Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-12
SWINE VACCINE MADE IN IOWA
AND FRESH SAVING MANY
HERDS.
LOSS OF HOGS REDUCED
TO ABOUT 2 PER CENT
Senator Larrabss Visits Serum Plant
at Amos in Company With Senator
Kenyon and 10 oratifisd With Re-
suits-Quaiity Of Imported Serum
Doubtful and No Records Kept.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 12.-Senator Fred
erick Larrabee who had a great deal te
do in the legislature with securing the
appropriation for the cholera serum
laboratory for Iowa, visited the labora-
William 8. Kenyon, who is making in
vestigation into the effectiveness OF
the serum to use in backing up his bill
in congress for a large federal appro-
priation. The general government is
spending large sums of money fighting
the boil weevil in the south and the
chestnut blight in the east and for 9TH
er similar purposes. and the western
stockmen insist that Its aid should be
given to fight the hog cholera. Senator
Kenyon is handling the matter.
"They have the serum laboratory at
Ames working nicely now and doing
excellent work." said Senator Larrabee
while he was in the city yesterday. "Of
course it is not always possible to tell
exactly the results, but they have made
it plain already that where the virus
Is used in time and properly applied
and is made in Iowa and therefore is
fresh and Of good quality, they invar-
iably get good results. The loss of hogs
is reduced to perhaps 2 per cent. DR..
STANCE has faith that by Its use the
losses will be practically eliminated.
An excellent start has been made and
there is no reason why the government
should not come to our aid and help
make this success"
Senator Kenyon made a thorough in
vestigation of the work being done in
Iowa. AS yet there is much of the Sc
rum shipped in from other states and It
is impossible to keep track Of 1t or to
guarantee its quality.
The experiment station in Dallas
county will be visited by Senator Ken
ycn before his return to Washington.
Charles Bowling, secretary Of the
Indiana state fair. will speak at the an
nual Iowa State Farmers Institute
held next month when the representa-
tives Of the boards of agriculture and
farmers organizations meet to select
the state board of agriculture. The
will be held in connection with
the annual meeting of fair secretaries
Governor George w. Clarke and Prof.
]. w. Kennedy Of the state college are
also to be on the program.
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The members Of the board Of control
have listed eighty five offers of land
for the state epileptic colony, so that
the selection ought to be madeNto as
sure GOOD land and a good location.
go
Secretary Emory English, of the
state executive Office. is having made
a thorough cleaning out of the large
safety document vault in the govern
or's Office. The accumulation of old
maps. photographs, books.
letters, ETC., includes many articles that
have evidently been in the vault for
many years. There is tradition that
when Larrabee was governor he had
the vault thoroughly put to order. He
employed j. w. Bopp, Of West Union.
to do the work and he spent several
weeks going over the records and ar
ranging matters in order.
The printers Of Iowa will not over
look the fact that according to the inn
print the argument filed with the SUI
preme court on behalf Of ]. w. Rowley,
ct al, against the state executive
council to nullify the tax levy for cap
itol grounds extension was printed in
Kansas City.