Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-12-26

Hog cholera is a highly contagious
disease of swine which is similar il
many respects to typhoid fever in man.
It causes liberation of the intestines-
typhoid fever produces similar intes
final liberation. In hog cholera we
usually observe haemorrhagic spots on
the kidney; the same lesion of the kid.
ney is observed in typhoid fever. Hog
cholera also pro uces reddish discol-
oration of the skin So does typhoid
fever produce similar skin discolora-
tion. OF all the animal diseases now
prevalent in Tennessee, hog cholera
causes by far the greatest financial
losses. 1t is prevalent at all most all
seasons of the year in most every
county in the State. The losses in
Tennessee during the past year from
hog cholera have been unusually
heavy Conservative estimates have
placed the losses from this one disease
during the past year in this State at
from two to three million dollars.
Any disease which causes loss of 50, :
900, 900 to So, 900, 900 in a single year
in State as small in size as Tennes-
see certainly deserves more than pass
ing consideration of the farmers, swine
breeders and law makers, hence be-
lieve am warranted on this occasion
In diiecting your attention to this dis
ease and its dangers to the swine in
dustry. It's control and suppression
is problem from which we as State
authorities shudder. AS yet we have
not seen our way clear to undertake
systematic hog cholera eradication
work. Possibly some future General
Assembly may make the necessary ap-
to stamp out this deadly
and wide spread scourge to the swine
raising industry. At present all we
can do is to advise the swine raisers to
use the Dorsett Niles Hog Cholera Ser
um freely at their own expense. State
aid is out of the question at the pres
ant time. Whenever we can get an
appropriation sufficiently large to es-
tablish, equip and maintain Hog
Cholera Serum laboratory, will feel
justified in undertaking the direction
1f hog cholera eradication work. This
free use of the anti-hog cholera serum
Is the method by which we hope to
stamp out hog cholera. The Dorsett-
Niles Anti-Hog Cholera Serum will
protect hogs against cholera
it has been properly prepared
md scientifically administered. how
,ver, it requires some instruction be-
ore any one is qualified sufficiently to
landle this serum as it should be
handled We have found great ar
ay of impotent serum on the market.
IF course such serum will not begin |
o protect hogs against cholera Re-
member few ways by which hog
holera is spread and there is no oc-
aston for you having an outbreak of
his disease among your hogs even in
be absence of the use of antihog chol-
rh SGrum.
dETHODS BY WHICH HOG CHOL-
ERA SPREADS.
1. Running streams, such as rivers,
reeks and branches spread cholera by
,ashing the infection down stream
rom hog cholera outbreaks above,
ence it is unsafe to endeavor to raise
ogs where they have access to run
ing water.
g. Public roads are disseminators of
og cholera. Hogs affected with chol-
ra are liable at anytime to be passing
nd repassing on these public. high
'ays, hence it is unsafe to allow hogs
ccess to public roads.
g. Public stock yards. Every pub
G stock yard in Tennessee and every
ther state is permanently infected
18th the virus Of hog cholera, hence
0 man should even think Of. removing
ogs from public stock yard for
reeding or feeding purposes. When,
yer hog goes into one of these pub
C stock yards the only safe place for
i'm is direct to the abattoir for imme-
late slaughter.