The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-09-26
ALL READY FOR BIG FAIR
SWINE GROWERS MAKE
KICK AGAINST VETERINARY
Also Want to Know How Money
Appropriation Was Spent

A meeting of the Boise Valley
swine growers was held at Boise
Monday evening. At the meeting 4
statement of grievances was prepar-
ed and resolutions adopted condemn
ing the state officials for failure to
eradicate hog cholera. 1t is charged
that out of an appropriation of $5OOO
made b the last legislature for the
manufacture of cholera serum, no
more has been furnished than could
have been purchased tor $3.50 in the
open market, and the appropriation is
about exhausted. The ability of the
state veterinarian is also Questioned
The statement is signed by Mr.. V. D.
Hannah of Notus, president of the
association, and is in part as follows:
Dean Carlyle had at his disposal
on Feb. ~, 1913, $500, and to date
has made 45OO cubic centimeters OF
serum which would have cost the state
$67.5O in the open market. He has
bought serum in lots of 10000 G. {.
and has paid the same as individuals
would have paid in purchasing lUO
c. c. lots. From Moscow we learn
that the $1,000 is about exhausted.
The Boise Office has been out OF
SCI uICS-lOul Suo Va SuS SAAAC oAS4A
Dean Carlyle furnished the 4sOO c. G.
above referred to. Since then none
has been bought by the state, al
though individuals have bought It and
it can still be procured, altnought the
state veterinarian claims that 1t can
not.
"There is a great demand for it.
Two parties that had their hogs vac
cinated in the spring could not get 1t
again and are now losing their hogs.
Hog cholera was brought into the
Boise valley by Charles Mitchell in
January, 1918, and had only spread to
the Packenham ranch when DIR. White
was called about the middle of March.
The hogs were not quarantined and
the disease was allowed to spread. BY
the last OF April it had spread all over
the der-Greenleaf country and was
prevalent near Caldwell and Boise
The Ada county health officers were
appealed to and then DR.. White had
the hogs with cholera Guaranteed and
the carcasses burned. At the present
time diseased hogs are Guaranteed
with a card stating that hogs must be
confined which 10 not complied with
and not enforced. Cholera hogs are
allowed to run at will to the irrigation
laterals, bitches, creeks and rivers.
1.-The cholera has been allowed to
spread in this valley on account OF
improper sanitary measures or rather
the lack of enforcement OF sanitary
measures caused by criminal negli-
gcncc, indifference. inattention to du-
ty and lack of experience a. well as
The lack Of serum which was. in some
cases, used without judgment. bring.
ing discredit upon It. Serum used
with Judgment has proved effieacious,
"Dr. White may mean well but he -
only q boy in years and 10 handicap
ped by inexperience In sanitary. work
as we'll As in handling men: A hog
grower 10 entitled to civil answer
when he asks the state veterinarian
what is meant by the Dorset-MeB Bride
Niles serum method referred to in
the governors proclamation. The
livestock industry Of Idaho is entitled
to have q man 1t the head of its san
itary work. mature in years. with
sound judgment. with experience and
energy instead Of one whose only
qualification - = graduate OF . veteri-
nary college"