The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
To RID STATE
Of HOG CHOLERA
to rid state hog cholera
REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN URG.
Es FOR DISTRIBUTION OF
SERUM.

Washington, Aug. 2j.-Congress-
man Dick T. Morgan has been urging
the department of agriculture to use
in Oklahoma a part Of the $4,000 ap-
propriated at the last session of CON
gress to carry out demonstration
work as to the best methods of con-
trolling or eradicating hog cholera.
Under this appropriation the depart
ment is now carrying on demonstra-
tive and experimental work Il
Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska and
Iowa.
The method adopted is to select
one county in each state and rid il
of hog cholera and then extend the
work until the disease has been Grad
icated from the entire state, after
which it will oc casV Z \ small cost
to permanently exclude the disease.
Il is the intention of the department
at present to undertake work only
where state authorities will co .op-
crate and in states that have made
reasonable appropriations for the
work
Congressman Morgan in speaking
Of his efforts to get the department
of agriculture to undertake demon
strative work in the suppression OF
hog cholera in Oklahoma said: The
$4,000 appropriated by congress last
session to aid in demonstratiye work
in the suppression Of hog cholera
Willenot 90 very far. 1t is estimated
that it will take $4,000 to rid a single
county in Missouri or Iowa of hog
cholera. The cost of hog cholera Sc
rum is very expensive compared with
black leg vaccine for cattle. For
this reason the department of agri-
culture is not abe to distribute free
hog cholera serum as it does black
lee vaccine.
Il am in favor of a much larger
appropriation by the national gov
ernment for the suppression of this
dread disease and | believe from my
talks with officials of the department
of agriculture that with proper CO.
operation on the part of the state,
the department viii eXend its work
to Oklahoma next year, and in course
of time the state will be entirely free
I of hog cholera and by reasonable
care thereafter, may be permanently
kept free of the disease. This wou1
, prevent immense loss to our farmers
and add millions of dollars to the
annual wealth produced in the state
In answer to the appeal of Con-
| gressman Morgan for the free distri-
| button of hog cholera serum in Or
lahoma, Assistant Secretary Galloway
of the department of agriculture
writes to Mr.. Morgan as follows
ut is true that the serum which
was discovered by the bureau Of an
imal industry is an effective prevent
ative against the disease but it does
not appear feasible owing to large
expense that will be required for the
federal government to undertake a
general distribution of hog cholera
1 serum in the same way that it DIS
tributes black leg vaccine. The cost
of distributing black leg vaccine IS
so small that it can not be compared
with the expense that would be in
volved in the distribution Of hog
cholera serum.
"The department is Of the opinion
that in order to make any progress
in combating hog cholera, and in or
der to bring this disease under con-
troll systematic organized efforts
should be made by federal and local
authorities working in close CO.
operation