The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
APPLE ORCHARDS
VS.. HOG CHOLERA
MINNESOTA FRUIT MAN SAYS
FRUIT WILL SUCCESSFULLY
COMBAT SWINE DISEASE.

variance with the most common the
cries, was backed by Mr., Dunsmore
with assertions hat he had used this
method and saved his own swine in
the midst of epidemics, wen in cases
wher they had eaten the c%arcasses OF
diseased animals. Mr.. Dunsmore is
attending the sessions as the delegate
from the Minnesota State Horticul-
tural society.
Discussions of the various kinds o.
ornamentals occupied the attention
OF the society members last evening.
By the vote OF the organization. it
was decided to compile a list of rec
commended ornamentals for lawn
planting, including trees, shrubs and
perennial flowers.
When the society convened this
morning, the discussion on
tails was continued. The majority of
the members concurred in the belief
that the elm, blackberry and ash were
the best fitted for street and shade
trees in South Dakota. 1t was the
unanimous opinion that only native
stock should be planted for the best
results.
The report OF Prof. n. f. Hansen,
secretary OF the society. indicated
that South Dakota is rapidly becom-
ing a fruit state. due to the work OF
securing mardy varieties. The soil IN
South Dakota is adapted to fruit rails
ing. said the secretary, and within u
few years sufficient orchards would
be in growth TO make this a fruit
state.
From II to II O'Clock this fore
noon, the visiting society members
We're guests Of the Newburys and
were shown over the nursery by the
manager, w. r. Marsh. The guests
were conveyed TO the nursery grounds
in automobiles.
Geo. w. Quincy opened the after
Moons discussions with a paper on
tree pruning and tree Mr..
Guerney Illustrated his paper with
specimens brought from his II
sery at Yankton.
The following papers We're read
from members not In attendance:
Farm Orchards" c. NJ. Yegge, OF
Alpena; Commercial Orcharding in
the Black Hills c. Thomson, Rapid
CITY; Marketing Fruit" John Muir
ray, SDearfish. The greater part of
the afternoon was devoted 10 the
paper read by Delegate Dunsmore, OF
the Minnesota society.
To-day said Mr.. Dunsmore. .thnt
apple orchard on every farm is an
absolute necessity to insure the heal
tn and happiness of the family and
also to promote health and profitable
ness with live stock. Horses, cattle,
sheep and swine relish the apple and
are much benefited by being fed Il
liberal quantity. The lower grades OF
apples fed to stock in liberal quaint
ty viii return more dollars than an,
other way they can be disposed OF.
Particularly is this true in the raisina
of healthy hogs.
If every farmer in the norti, west
had an apple orchard of from one "a
five acres and the lower grades OF
apples fed to swine, the ravages O.
hog cholera would be a thing of the
past, II the raising of swine would
become a profitable industry. With {;
LIBERAL supply of apples to feed youl
stock you need not fear that oft re
peated phrase so common these DAYS
No serum to be had
While it has been proved bevouf
a doubt that serum is of great valu,
in preventing the spread of hog chol-
era. it is also a deplorable fact thar
much OF the serum on the market is
absolutely worthless and should bt
dreaded as much as the hog choler.
Itself. h people of Minnesota have
been clamoring for an extra session
or the legislature to pass a law te
increase the manufacture of hog ser.
UNI, Had they devoted part of their
energy to condemn the worthless ser
UNI now on the market, it would have
meant thousands of dollars in Their
pockets as many can testify in the
vicinity in which l live.
THAT part of Minnesota in While,
i've has been visited by five or 81.
epldemics of hog cholera or smina
plagne during the last Is years. Du--
ing all these attacks of hog cholera.
which annihilated the heards of swine
on every farm adjoining my own and
on every point of the for
miles around, | have not last a singh.
hos from hog cholera. My hogs ha "a,
been exposed to the germs of hog
cholera on several occasions. Not only
SHPNSSN " ~, Out III UlTecT contact
with 1t for hours at a time. On one
occasion and during an endemic of
hog cholera, a diseased hog came to
my place during the night, laid down
against my hog fence and died. When
l went out in the morning, | found
that my hogs had deyoured one hall
OIL the diseased carcass during the
night. Yet no symptoms of the disease
developed.
If you desire to raise healthy
hogs plant a few acres of apple or
chard. Select only the best and finest
specimens for home use or for marker
and feed the poorer grades to your
stock. BY doing so You will acouirs
that happy knack possessed by few
OF making one acre of ground pro-
duce as much as two. You no, only
get the apple crop but IL cultivated
crop you desire to between the
trees. The more cultivation vour
trees get when young the better will
the orchard be when it comes to ma
turity.
II attribute my success in raising
healthy hogs in the midst OF so MANY
epidemics of hob cholera to the fact.
FIRST, that my hogs are fed a liberal
quantity of apples from the middle
of july to the first of tha ,o, o.