Morris tribune., 1914-07-17
NO MORE HOG CHOLERA.

county agricultural agents are
working hard to assist in the control
of hog cholera. With the hope of
helping to make their work more
effective in the future. and to coordin.
ate their work with the work of the
Live Stock Sanitary Board and the
Veterinary Division of the University,
the following line of action is sug-
gested.
In the first place, the hog cholera.
proposition is too large and involves
too many features to be handled by
the Individual working alone. There
fore, since it is community PROPOSE
tion, efforts should be directed to se-
cure the proper organization. In most
cases this should take the form Of
Hog Cholera Clubs, or Farmer Clubs.
4 It is desirable but not necessary for
| this purpose to have the entire pop.
ulation Of a given territory. Each
club, however, should include, or at
least get in touch with one or more
members of the local Board of Health
for reasons which will appear later.
II will be found necessary to direct
the clubs efforts along four principal
lines, all of which will be found
necessary for effective hog cholera
control. These are: 1st, feeding !;
I'd, sanitation, including quarantine
ing; Sd, publicity and education: and
4th, serum treatment.
1. Hogs tnat are fed upon an ex-
elusive corn diet are not only more
susceptible to cholera infection, but
the death rate among such animals
is higher and the results of vaccin-
alton within either serum only or by
the simultaneous method in either in.
fected or non. infected herds are far
from satisfactory. The ration should
include plenty of pasture and pure,
clean foods, relatively rich in nitro
gen. Provision should be made to
prevent the food from becoming con-
taminated before or while hogs are
feeding. Never vaccinate hogs if on
an exclusive corn diet. All corn must
be withheld from infected herds.
2. Hogs compelled to live under
{ filthy conditions are without doubt
less vigorous. and less able to with
stand injection than those under good
3 anitaTy conditions.
Not only are they more susceptible
Z to infection. but the probability OF
infection remaining in filthy pens from
year to year is greatly multiplied.
Sunlight is necessary to rid the pre-.
misses of the infection, so provision
should be made to eliminate all fitlE
that may cover infection. Do not at
, tempt to use chemical disinfectantE
upon outside lots, but give the sur
chance to do that work. Inside. ir
addition to what sunlight can be Sc.
: cured, use good stock dip literally.
Do not attempt to disinfect filth. bui
haul it to the field. Farmers must
stav out of each other hog lots. AL
dead animals of any kind must be
: burned or buried, not only hogs deaC
of cholera but others as well, as they
bait crows OF the farm and they may
have previously visited infected
places. Borrow only such machinery
as has not been in hog lots. infected
farms should be Eigidly quaratined
.. All animals hrouht on the farm shoulC
be isolated and Quarantined for thirty
days.
: 8. The method that mas been fount
; the most effective in the locating O
infected herds is for every farm ii
), the territory tor be under the surveiI
5 lance of members of the club, VIII
j will promptly report the presence O.
infection. The more thoroughly thi
can be accomplished, the more readil
J can cholera control be secured It j
the duty of the local Board of Healtl
to establish the. proper quarantine
when cholera exists: hence the desir
ability of having their cooperation il
the club work.
o 4. The question of serum treat
# ment is one that the local condition
! will govern largely, bearing in mind
l. of course. the features that have bee
j, enumerated. Where clubs. are organ
/ lied. supply of serum may be KEEP
l. on hand under the proper conditions
d either in charge of the county agen
b or of an Office of the club. and th
is necessity of double vaccination vii
d thus largely disappear.
.e The obiect}of the club should be t
Is get all members to provide suitabl
# healthful food and sanitary condition
J. for their hogs; to report promptI
). any outbreak of disease; to avOi
k distributing on prompt action by locs
IN boards of health; and to see tha
If suitable serum and eterinary help al
, available for quick action wheneye