Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-02-13
FARMERS HEAR
fine LECTURES
Closing Sessions of Short
Course Draw Crowds
DR.. GLOVER DELIVERS
INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESSES
Says Nine Out of Ten Sick Hogs
Have Cholera and Many Cows
Have tuberculosis

Have Cholera and Many Cows
Have tuberculosis
The largest attendance at the
Farmers Short Course in this city
last week was present at the last
session on Friday afternoon, when
DIR. Geo. FL. Glover of the Colora-
do Agricultural College, who
bears the reputation of being on e
of the best posted veterinarians in
the west, lectured upon hog
cholera and tuberculosis.
Regarding the latter disease
DIR. Glover stated that it was more
prevalent than generally supposed,
and he issued a timely warning to
those who propose engaging in
the dairy industry to be very
careful in the selection of their
herd and to insist upon rigid in
spection and veterinary certificate
upon every imported COW. He
said that tuberculin test should
be made upon receipt of every
COW and should be repeat
ell at intervals for six months
before the buyer could say for
certain whether or not new
COW had tuberculosis.
Regarding hog cholera he said:
1T is estimated that at least 80 per
cent Of all deaths Of hogs from disease IN
the United States are caused by hog
cholera. Therefore, in case Of any fatal
outbreak the chances are about nine to
ons that the cause is hog cholera. 1t is
true that other infections may and do
frequently eomplieate outbreaks Of hog
cholera, but in such cases the germ of
hog cholera is the primary cause of the
disease; and if we can take care Of the
germ of hog cholera the pig will usually
overcome the other infections himself.
The symptoms exhibited by hogs sick
of hog cholera are not sufficiently dis
tinct from those produced by other mala-
dies, so that positive diagnosis can be
made only through careful considera-
tion Of number OF other factors IN con-
nection with the symptoms. From a
practical standpoint the important thing
is to recognize hog cholera as soon as
possible after its appearance in a herd in
order that antihog- cholera serum may be
applied before the disease progresses
too far. Good serum may be depended
upon to protect well hogs, and even to
cure large percentage of those in the
earliest stages Of the disease, but it will
not be of much avail when used upon
hogs that are already visbly sick.
The following suggestions to farmers
are offered as an aid to the early recog-
milton of hog cholera in herd:
|. Keep posted concerning the con-
dition and health Of hogs on othsr farms
10 your neighborhood. Sick hogs on
neighboring farm are a positive menace,
for the germs of hog cholera are easily
carried on the feet Of men or animals.
2. Look over your herd regularly in
order that any sick hogs may be prompt
ly discovered.
3. If any hogs in the herd are found
to be "off feed" or appear in anywise
sick, separate them Immediately from the
remainder of the herd and keep them
and the main herd under close obserya-
ton daily. If there is tendency for the
disease to spread in the herd. tn trouble
is probably hog,cholera.
4. When the first symptoms Of sickness
are observed. an immediate change of
feed sometimes corrects the trouble. This
is particularly true or swill-fed hogs.
S. If there is any tendency for the
disease to spread in the herd. do not tenn
porize, but Immediately treat the herd
with serum from the State college,
Prompt administration of the serum is
essential to success.
g.. Remember that hog cholera kills
millions of hogs where other diseases
kill thousands. Dismiss from your mind
all thought of such diseases as ''lung
plague" infectious pneumonia" pig
typhoid" ETC., for these are generally
merely fanoiful designations given to hog
cholera by uninformed men,"