Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-05

Der. Il II impossible to oatisf9ctoS1l1
/ disinfect same. ana It u advised not q
] permit healthy hogs on these infected
places under four months.
I II II further advised. whore Il Il
positively known that sick animals
have lain or died. to thoroughly satur-
ate the ground in and around these
places with q per cent solution OF
compound cresol, or cover same with
air -slaked lime.
When a herd OF hogs In your Inn
mediate enighborhood becomes infect
ed you can, in q large percentage of
cases prevent the disease from comins
to your farm by observing the follow :
ing regulations.
l. Remove all healthy animals to
inclosed. uninfected ground or pen.
This pen should be located 80 as not to
be near a public highway, q railroad
or stream.
q Do not allow any communication
between your hog lots and those OF
your neighbors. as cholera may be car
fied very easily on q PERSONS shoes.
.. observe cleanliness, both as to the
surroundings and as regards the feed
to prevent It's becoming infected.
wagons that have been used to carry
injected dead hogs will infect corn or
other reed. and thus bring the disease
TO your farm. Frequent cleaning and
burning Of the litter in your hog pens
Will destroy any latent infection.
=. Repeated and regular use Of dis
infectants in your hog pens, feeding
troughs and buildings should be prac-
ticed, using per cent solution Of
compound cresol
DO not put new stock, either hogs or
cattle. with hogs already on your farm.
Newly purchased hogs should be put
IN separate Enclosures we'll separated
from the herd now on the farm. and
kept under observation for three weeks
This Is necessary. as all stock cars.
unloading chutes and pens are liable
to be infected with hog cholera. and
nogs shipped by rail are especially
liable to contract the disease
Burn up all carcasses OF dead cattle.
horses. hogs, sheep or dogs on the day
they die. Do not allow dogs. chickens
or hogs to have access to a dead car
cass. The feeding OF a partially
burned carcass is dangerous, especially
that Of hog that died from cholera,
as hog cholera germs exist in the mar
row of the bones, and an entire herd
may become infected in this way. A
dead carcass that is not burned i'm
mediately attracts buzzards and dogs
20 your farm. that may have come
from a farm infected with cholera,
miles away
The burying Of dead animals is very
unless they are put at
least two feet underground and COW
cred with lime at the time Of burial
Hog cholera infection frequently oc-
ours by the digging up by dogs. months
after burial. Of the carcass of hogs
that have died from cholera.
Hog cholera may come on your farm
in these ways:
/. Pigs and hogs purchased from in
fected herd. or coming In contact with
those from infected farms, or running
over grounds that were occupied by
cholera-infected hogs within four
2. Injected streams may communi-
cate the disease TO the herds below
the source OF infection.
3. The disease may be carried In
feed. implements used on the farm and
on the feet and clothing OF persons
from infected herds and premises
I. Dogs, birds. buzzards. pigeons.
etc, that have access to dis
eased premises. or diseased carcasses.
may transplant the hog cholera virus.
5. Any dead animal. whether It be
a horse. SOW. dog. chicken or hog. II
permitted to remain unburned. is a
source OF infection, as buzzards and
dogs feeding upon this carcass may
have come from an infected farm
F. 8. Schoenleber.