The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10
HOG CHOLERA AND.
HOW T0PREvENT II.
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ranged to furnish good strong
Hssinge, made for this work at whole
sdte cost price, ~ (the retail price OF
othlpany the order 1t Is entirely
Optional with the farmer to buy this
syringe. This Arrangement is made
simply to accommodate those who
have no syringe or are unable to get
n suitable one"
That is the way to get the hog
cholera medicine, and 1t goes without
saying that the commissioners will Ali
all orders accompanied by the cash
with promptness and dispatch.
Mixed Instructions.
Now the question is how to use II
after you have obtained 1t, ana for
this information go to the directions
given by the National Bureau OF Ami.
NAL Industry. and that says: Tho
needle OF the syringe should be In
serted nearly straight into the inside
Of the feshy part of the thigh, going
through the fat Into the muscles of the
hog" The bulletin from which this
lis taken then undertakes to tell the
farmer what dose of the serum is,
etc. but 1t gives this information in
form and manner observed by ply
Bicians when writing prescription to
be read only by drug clerk. It
tells how many cubic centimeters"
make dose to be inserted into the
ham OF the hog and by way of cx.
PLANTATION it tells how many cubic
centimeters make IA or
The English OF 1t.
The National Bureau of Animal In
dustry ought to know. II it does not.
that there are probably not half
dozen farmers in the United States
who know anything about measuring
things by cubic centimcters" AID
"a oz's" I daresay there is not
single one in Virginia, even though
NE be a young one fresh from the
Polytechnic institute. who would know
cubic cent!meter'' IL he met it in
the middle OF the best sand-clay blend
road in the State. and so / hustled
around and found one of the ablest
prescription drug clerks in the city
to put the bureaus Instructions into
plain English for me. 80 that tho
reader can really know how to ad-
minister the serum. Here Is 1t In Eng.
lish: Pigs weighing less than 80
pounds should be injected with to
teaspoonssul OF the serum; from 80
to 100 pounds. Irresponsible; 100 to
150 pounds. 6 IL teaspoonsful. $50 to
zoo pounds. S teaspoonsful over 200
pounds. 10 teaspoonsful. I think far.
mer friends can understand that.
Serum Ejaculation.
The government bulletin says In
conclusion:
The hogs which are to be protected
are injected on the inside Of the hind
leg with d suitable dose of the serum
alone. This injection will serve to
protect hogs from hog cholera Tor
several weeks. and in some cases for
longer time. But IL the hog is not
exposed TO hog cholera within a few
weeks after this treatment the i'm
munity which Is conferred by the
serum will gradually lessen in degree
and the hog may again become sus-
ceptible. II. however, the hog Is ex-
posed to hog cholera within q short
time after the injection of the serum.
the immunity becomes. SO far as ex-
periments have shown. OF permanent
and lifelong duration.
From what has been said IL will
be seen that the injection OF the serum
alone is especially 20 be recommended
in cases where there is immediate
danger of exposure. where the disease
has already broken out, but has no,
progressed very Tar. IN herds OF this
character all OF the well animals may
be treated, and even in the case OF
the slightly sick animals much good
may NC accomplished py Inc Srs1ln
injection.
Finally. 1t should be reme-a bered
that this serum is to be used especial
ly as q preventive, and that little sue
cess can be expected in herds which
are badly affected with hog cholera.
All early application is essential. and
in the States which have taken up
this work the farmers should notify
the proper authorities Immediately
upon their hogs becoming i'll SO that
they may be treated at once.
"Inasmuch as the serum described
herein is a comparatively new sub
stance. II is not to be expected that
success will always follow its use, but
as 1t has been already definitely proved
that hog cholera may be prevented
with this serum the failures, II they
occur. will be caused by local condi-
tions or variations in the details OF
serum production, which can be corr
rected."
Let Well Enough Alone.
From the foregoing it may be seen
that it Is a. waste of time and money
to inoculate hogs that have not been
exposed to the cholera. Some men
Are disposed to use the serum as a
preventive when there is no sickness
In or near their herds. This is un-
necessary, so the authorities say. II
Is time enough to use 1t when one
hog in a herd is taken down, for the
cholera is not a rapid spreading dis
ease. but a very sure spreader all the
same Most farmers know when a
hog has the cholera. When he finds
one has 1t he might a s we'll give tina,
one up. remove 1t from the herd and