The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
City Milk Inspector Has a Plan
for Shawnee Farmers.
DR.. Babb Says Birds Are Spread
ing Hog Cholera.
CHOLERA ON WANE
Distorted Reports About Epi-
demic Around Topeka.
Claimed That Disease Is Less
Deadly Than Before.

Every tine you see a pigeon hover
ing over your farm yard, shoot L. 1ila'
is the advice of Dr. George r b p ~.
city milk inspector. Dr. Babb offers
this suggestion to the farmers OF ShsiW-
nee county-or any county in the state
as far as that is concerned.
Why shoot the pigeons?
Dr. Babb declares that the pigeons
have more to do with the spread OF
hog cholera in Kansas than any other
bird animal or human being Dr; Bapp
insists that the farm boys pets are
pests. If the Topeka city milk lnspec-
tor had his way, he would pronounce
a benediction over the bodies OF every
pigeon in Kansas
DR.. Babb not only IS city mix IN
speetor and chief keeper of the health
of milk consumers in Topeka, but he
spends every minute Of his time with
the dairymen, the farmers ana the
stock men in an attempt to better con.
ditiOns and profits and sanitation OF
farms and dairies. The milk inspector
has witnessed the ravages of hog
cholera and with his veterinary expert
ence he has made a thorough STUDY OF
conditions.
IN. The methods of transmission of
the disease. pigeons and crows are the
worst Offenders said DIR. Babb this
afternoon They fly into the hog pens,
get the virus on their feet. carry it to
another pen where the hogs are not
affected with the disease and the choi-
era will break out in this place
DR.. Rabb admits that dogs and men
spread the disease. but he does not
recommend that the farmers SHOOT
their dogs and commit suicide.
Conditions Are Better in Kansas.
I'm reading the newspapers you
would think that hog cholera was on
the increase in Kansas, said Dr.
Rabb Il take exception to this
always inquire into these matters and
find that although there are more
reports and there is more interest in
the cholera question, the cases are on
the decrease.
you hear more about it now. The
farmers understand it more thorough
" They have been urged to report
all cases and they do it. The disease
is not as serious now as 1t was rev
years ago It is in a milder form 1t
IS more of the lung type than the IN
testinal form and a big per cent OF the
hogs are getting we'll
Hog Has Small ''TuTnmy.''
Contrary to the general opinion
the opinion of the city man who goes
to the country and watches the farmer
feed the hogs-a hog has very small ,
stomach and an unusually delicate di-
gestive system. His eating capacity is |
limited. DR.. Babb says the average
good sized hog can only hold a gal /
lon. To the novice who has seen the
ssgrunts'' consume trough of kitchen |
this seems almost impossible. |
The hog does not have table manners, |
but he has troubles with his "tummy' |
just like persons who have operations /
at 5000 per.
According to Dr. Babb, this IS the !
reason so many hogs have diseases-the |
farmer is not discreet in his board bill. |
Only One Cure for Cholera.
The only cure for cholera that will |
secure immunity for life to the hog is /
a treatment of anti-hog cholera serum I
in connection with virulent blood. This |
double dose must be prepared under I
the rules set forth by the government |
and administered by veterinarian |
Who has a commission from the live !
stock sanitation commission There are