The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-17
FIGHT HOG CHOLERA
Ca. c. c. TRIP, OF STATE COL.
LEGE. DISCUSSES THE HOG
CHOLERA SITUATION.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
IRON tn. Capitol City. the Various
State institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

brookings.-Dr. C.. c. Tripp. pro-
lessor Of veterinary medicine at the
state college, B%rookings, has the fol-
loving to say regarding the hog chol-
era situation in South Dakota:
LoSSes-At no time within recent
Years has there been such a wide
spread epidemic of hog cholera as this
year. At no time has the loss euualed
mat sustained by the farmers in the
hog-raising districts of the United
states during the present season. This
loss has not been due to lack of scien-
ti'lc knowledge Of proper means OF
prevention and control. but to the lack
o. ability in their application.
CONGRATULATIONS remedies have
advised for the control of hog holera
n numerous of them are on the mar
get today. 1t has been demonstrated
TIME and time again that all OF them
are worthless. Hog cholera belongs to
lie class of bacterial diseases and
cess rot yield to any of The above
'iaaticned cures. This is an in
fontroyertible fact. 1t may, however.
%11 S+h 'tt&AIS1Ef iO.ilIoIItu
hE the use OF what is known as hG-
cholera serum This is also a fact
proven beyond a.! question Of doubt.
Serum Plants-practically all states
within the hos-raising districts of the
t nlted States have made provision
through Legislative appropriations for
tie establishment and maintenance of
hog cholera serum plants These
plan6s are located on the Experiment
Station farms and are under the gen
eTal control Of these Institutions with
some Il member. usually their vet
erinarian. in charge Of the manufac-
tnre of the serum.
Scarcity Of Serum These plants are
damned to furnish the serum needed
during the average season for the
control Of the disease within the state.
SINCE these plants IRE possible only
Z @fter the various state legislatures
have provided the means, their capaci-
* is frequently and most unfortunate
~ limited by the size OF the state ap-
preparation for this specific purpose.
Another factor partly responsible
for the present scarcity Of serum is
he inability Of those in charge OF
serum plants to forsee early enough
the probable needs later in the sea-
sen. Had it been possible TO antici-
ate the present demand for serum.
more could have bcea made earlier in
fae season, and kept i'll storage for
later demand. Last sprine no one in
charge Of a serum plant cared to take
he responsibility 10 produce an I'M
usually large quantity. fearing the de-
mand would not be equal to the out.
rnt. and eyore criticism result.
Criticism of the South Dakota Plant
AasWered-Some criticism of the
state College IS heard from different
parts Of the state because Of its in
ability TO supply efum This criti-
ciem resolves itself into a single state
ment Of fact. followed by q blunt ques-
tion, namely: The legislature granted
money more than five months ago
for the production Of hog cholera Sc
RIM. why haven't you got it, This
ancstion Is q perfectly proper one to
ask and one to which q full and com
p3.te answer is due on the ground that
tie farmers are entitled to know what
hes been done and what is being done
noW With heir money.
What the State College Has Done
The legislature of 1911 failed to make
an appropriation for the continuation
of serum production. This meant that
all the work begun in 1909 came to
Il s~tandstill. When the last legislature
set aside money for the production of
solum again, work was at one begun,
building new Yards and houses, and
replacing old and Inadequate equip
nnent.
About the time the above work was
VOL started. the death of DIR. Moore,
veterinarian in charge OF the work.
occurred. This CAV serum produc-
tor al State College a setback from
which it will not recover this season.
II DR.. Moore's death had not occur
could have continued unin%terruptedly.
and resulted in the production of Il
large quantity OF serum.
AS soon as a competent person
could be secured, the production OF
serum was again taken up. II TN
fortunate loss of seyeral hogs about
this time. gave the work further delay.
This loss was not due to lack Of care
or management on the part Of the
rerscn in charge Of the work, but to
cai,ses entirely beyond his control
ard may occur at any time. When a
large number of hogs are being bic
.ha loss of one or two does not Sc
Orders to Railroads.
pinrre.-The state railway commits
efoa has issued orders for connecting
tracks between the Milwaukee and
Missouri and st. Louis railway lines
q. Mcllette and at Bradley. and for