Evening journal., 1912-12-03
FARMERS LOSE
MILLIONS BY
HOG CHOLERA
DR.. Mahaffy Says Total in 50
Years Has Been
Appalling
MANY FARMERS HEAR
TRAIN END LECTURES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
OXFORD VIA. EAsToN. Nd, Dec. 3
Hog cholera in 1911 was responsible
for the loss of more than O,OOO, ,OOO
TO farmers and cattle raisers in the
United States This statement was
made yesterday by DR.. ]. r. Mahafy
Of the Delaware State Board of Agri-
culture on board the Peninsula edu-
cational special now being operated
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany through the agricultural districts
Of Maryland and Delaware as a part
Of its winter campaign TO educate
farmers along its lines to the possi-
ollities of increasing their crop pro-
duction by using the most modern
methods of tilling the soil. Dr. Ma
haffy said that hog cholera was i'm
ported into this country in 1880, when
the disease was found to exist in Ohio.
and he attributed the universal spread
Of the disease 10 the fact that until
recently no precautionary measures
we're taken to check IT, To abate
the plague he advised that infected
hogs be separated from the healthy
ones; that they be kept far from the
public roads and away from the rail-
road right Of way.
During tho day the train made five
stops. At Porter the attendance was
far better than the previous year. At
Townsend both lecture cars we're
crowded to overlooking, and the resi-
dents heard talks on five different
subjects, including lecture on
poultry for the benefit Of the teachers
and pupils Of the Girls High School
At Marydel the number Of auditors
greatly exceeded the attendance of
last year, and at Cordoya so many
men, women and children greeted the
train that every foot OF available
space in the two lecture coaches was
occupied
Oxford was the last place visited bv
the. train on the first day of its six
day journey. Here hundreds of far
mers and others filled Masonic Hall.
where three Illustrated lectures were
given. The first speaker was prof
Harry Hayward director of the Del
aware College Experimental Station
who took up the subject OF Live
stock, treating particularly with
dairy. cattle and hogs. Following him
was Charles Lopperman, of the Mary
land Agricultural College. who gave
an intensely interesting talk on the
breeding and housing Of poultry and
marketing the product.
DIR. Richard s. Hill. of the Maryland
Agricultural College, lectured on
Grass and Hay Crops Some of the
lantern slides used in connection with
his lecture showed a number of boys
doing practical work at the Maryland
College. DR. Hill called attention to
the destructive fire which broke out
at the college grounds a few days
ago, and unfortunately reduced to
ashes two OF the principal buildings
Of the agricultural school.
In addition to the twelve lecturers
who. accompanied the train yesterday,
the following railroad officials were on
board; w II. II. Willis. division
freight agent: NJ. c. Broughton.
freight solicitor; F. T. White, assist
ant trainmaster: F. b. Barnitz. milk
agent w. T. Carter, supervisor agent:
A. c. Bennett, manager demonstration
farm Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and T. Murdoch, General freight and
passenger agent Of the NJ. and V r. r.,
and B. c. and A. Railway.
The schedule OF stops today is:
Bethlehem. S.25 a. m; Rhodesdale.
1880 a. M; Mardella, 10 25 .. m.
Westover, 3.05 p. M, and night H.
lustrated lectures at Salisbury at s.
p. m.