The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-21
HOG CHOLERA
IN CANYON
Several Cases Reported
Around Wilder and
Caldwell.

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upper bench around Wilder
However, no Indications Of the
disease have yet been noticed in
the Parma and Roswell sections.
Regarding this dangerous plague
II. A Ireland, county agricultu-
raj agent, makes the following
statement:
The disease that has been caus-
ing such serious losses to hog
raisers in Canyon county, as well
as in other sections OF Idaho,
has been pronounced by the state
veterinarian a mixture OF hog
cholera and swine plague. The
two diseases, while more or less
distinct. are very commonly
associated and the percentage OF
mortality in an outbreak is near
ly always very high.
A few weeks ago iu was thought
that the outbreaks in this county
around Wilder and east of Cald-
we'll, had practically died out,
but since then the trouble seems
to have taken a new start and
the infection has appeared in a
number of herds that had pre-
vlously escaped. and while these
recent cases do not seem quite as
acute as those earlier in the sea-
son, they may we'll be taken as a
warning by every breeder or own
er of swine.
| Perhaps the most serious feat
ure of the disease as it exists at
this time, is the danger that il
will become worse as the ,weatheI
becomes cooler Bright sunshine
is recognized as one of the best
germicides, and because of the
prevalence of clear warm days
during the greater part of tht
summer, we may assume thai
the epidemic has spread less rap
, idly than would have been the
case under less favorable wea
ther conditions, aud that it il
very likely to become worse as
the season advances. In view oi
this fact, the state veterinarian
Is making extra efforts to have
, the injection stamped out before
the cool, cloudy weather sets in
strongly recommending stric1
quarantine measures, careful at
tentiOn to sanitation and tn,
immediate destruction by slaugh
ter and cremation of all infecte.
animals.
Because some animals recover
: from an attack OF the disease
/
2 owners are often loath to kill in
: fected ones until it becomes evi
I dent that they cannot recover
{. and even then they are often per
4 'nitted to linger for days, scat
# tering germs and causing the in
r lection of other animals. lt
i well to consider whether it is no
J, better to sacrifice an animal c
: very doubtful value than TO in
crease the danger to Others tina
may be spared, by such sacr
fee. We know that as long as
u single animal carrying choler
a germs remains alive, danger {
e the disease becoming epidem
q exists, and while the destructio
u OF all such animals may not in
q mediately eradicate the diseas
) that, with the thorough disinfe'
n tion of all contaminated qua
p ters. is surely the quickest wa
J. to accomplish that end.
The eradication OF a contas
a ious disease means the thoroug
- co operation of every one COZ
:. cerned and it is going to requil
u extra effort on the part OF ever
y one if the epidemic OF cholera ar
q plague in this county is proven
q ed from spreading further. The
are numerous SO called cures Il
y these diseases, but the most
IS them are of very doubtful valu
5 The Bureau of Animal Industr
of the U. 5. Department of Agr
culture puts out the follOwin
formula. which has been used I
good effect, although not recon
D. mended as a cure: Wood cha
n coal l 10, sulphur ! 10, salt
10 lbs, soda 2 lbs, hypo-sulphite
a lbs, sulphate of soda l 10, ant
y mony sulphide l 10. Pulveriz
IT mix in feed at tie rate OF OF
rs tablespoonful to 200 pounds