Willmar tribune., 1914-09-23
DOING. THINGS IN RENvILLE

I%E& COlN0 j7JN0S IN HENWII6 y
Interesting Facts Brought Out by
Secretary Of RenvIIle County
Swine Breeders.
The following is an extract Of q
letter from Mr.. Loomis, secretary of
the Renville County Swine Breeders
Association bearing on the hog chol-
era situation, and the activities Of the
large association of some breeders of
that county:
1T may interest you to know that
hogs in 283 herds. had been vaccinat-
ed up to September 4. The number of
herds treated each month are as fol-
lows: May-1s, June27, July-41, Au-
gust-187, and during the first three
days of September, hogs were treated
In 10 herds. OF the 1877 herds treated
In August, 6,371 hogs were vaccinated.
This is an average of 30 hogs to a
herd. So far as figures are now avail
able, about SO per cent of the hogs
treated are saved. If the herds were
as large through the early part of the
season as in August, about $500 hogs
have been treated to date.
AT the rate of 9s out of every hun
dred being made immune by treat
ment, $3.50 were saved. Estimating
these to be worth SIS per head $685.
900 has been saved to the farmers Of
the county already. OF course some
hogs would live through the cholera
without treatment. Probably, on an
average, less than one hog in ten in
herds where there is cholera are saw
ed unless the preventive measures OF
vaccination is taken. Even allowing
for natural immunity, you have a saw
ing of more than 100000 from vaccir-
alton alone. The value of the efficient
quarantine and other sanitary meas
ures taken by the veterinarians is
hard to estimate.
If you are not a member of the
Swine Breeders Association, you may
wonder why Renvil1e county was 50
fortunate as to secure free treatment
| AOA IuO AAO60 VI LAO NOuALy.
"The Renville County Swine Breed
ers' Association was organized at Bird
Island last October. The farmers of
the vicinity planned to buy their SER
um collectively for the season Of 1914.
Last winter, the members of the AS
sociation put up over $1,000 for seruhl.
A committee was sent to st. Paul q
few days after Congress had made a
special appropriation Of half million
dollars to combat animal diseases in
cluding cholera. rhe plan provided
for by the appropriation, WAS to take
one county in each of the corn belt
states and make it q demonstration
county. This committee secured the
word Of Dean A: F. Woods that Rem
Vile county would be made the de-
monstration county Of Minnesota, if
the government could be induced 20
come into this state.
"This benefit was secured to the
county because It had a strong organ
ization Of farmers Interested in rails.
ing hogs. The committee promised
the authorities at the Agricultural
College that the organization would be
extended over the whole county. This
has been done. The association now
has seven hundred members. The
membership fee is one dollar and dues
ara ffty cents per year. This money
is used in bearing the expenses of the
Organization. The Association has
already paid out $45 for postage
alone. The officers of the Asso-
citation serve without pay. The books
Of the treasurer are open to the In
spection of members.
"The work of the Swine Breeders
Association is only begun. Through
its efforts, the cholera situation Is be-
ing met in this county. A sale OF pure
bred hogs is to be conducted by the
Association at the County Fair Thurs
day forenoon, September oath. Hogs
from seven herds have already been
listed for this sale. The sale will be
an annual affair. It will make the
way easy for every farmer In the
county to get better breeding stock.
There are other ways in which the
Association will be used In building
up tho county"