Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-06

marian from Q nAiShborlnG town IN.
oculated hogs IN the nelghborhood SoT
80 cents per head. which vas 3AA0rS.
and this fact Of itself threw ~ Oft our
balance when in less than one year
afterwards cholera broke out Ia our
herds In this way we hear Of many
sections Of country where farmers
view incubation a. failure.
AFTER spending one day at Amss
and after carefully studying all htera-
ture obtainable We concluded Il would
be safe to inoculate and turn in hogs
where cholera had been. and on Dec. 2.
under the direction OF DR.. E. p. Rob-
erts. D. " g.. Of Gilman, We injected
serum into twelve hogs and immedi-
taely turned them into the same yard.
same barn and same beds whore few
weeks before over 100 hogs died.
and the following week turned In. after
incubation. nearly the name number
taken sick. This was on the farm oc.
cholero broke out on the farm OF
neighbor. ]. P. Lacina. who had seven.
teen hogs. and before Dr.. Roberts
could get to him two Of the number
died. On Dec. II fourteen OF these
were inoculated and one. broke away
and missed. OF the fourteen one had
q temperature OF 107. one 1906 and
others over los. and many showed
LESSONS Of the bowels and unmistakable
signs Of cholera and II was evident
that all were seriously affected. In q
few days what seemed to be the
healthiest pig, which missed inocula-
ton, died and later five Of those that
were very sick died. but today Mr..
Lacina has nine healthy hogs. THE
test We consider OF great value. ~
statistics show that where cholera AZ
fects a herd 1t averages 80 per cent to
die and 20 per cent to live. On the
farm where b. L. Barnes lived over 100
hogs also died OF cholero. and since
that time three different lots OF inocu-
lated hogs have been put in and sleep
in the same quarters where hogs
previously died and not one has ever
been sick. incubation with this serum
is not claimed to be curative agent,
only preventive measure. but In MI.
Lacina's case all his hogs were sick
and only those in the most advanced
stages died.
TN acute cholera We have the follow
ing symptoms: Lack OF appetite, q
disposition to separate from the rest
Of the herd and bury itself In the litter.
from from it is not easily induced 10
stir; in white hogs especially darken-
ing of skin may be noticed and some
times redness: diarrhoea and constl-
patton are often noticeable: respiration
is difficult and as the disease pro-
crosses the eyelids are stuck together
with what resembles pus: In the last
stages redness shows on the abdomen
and thighs and later purple color: IN
all cases the temperature is high. with
Mr.. Lacinas hogs those that died were
the ones that showed the high temper
allure at the time OF incubation. While
the normal temperature OF most AMI
mails is the Same az human, ssh, with
hogs the normal may be about 102. or
even q shade higher when fat and fed
plenty Of corn.
1--WE are fully aware OF the fact that
there are veterinarians who claim In
oc,llation 50 simply q fad. but this is
because they DO not understand It and
do not keep up with the times and
progress that is being made since they
left the veterinary colleges. Let US
again Impress readers with the idea
tina, when disease makes It's appear
ance in any neighborhood to inoculRte
all hogs at once and be sure you have
the government serum and not some
thing a veterinarian can buy for 10
cents per head. Also. remember that
this serum treatment IL not claimed to
be a curative agent, but protective
one. Do not expect TO cure dying hogs
by any method. Inoculate we'll hogs
and you will succeed If the serum is
right. Do anything you please with
sick ones and death In so per cent of
the cases will be the result.
~. A. WARD"