The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-31
CAMPAIGN FOR
CLEANER HOGS.
DIR. I, ?. White Federal Agent
Fer Oklahoma Returns From
an Inspection Trip.
IS, 900, 900 Is DISEASE LOSS

Inc lpihl lOhh To the farmers Of the
United States by reason of foot and
mouth disease has been approximately
S'OOO,OOO according to an estimate
made by Dr. T. +. white veterinary
field agent OF the United Sutes hu.
reau Of animal industry for Okluho
ma
Dr. White has just returned from
trip of inspection In connection with
foot aud mouth disease I'm Kansas and
Kentucky He spent several weeks in
each Of these states working In CO.
operation with local authorities. Dr.
White says that although foot and
mouth disease is not yet stamped out
the situation is very much relieved.
No outbreak " the disease has Oc.
curred In Oklahoma according to Dr.
| White
Worst in History.
This epidemic Is the worst In the
history Of the United States said
the government field agent to-day
This is the third outbreak NJ foot
and mouth disease I'm lN ypurs There
was one la 1902 and another I'm 1905
but these were confined tu the East.
crn states and soon stamped ont The
Present outbreak has spread to many
slUtes of the East aud ulsp ~ the
c,ntlal West.
'rhe United tSates department of
/ agriculture hAs recommended to con
rrcss 0n Appropriation of s. jOOOOO IN
cover the expense Of paving tnrmers
for slaughtering animals I'm concction
uith the recent outbreak As the GOV
rrument only pays half the value OF
Che slaughtered animals for beef pur
uuses | estimate that the total loss
from the epidemic has reached or will
reuch before stamped out more than
double that amount
Dr White after thorough cNumin.
alton found that there was uu foot and
mouth disease In Kansas lie says
10 was only to scare and that the
Wichita stoCkyurds were CLOSED be-
HuSe " suspicious cases which Il was
.mud later were not foot aud mouth
diseases
Loss In Kentucky.
more serious condition was fOun,
In Kentucky by Dr White He esti
mates that the total loss there wa
S3O.0 600 by reason of the disease Thii
amount however ls Insignificant com
parcd with the losses In Pennsylvania
and Illinois for instance. which /,
estimated ut S250OOO In each state
The foot and mouth outbreak II
Kentucky was confined to cattle al
though some hogs which had been cX
posed were killed, according to tn,
federal agent
Or White II now ready 10 20 int,
the work OF stamping ont hog choerf
In Oklahoma with renewed energy
Ills slogen Is death to the hog vol
ow 1T is a mistaken and old fash
lCned idea that the hog I'm order {,
he healthy must wollow In water anC
mud and hc FED in filthy pen.
snld Dr white The hog would b,
o. clean M any other animal II ",
| would give him u chance. The farm
rrs themselves have made the hol
llrty by permitting him to live In
! ueu filled with mirc aud fifth
The hogs should he fed In pens will
concrete floors or on some kind u
| hard surface and this should bc KEEP
clean. All hogs should be vRccinate,
thus avoiding the danger ~ losint
cmc animals aud the Infection o
premises
Dr white will attempt 10 staml
ont hog cholera IN Oklahoma by IN
formation ~ local organizations Fl
each township These VIII he compos
ID ~ farmers who will pledge them
selves To keen their hog premise
: clean and vacclnRtr their herds