Morris tribune., 1913-09-12
THE CHOLERA HERE
F. E. BaImer Tells How
to Prevent Its Spread.


hog cholera in Stevens county during
the past few weeks coming in from
the southern and eastern parts of the
county. The trouble is also spread.
! ing rapidly into the western part of
Pope county. Very few, if any.
outbreaks of the disease have been
reported previously in this county,
and it is hoped that it may be speedi-
ly checked to prevent its spreading
into territory that has never before
had the disease.
Hog cholera is caused by very
small germ taken into the body with
food or with dust and affects various
organs of the hog. the intestines.
lungs, kidney, or other organs. The
symptoms are various. There are signs
of the disease from one to three
weeks after infection. Generally
hogs lose their appetite, drink con-
siderable water due to fever, have a
staggering. unsteady gait. the eyes
are often infamed the lids tending to
stick together. the hogs rapidly lose
flesh. and take on very run down
appearance. They may act somewhat
different as they are differently af-
fected.
Much may be done in a general
way in the prevention of the spread
of the disease and in lessening the
tendency of hogs to take it. The only
definite prevention is by serum vac
cination. Hog cholera serum is being
manufactured by the state at a low
cost to the farmers out the demand
has been so great due to the rapid
spread of the disease throughout near
ly all southern Minnesota that the
State Serum Plant has been able to
supply but little more than one tenth
of the serum that has been needed in
the state.
Hog cholera serum from CONNER
cial firms costs about six times as
much as the state serum but it also
has been purchased so rapidly that it
/ is difficult at present to obtain this.
A more or less complete canvass of
the hog cholera territory of Stevens
county has been made during the past
two or three days. There are spotted
outbreaks extending from Cyrus south
west toward Appleton and it is
spreading from herd to herd in some
cases. A herd has just been, visited
where there were 70 hogs. They
have all died except seven and they are
| all sick One day as many as Is
died. A neighboring herd to this was
accidentally infected. and another in.
lection occurred that could have been
prevented had the people understood
the disease. Other losses and cases
similar to the above could be men,
toned.
Orders for large quantities of serum
have been placed and it is hoped that
enough serum may be soon obtained
to check the disease from travelling
E further and to save the yet healthy
q hogs of infected herds. The orders
) now placed will treat from 500 tt
/ 1000 hogs which might meet tht
lpresent urgent need if the disease
! idoes not continue to spread as rapid,
5 as it has recently.
$ Since it is so difficult to secur'
e serum at the present time to vaccinat,
0 with every other preventable mean
t must be used to prevent its spread
Thorough disinfection is first neces
sary and where practiced properly ha
| shown good results. The pens insid
J, and out should be sprayed with
strong disinfecting solution, such a
kreso or crude carbolic acid, not onl,
in infected herds but in healthy a
s we'll. Treating the pen in this wa
o lessons the chance for birds to carr.
l. infection from one place to another
b A shallow tank for a wallow is
Is good thing to use. This should b
s filled with solution of kreso or an
Lr coal tar dip The proper strength fo
n this is from one-haf to one ounce t
e each gallon of water. Can ounc
e equals about 8 teaspoonfuls. TIL
o tank should be cleaned out frequentl
Il and the solution replaced. Such tan
IS should not be more than IL inche
Ie deep and of such size as to accommo
y date the number of hogs. If made G
= lumber the tank should be set in tn
ground.
Directions have recently been give
st through these columns for giving cal
bolic acid to hogs and how it shoul
lg be mixed with the feed. This is &C
ID visable to use if properly fed to tn
it hogs. 1t is not a preventative br
y it cleans the hogs of parasites maxim
N them more disease resistant.
st Keep away from your neighbor
hogs and pens and see that no or