Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-29

100 per cent. Of all affected ller.is
die. This serum, so far as is Known
is the only thing that will prevent
the disease.
OF hogs actually sick when treat
ed. the Department. inspectors lost
but - per cent. during the past
sumner t,f well hogs In diseased
herd. ? 5 per cent. died after being
treated and Of hogs in exposed herds
less than ! per cent. died after be-
ing inoculated with the serum In
an infected herd there IL always a
certain proposition Of hogs that are
we'll.
The Inspectors examines the hogs
when he arrives. takes the rempera-
ture Of all hogs in the herd and
separates the sick from the we'll.
The temperature is an indication Of
the sickness. The temperature Of
sick hog. unless the hog il near
death. will run abose 1870 and
sometimes a. high n 1870 or IOso
r..
Some States are engaged IN the
manufacture Of serum to cure this
disease. This serum requires spec
ihl treatment 10 preserve It's gualit,
and qualified man To produce it.
Sufficient serum Ia treat an average
hundred-pound hog costs about 80
cents At a liberal estimate. The
treatment is by hypoderiuie iniec-
ton.
The Department, in lnitiating its
campaign against the devastating
hog disease has only been able To
commerce in few Of the districts
where the cholera was the most
widespread and where the active
cooperation Of the State was offered
IN enforcing the ordinary quaren-
tine measures, etc.
The object Of the Department has
been To endeavor 20 central the dis
ease and If possible. To eliminate IL
from the. country. To secure this
end the best efforts Of the farmer
himself are necessary. The cam
paign against this devastating sick
ness during 1913 was planned in the
territory selected along three lines:
/. The education and organization
of the farmers in the districts select
cd, To be carried out primarily by
the State College
=. The enforcement of sanitation
and restrictive regulations by the
State Veterinarian.
3. Active supervision by the Blu
reau of Animal Industry of the De-
partment and the incubation Of
deasej herbs and exposed herds with
the anti-hog-cholera serum.
n county in each State was Sc
lected ~ uuit AMI the method of
work in tfat county was. briefly. for
the State College to secure the CO.
operation of intelligent, active
farmers IN each township i'm the
the county. These men were called
volunteer assistants and they were
TO keep in close communication with
the Departments inspector stationed
in that area. keeping him informed
of conditions and securing statistics
concerning the hog industry. In
this manner conditions were pretty
well learned in the territory under
inspection. When an outbreak of
hog cholera was reported the De
partment's Inspector went Ia that
outbreak and saved all the hogs hc
could by treatm ent with serum. A.
the disease is very easily trans
mitted. he then protected all herds
in the immediate vicinity by inocu-
iation. The idea was To form a
zone of immune animals around
the infected center.
Hog cholera is caused by germ
that EXISTS in the blood. II is AN
organism apparently so small that
the most powerful microscopes do
not show il. However. it is easy ia
demonstrate its presence 10y inocu-
iating a small part of the blood from
a sick hog into "A well one. which
produces the hog cholera.
Hog cholera is n disease which
seems to he stopped 10 degree by
the frostS of winter. although frost
cannot be said to stop a ease after
il has taken hold of its victim.
However, it seems To prevent the
rapid spread of the disease. The
result IS that in spring time the
affection is as a rule at the lowest
ebb hut increases rapidly from that
time until fall.
Hog cholera does not seem 10
affect any particular breed of hogs
more than another, and while gen
orally the careless farmer is more
apt to have the disease among his
hogs than the careful one, the dis
ease sometimes occurs where the
conditions are sanitary. 1t is hoped
that the work may he extended
gradually until the disease IS com
pletely controlled or eliminated.
The fact that hog cholera is carried
not only by hogs themselves, bat
by birds, dogs, streams aud even
on the feet of men going from one
farm to another shows how neces-
sary il is that the campaign be