed to disease in transit public stockyards are liable to bo be infected L A ipg prize winning yorkshire boar with hos hog cholera it Is dangerous to bring smine from such places and put them in a healthy breeding herd it Is to an excellent plan to have a quarantine pen some distance from all other swine and so located that there la is practically no danger of transmitting diseases to the herd all recently puT purchased chased animals should be held in quarantine in such a pen tor for ton days to be certain that they are tree free from disease before placing them in a healthy herd if a disease of swine occurs in the neighborhood keep aay aft ay from these farms and do not allow anyone N who ho has been on an infected farm to visit your herd if our balne have access to a stream of running water and disease appears on a farm located above yours on the same stream remove your hogs at once as the infection Is liable to be carried by the stream dogs and buzzards also are liable to carry the infection of hoe hog cholera and should be kept away aay if possible such measures are simple but they are very important while a few swine can bo be raised confined in limited quarters yu arters it if euch such quarters arters are kept clean clearn they will do better mill keep ii ir letter better health and can be grown gron more cheaply it if they have plenty of range tor for pasture it Is desirable to have the pasture fenced off into suitable areas so that the bogs hogs can be shifted from one pasture to another not only to provide biresh fresh pasture but also to aiford nn opportunity to disinfect the pastures aither zither by plowing and seeding to a forare crop or by exposure to sun and weather nearly all cases of intestinal worms which are rather common in swine e are contracted from infected ground and swine can be kept free from these parasites by frequent changes of pasture |