The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-05-19
Hog Cholera.

Hog Cholera is a source of more loss
to the farmers of the state of Kentucky
than any other disease which effects
their live stock. 1t is also the hardest
disease to eradicate once it has a hold
on a bunch of hogs. There are many
things that have been and are now be-
ing used which act as preventative
and place the swine in such condition
that they will not so easily yield to the
diseases influences, but as yet science
has not been successful in discovering
remedy that would cure it once the
swine are infected.
Recent experience with the serum
manufactured by the U. S. Government
made on a bunch of hogs in this county
has given evidences of success. A
bunch, consisting of eighty head of
hogs. many of which had died, and
others sick with it, were vaccinated,
since that time no hogs of the number
have died, no others are infected and
We are informed that some of the ami
mails which We're sick have yielded to
the treatment and show signs of vast
improvement.
1t appears to US that the subject of
hog cholera is one as worthy of consid-
GRAFTON by the friends of live stock and
agriculture in the state as sheep scabies
and if the attention is devoted to it
with equal as is being given the latter
disease, it will be speedily wiped out.
The serum manufactured by the Gov
eminent, mentioned above and which
has met with great success, is not fur
nished for use on farms, and where
manufactured by other states is not
furnished to citizens without their own
bonds, so the question of securing it
either from the Government or from
other states is not to be considered.
The cost of securing this serum and
of using it is no trifle, costing in the
case which we have cited above, up
ward of $4,000. This of course places
it beyond the reach of many hog rails
ers who raise only limited number
and could not afford the great expense
for just few hogs.
This question was made the subject
of bill by the last session of the Ken
lucky Legislature, which reads as fol.
| lows
/. That there be and hereby estab.
lished at the Kentucky Agricultural
Experimental Station plant for the
manufacture of serum and virus fol
the prevention of hog cholera.
2. The manufacture of such serum
shall be under the rules and regulation:
of the director of the Experimental
Station, and shall be distributed by the
Commissioner of Agriculture and the
State Board of Agriculture, Forestry
and immigration.
3. Said Experimental Station shall
charge for the hog cholera serum man
ufactured under the provisions of Thu
act, cost price of manufactured not t.
exceed two cents per cubic centimeter
and one cent per cubic centimeter TO
the virus"
The bill carries an appropriation o
$500. for the cost of the establishment
of the plant and the manufacture o
the serum and virus, and the bill ais
has an emergency clause attached to it
which makes it effective from its pass
age.
1t would appear from this bill tina
the remedy is placed within the reacl
of all by the small cost of manufacture
and it seems that a general distribution
of it should be had, and some means a
dopted for its widespread usage and tn
effectual eradication of this dread dis
ease from the hogs of the state.
Why not place it within the jurisdic
ton of the recently appointed Liv,
Stock Inspectors in the various coun
ties. Let them apply to the Commiss
Toner of Agriculture for the serum
then if it be necessary to secure tn
services of an experienced person, or
veterinary to administer the remedy
let the Fiscal Court, or the individual
, who reap the benefit, defray the cos
. of the innoculation.