The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-30
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And Farm Quarantines Are Be-
ina Used TO Decrease
Hog Cholera.

II
Department of Agriculture, during the
last wear. mas f1een conducting CAM
paigns in Indiana, Missouri, Iowa ana
Nebraska to control the contagious
disease Of hogs known as sho8 cnol-
era by means Of ahti-hog- cholera
serum and farm guarantees. In one
county (Pettis county, Missouri where
there was a loss of eighteen per cent
in 1911 and 25.6 per cent in 1872 OF al
hogs raised. there was only a loss OF
147 per cent up to November, 1913
This decrease was due to the use OF
the serum, which, although not used
there by the departments agents I'M
till August, 1913, materially reduced
the loss. About 10000 hogs were
raised during the last year and OF the
10. 900 that died of the hog cholera
only about 1000 were lost after the
active use of serum and quarantine
measures were tnaugurated.
In every county where these meas
ures were employed, even though be-
gun after the disease had continued
| its ravages for some time, there was
less loss from hog cholera than II
I'either of the two preceding years.
In addition to its great function as
preventive, it has been found that
the anti-hog- cholera serum would cure
a large proportion of hogs in the early
stages Of the disease and render them
Immune after recovery. However, II
| hogs are not treated by this serum
| from seventy-fve to 100 per cent OF
| all affected herds, die. This serum
SO far as is known. is the only thing
that will prevent the disease.
OF hogs actually sick when treated.
.ha department's inspectors lost out
twenty-five per cent during the 4asI
summer. or we'll hogs In diseased
herds, rs per cent Died after pe!ng
treated and of hogs in exposed nerds
LESS than one per cent died after be-
ling inoculated with the serum. In an
| infected herd there Is always a GER
| rain proportion of hogs that are Wen.
The INSPECTOR examines the hogs
when he arrives, takes the temperature
! of all hogs in the herd ana separates
the sick from the we'll. The tempeFaT
ture is an indication OF the sickness.
The temperature OF SICK hoe, unle asa
I the hog is near death Will run ABOVE
l1OT or 10S degrees Fahrenheit.
107 or 1OS degrees Fahrenheit.
some states are engaged in the
manufacture of serum to cure TINS
| disease. This serum requires speclai
/ treatment to preserve its quality ana
a qualified man to produce II. Suti as
| lent serum TO treat an average 1oo-
Mound hog costs about thirty cents al
4 a liberal eSu-maCe AhS -
nv hvpcdermic injection.
The department in initiating IT.
caTnpafgn against the devastating nos
1 disease has only been able 10 com
mence in a few OF the districts WneFS :
! re cholera was the most widespread
and where the active cooperation OF
| the state was offered in enforcing tne
ordinary quarantine measures, etc.
The object of the department mas
49, 1V1f roll disease
land if possible, to eliminate II from
~ ~ country To secure this end the
hest efforts of the farmer himself are
NECESSARY The campaign against
| this devastating sickness during 1919
was PLANNED in the territory selected
The education and organization
! Of the farmers in the districts selected
ia be carried out primarily by the
Estate college. ..o+,o,
and restrictive regulations by the
Estate veterinarian ,,o,,,
Active supervision by the bureau
Iof animal Industry OF the depar GlI lssI5a
and the incubation of diseased neFos
and exposed herds with the anti-hog
cholera serum.
a county in each state was selectep
as a unit and the method OF Worh
/ in that county WAS " ASHS'
state college to secure the cooperation
of intelligent. active farmers IN eacu
township in the county. These men
were called volunteer assistants anu
thew were to keep in close communi
cation with the departments inspect
or stationed in the 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 department 8
inspectcr went to that outbreak and
saved all the hogs he could by treat
mont with serum AS the disease IS
very easily transmitted he then pro-
#fecfed all herds in the immediate
vicinity by incubation. The idea
was to form zone Of immune AMI
mails around the infected center.
Hog cholera is caused by germ
that exists in the blood 1t is an or
ganism apparently so small that the
most powerful microscopes do not
show it. However, it is easy to dem
onstrafe its presence by inoculating
4 small part of the blood from SICK
hog into well one, which produces
the hog cholera.
Hog cholera is disease which
seems to be stopped to q decree by
the frosts OF winter, although frost
cannot be said to stop case after "
has taken hold of its victim. HOW.
ovar IL seems TO prevent the rapid
spread of the disease. The result Is
that in 2 spring time the amectlon !
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