The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-23
ON
HOG CHOLERA
In PROGRESS

Dr. L. T.. White, government hog
cholera expert, is operating in Grady
county and will in the week beginning
October 26, complete a series of speak
ing dates in the county, travelling over
the cholera infected districts of the
county with c. A. McNabb, county
farm agent. explaining the proper
methods of ridding the country of
cholera and preventing it.
In addition to making many personal
visits with Mr. McNabb, DR.. White has
already held three meetings in the
county, all of which were well attend
ed and where he handed out some
splendid advice on the cholera subject
to hog raisers. These meetings were
held at Norge, Pocasset, and Gilbert
school house. The dates for meetings
beginning October 26. are: Monday
Dutton; Tuesday, Valley View; We'd
nesday, ruttIe: Thursday, Friends,
Friday, Alex; Saturday, Verden. All
meetings will be held in the evenings.
Having made an examination of a
certain herd in the county, DR.. White
and Mr.. McNabb astonished the owner
by mixing solution of carbolic acid
and water and washing their shoes, be-
fore proceeding to the next place.
what are you doing" asked the
| farmer. I'VE are disinfecting our shoes
to prevent carrying the cholera germ
from your pens to that Of your neigh
! bors," answered Dr. White. The farm
er said that he had never thought OF
the problem in that light.
! According TO Or. White, the spread
Of the cholera germ from one pen to
another over the country is due in q
great measure TO the fact that the
/ germs are carried on the shoes ol
farmers who visit the infected pen
! collect the germs on their shoes and
carry them home to their own hogs
In this way, DR. White states. that
majority of the cases are spread.
He gives as an illustration the fol-
lowing. Bill Smith may have few
hogs that become sick. He does no1
know exactly what is the trouble. Hs
calls Sam Jones over the phone ant
asks him to come over and see if h'
can tell what is wrong with the Smitl
hogs. Jones comes over and together
with Smith walks through the pens
and collects innumerable choler'
J, germs on his shoes. Perhaps Jcne
suggests that he has seen nothing llk'
it. but that another farmer which h'
names has had much experience witt
hogs and would possibly know. Thi
farmer is called and comes for an III
spection, walking through the pen
and collecting numerous germs on nj
shoes. Both the visitors go hom
without thought of having collecte
the germs that may mean the entir
destruction OF their own herds. Fro'
: ably on the way home they stop at
neighbor's pen to look his herd Owe
, leaving few germs there. The resul
: is that tho disease is spread over IN
country rapidly and much sickness d
velops. This could be prevented II tn
+, farmers would take the time to was
their shoes in a strong solution Of ga
bolic acid after leaving each pei
argues the expert
i AT each OF the meetings, Or Whlt
| explains the symptoms that VIII
5 found in the development Of case
cholera in such clear manner ths
when once he is heard any one can d
agnose a case and tell whether or NJ
cholera is present He advises tn
+ rigid and thorough disinfection of a
: uens and sheds with five per ceI
Q solution OF carbolic acid and littl
o fresh lime. He advises that q feediu
floor be constructed IN eacn pen an