Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-14
VACCINE USED
BY DR.. DILLE:R
VETERINARIAN SAYS HE
is EXPERIMENTING WITH
SWINE.
SUCCESSFUL THUS FAR
Additional Tests Will be Made With
Effected Herds Of Hogs and
Results VIII be An
naunced.

A paper delivered at the Wapello
County Farmers Institute is
of considerable interest to farmers
and is here reproduced.
After mentioning infectious and con.
tagious diseases in hogs, DR.. A. o.
Diller says:
This year we have a form of lung
trouble more prevalent. All hogs that
have died in this vicinity, have not
died of cholera. Worms are the
frequent causes, and several thousand
dollars worth Of hogs could be saved
each year if doctored for same.
Several herds have been saved in this
locality on the worm treatment
Disposition of Dead Ones.
Another point which will be of i'm
portance at this moment is the dis
position of dead animals, not only
affected with hog cholera and swine
fever but also among our cattle such
as black leg, anthrax or tuberculosis.
Nine-tenths of the farmers who
lose stock are not aware of the dead
ly diseases of which they die, but
without consulting officials will drag
the carcass to some lone spot in the
field or pen. Here is where the
disease spreads by fowls of the air.
such as crows. pigeons and sparrows,
also dogs, wolves, foxes and skunks.
Man is next. He will be called by his
neighbor to come and look at the
hogs. He will walk through the pen,
his clothes and shoes coming in con-
tact with the contagious disease and
carry the same home and he will won.
Hnr Jub, hic
Not only is the carcass dragged into
the field but it is also thrown into
the river. Floating down the stream
1t is lodged upon sandbar and the
birds or animals convey same to the
land, and the carcass is carried on
down the stream, thus not only in
Testing one but a number of others on
its path down the river.
There is law to prohibit this. For
further knowledge of this law to pre-
vent this mode of disposing of the
dead stock refer to Iowa code, section
501S, 10, 20, 81 These laws can be
secured by writing to the state veteri-
marian at Des Moines, or the governor
of Iowa.
Corn and Water.
Feeding and care of the hog is the
most important factor. For instance,
take yourself. Conflne yourself to a
small room with lack of fresh air
and exercise, condition which we
find in our hog pens today. Place your
self on rations of corn and water
from one to ten weeks, same as you
do your hogs today, and see what dis
eases you will develop.
Nature has provided roots, herbs,
acorns and nuts for these animals.
How many hogs of today obtain this
kind of feed? Is 1t any wonder that
we have diseases among our hogs?
The old pen and shed which you
have on your farm today has been
there for years without any disinfec-
ton or cleansing. OF course GER
tain amount of filth and dirt has &C
cumulated in these pens, all of which
makes a suitable place for germ and
disease culture. Plow up the old pen
and change it to a new locality. You
you hog sheds disinfect them. put in
windows, have plenty Of light and air.
Good Water Needed.
The next question of Importance
is, when is this more prevalent? In
the dry months when the creeks and
small streams are dry You went to
work and dig out pond, wallow,
basin to which surface drains or
water flows from your yards Here is
the only resource hog has to obtain
water in nine out of ten cases. The
! first step now is to dig we'll open
up the old pond and let this water
out. 1t will pay you in the long run.
StXty-five per cent of our diseases
originate in ponds and stagnant pools.
Now at this stage of the work let us
look into this matter more deeply,
and try this remedy as preventa-
tive. The expense is very small. For
ty per cent of the hogs that died in
Iowa last were were afflicted with this
disease. What are we going to do if
this condition continues to exist? The
next step is to secure a vaccine or q
preventative against this dreadful dis.
case. We have today vaccine from
small pox, black leg, distemper an.
thrax and diphtheria, not only in the
animal but in the human. These are
used extensively today as a preventa.
tive against these horrible diseases
Why not secure vaccine for hog
ShoiSiu % plCVCllLdllVe tOudy.
have spent to date several hundred
dollars experimenting on this line and
am satisfied in my mind that have
a preventative. but am not ready to
announ ce same before the public.
| 1 vaccinated two herds which are
living today. Whether these herds
would have died without the vaccina
ton Is question. But, to make my
investigation more definite. | have
purchased three pigs. vaccinated them
and placed them in a pen Of cholera
hogs. These three pigs are living to-
day. The balance of the herd with
which these hogs were placed, are
dead. But this does not satisfy me as
yet. I have purchased two more pigs
which are vaccinated and ready for
the trial test as soon as can locate
a herd of diseased hogs. Following
this l will secure or purchase five
head more, vaccinate them, and place
In different locality Of cholera hogs
If this third experiment is a success
l will consider this a fair test and
will be able to report same soon.
Tho $500,