The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-03
WAR ON CHOLERA
iMMUNlZATiOk AND PREVENTION
METHODS TO BE TAUGHT
TO FARMERS.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
~rom the Capital City. the Various
State Institutions and From
Mrny Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State,
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Pierre.-At the meeting of the state
i've stock sanitary board. the princi-
pal matter up for consideration was
mat OF hog cholera, and DR.. G.. G..
l.lpp, veterinarian at tho state college
OF agriculture, was called in to advise
the board i'll the matter. It was decid-
ed to bold schools of instruction at va
nous points in the state to instruct
veterinarians as we'll as farmers in
the proper methods. A course of five
days was adopted and will be carried
out as fast as it is possible to arrange
Tor competent instructors, and five or
six points IN the state will be selected
at which to give instruction.
1t was also proposed that if possible,
10 protect farmers from impOtent SER
TINS, that a supply OF commercial ser
Tim be purchased and kept on hand at
the state serum plant, where it would
be thoroughly tested before being dis
tributed among those wanting to use
it, at q price simply covering the orig
inal cost plus that OF testing and hand,
ling. Believing that serum could be
bought in large quantities that would
allow Of this being done at a price Of
the same. All virus necessary for the
entire state can be produced at the
state laboratory.
For the control OF the handling Of
cholera and virus for the same the
board adopted the following regula-
tons:
Regulation No. 21-No person, firm
or corporation shall ship or in any
other name introduce any hog cho!-
era virus or other active virus contain
ing the infectious disease of domestic
animals into the state Of South Dako-
ia except on the order Of the state live
stock sanitary board.
Regulation No. 22-.|o person., firm
or corporation shall sell. give away or
in any other manner distribute to any
person. firm or corporation in the state
of South Dakota, any hog cholera virus
or other active virus containing the in
feCtive agents OF any contagious or in
Ioctions disease Of domestic animals.
except on the order Of the state live
stock sanitary board.
Regulation No. 23-All hog cholera
virus used in the state Of South DaAo-
10 must be procured from the state
@ati-hog cholera serum laboratory at
The South Dakota state college. Brook
iags, S. D.. applications for the same
TO he made on forms furnished for that
purpose BY the state live stock SAM
tary board.
Regulation No. 2t-No hog cholera
virus shall be delivered 10 any person.
firm or corporation from the anti-hog
cholera serum laboratory, except tc
veterinarians licensed to practice vet
erinary medicine and surgery in the
state Of South Dakota, and such other
persons who have taken Instructors
in the usa OF such virus and have been
granted permits to administer the
same en- their own farms By the state
live stock sanitary board, such permits
TO he in force until revoked by the
state live stock sanitary board.
Regulation No. 25.-No hegs shall be
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inmunization in the state of South Da-
kcta. except under quarantine estaD-
lisheA BY tie state live stock sanitary
board OF an accredited agent thereof.
guaranteed to include the point O.
regulation quarantine notices on the
premises SO guaranteed.
Regulation No. 26.-All persons
granted permits to use hog cholera
VIRUS IN the state Of South Dakota
AUST make fill reports covering tae
use Of such virus. to the state live
stock sanitary board on forms fur
nished for that purpose.
Regulation No. 27.-All pens, en-
closures or farms whore hog cholera
exists shall be placarded with notices
printed on green card board Of good
weight, eight (8) by twenty-fogr l24i
inches II size, ia which shall be print
ed in large type the words. Hog Chol-
era-Iangefous-keep Out" These
cards to be furnished by the state live
stock sanitary board and to remain ia
place until all danger of infection has
passed and the premises have been
cleaned and disinfected under the sr-
perYision Of the state live stock SAM
tary board.
Regulation No. 2S.-No person. firm,
or corporation shall sell. give away or
in any other manner distribute to Ii
person. firm or corporation in the state
of South Dakota, any hog cholera ser
um Or other agent for the purpose OH
rendering hogs immune from cholera
unless such serum or immuai2in1
agent has been prepared under the SUI
pervision Of the United States Depart
rneat OF Agriculture.
poors Of Bank Are Closed.
Picrre.-The state banking depart
nent has taken charge OF the First
state bank OF Mcintosh. The book as.
sets are $4,000. The liabilities, cut
side OF capital stock. r $50, 900. The
failure was due to several years Of
short crops.
The town council has arranged to