The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-10-29
BENEFITS OF FLOOD.
Hog Cholera in Missouri Eradi-
Gated by Removal Of
CarcasseS.
A WARNING TO FARMERS.

reports received here at the state ex.
pertinent station substantiate the
statement recently made by DR.. d.
p. Luckey, state veterinarian, that
hog cholera had disappeared in this
state, and had apparently been wiped
out by the recent foods. The mat.
ter has excited widecomment. Many
disagree with the thory Of DR.. Luckey
but the fact remains that the disease
has certainly been eradicated, and
late reports show that it has not yet
reappeared.
The question now before the farm
ers Is how to prevent Its return. In
this connection DR.. Luckey makes an
important statement. He said:
''This Is disease in which every
ounce Of prevention Is worth a pound
Of cure. There are still, OF course, a
few cases In Missouri, and to prevent
the disease from spreading until mat
ters are as bad as previous to the
food, l will say, first of all, burn
the bodies OF diseased hogs. The
disposition OF the bodies OF hogs
dying OF cholera is the vital point in
connection with the disease. 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage
single carcass may do by spreading
the disease when left lying around
the premises. One careless farmer
may perpetuate the disease in a
neighborhood, and damage every
body around him.
The only thing to do with a car
cass is to burn it. Burn it as near
as possible where it dies. The bury
ing OF a carcass does fairly well, but
as a rule the body is not b. ried deep
enough. Sooner or later parts OF the
carcass are oxhumed, and in such
cases the bul ; ing Only presel =. ;Ae
germs.
II a farmer really thinks he needs
the cholera among his hogs, he should
take little time some day to 60
over to his neighbors who have it,
ralk around among his sick hogs,
90 back home and tramp around
among his own hogs, and he can go
to bed that night feeling reasonably
sure that the disease will break out
In bis place within a few days.
The disease ia also spread by dogs,
which carry pieces of the carcasses
Of diseased hogs from one farm to
another. The safest and surest way
to prevent the germs from being car
ried about is to burn the bodies. !
have insisted upon this point repeat
edly, and now is the critical time for
farmers to heed the warning.
In conclusion l will say that hog
cholera remedies so much advertis ed
have, as rule, proved absolutely
worthless. Recent experiments in
vaccination have brought some fat
tsring results. and we may later be
able t, accomplish much more in this
hns."
As q result Of the eradication OF
hog cholera in this state there will be
large increase in breeding. 1t is safe
to say that there will be q larger
nupber OF hogs 10 Missouri within
tbs next year or two than at any
previous time In the history OF the
state.
DR.. F. X. Munford. acting dean Of
the state agricultural college, pre-
diets . great increase, not only Of
hogs, but Of all kinds Of live stock.
Hs says:
The losses caused BY the great
drouth have already been redeemed,
and there are now more hogs, horses,
mules and cattle In Missouri than In
1900. Is1pset still greater In
crsase next year."
The eradication Of hog cholera has
not only increased the breeding, but
il has taught the farmers a great
sanitary lesson. The bodies OF the
diseased animals were carried away
blythe waters and 1t is believed that
the disease was eradicated In this
manner. This shows clearly that the
nprsad Of the disease IL caused BY
Sslect Of the dead bodies. The lar
msss have been repeatedly warned
70 burn them without avail, but the
lsssons taueht BY the foods may re-
ssivs better attention. ]