The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-22
Federal and State Officials
with Headquarters in Rich
mond Intend to Stamp Out
Epidemic.
DISEASE is COSTLY
TO COUNTY FARMERS
Federal Inspector Wagner
Charges Hog Raisers with
Being Guilty Of Rank
CarelesSness."

War on hog cholera from the effects
OF which Wayne county farmers have
lost thousands of dollars in the last
ten months, has been declared by fed
eral and state health authorities here.
The fight is general over the state. for
during the past year there have been
s., 100000 worth of hogs died from the
disease.
Farmers in this county, through
rank carlessness,' to use the words
of o. c. Wagner, federal inspector, are
losing d part or all of their hogs. Last
fall the cholera ragged all over the
county, many persons losing from 10
to 800 head of hogs, which had been
fattened for the market.
During the winter months the chol-
era was checked somewhat, but now is
breaking out in several sections more
serious than ever.
Nearly All Succumb.
| Near Elliott's Mills, Boston and
| Greensboro, nearly every hog has been
claimed a victim, according to Wagner
who says when the disease gets a
| start in a community, it generally
wipes out every animal
Cholera may be carried in straw. by
wagons, or through infection of stock
yards. cars and barns, Wagner states
Explaining the rapid spread of hog
cholera in Wayne county which is now
worse than in the last twenty years,
he says that when farmer is ready to
| bring his hogs to market he calls in
his neighbors who furnish their wa
CONS Now if there is diseased hog
in the lot the wagon is infected. This
wagon is taken back to the farm and
the disease gets a fresh start.
| Then the shipping pens through
which the diseased hog becomes in
fected, further spreading the cholera.
Farmers visiting these pens may car
iry germs of cholera back to their
farms on their clothes. if not careful
to avoid tramping in the straw of the
law 10 ship any hogs from public stock
yards except for immediate slaughter
whether we'll or sick. Wagner says
any evidence of violation of this will
be prosecuted vigorously, for every eff
fort is being made to check the di-
sease. Hogs cannot be shipped inter
state, when sick, even for immediate
slaughter
I When hogs are being shipped for
stocking purposes, specially sanitary
pens, cars and wagons must be used in
shipping. There is a heavy penalty
attached to the violation of this feder
al statute.
/ Federal Law Provision.
According to the federal statutes
every hog in lot shall be deemed
diseased if one of them is afflicted
Any farmer who is convicted of haul
ing cholera hogs will be heavily fined
according to Wagner. ". +. Coover
state veterinarian, has ordered Chas
Flock, Richmond dairy inspector, and
Inspector Wagner to furnish him evi
dence of this violation, if possible
There are several cases of the KIND
pending at present.
}, All public pens and railroad ship
ping pens are considered infected in
, the eyes of the law. and for this rea
, son no. hogs can be removed from
them onto a farm, or for purposes 9th
er than slaughter.
The shippers are more at fault thar
| the farmers, according to Wagner. Lo
cal authorities will Immediately be
; gin to lay traps for the apprehension
: of violators of the law, and an attemp
will be made to give one of them {
| heavy fine or term in the federal pri
son. as an example. Another violation
is for carrying a hog. which has dice
, from any disease, over a public road.
The local authorities are willing Il
: give assistance on any cholera infect
| ed farms. Quarantines have been es
tablished on several farms of the coun
: ty for hog cholera and any violation
' will be prosecuted. Hogs are beins
, vacciuated for cholera with more OF
$ less success.
There is some trouble i'm the count,
: with sheep scab. and three farms nortf
I of Richmond are under quarantine
: AS not many sheep are raised il
i Wayne county. the disease is not seri
. Gus.
Regarding cattle shipment, no ami
NAL for breeding or dairy purpose
may be shipped into the state unles
| with a certificate from a state or gov
eminent authority. or unless an affi
davit is filed by the receiver that il
will be tested before placed with 9th
} er cows. They may be shipped in an,
slaughtered Immediately. however
I This precaution is to guard agains
ithe spread Of tuberculosis.
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