Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-08-28
S5OO,OO FOR HOG CHOLERA
Government Has Appropriated This
Amount to Fight Hog Cholera
Seeks Cooperation of Other
Agencies
by DR.. U. G. Houck

ers, business men, packers and ship.
pers---are becoming aroused as never
before to the Importance of checking
ard obliterating that great scCurge,
hog cholera. A year ago $4,000
vas appropriated to be used for in
vestigations as to the cause of the
disease, methods of prevention and
eradication, but now congress, realiz-
ing the importance of the work, has
recently passed a bill appropriating
$4,000 to be used in the elimination
of hog cholera.
The work has been divided into
three distinct divisions in order that
IL may 0e carried on most effectively
~ government men.
First, selected sections of county
will be chosen in which to demon
state the practicability of eradicating
hog cholera from these selected sec
tons. The government men will go
into not over l ; counties in the Unit
Cd otdltSb anu VIII dttCulpt W uSIhOu-
strate that cholera can not only be
checked, but can be entirely oblit-
Grated.
An inspector, probably an assist
ant inspector, and two veterinary
surgeons, will be sent into Il com
munity where there is an outbreak
o. cholera, and the herd that is suf-
fCring from the disease will be treat
ca and any herd, or herds, around
tnat have been exposed. About 40
men have been selected and are be-
ms trained for the carrying on of
IT, is work. Out of over $50 cases in
vestigateG in Montgomery county,
Indiana, the owners of herds nave
given the following reports as to how
their hogs became infected with this
disease:
In 30 cases it was carried by the
owners OF diseased herds visiting
we'll herds.
In 80 cases by owners of we'll
ltrds visiting diseased herds.
In II cases the purchase of new
stock was given as the direct cause.
In Is cases it was carried by dogs.
In SO cases it was carried by
pigeons.
In 81 cases sick hogs found in
pens or pastures adjacent to we'll
ones.
In Is cases it was found to be
harbored OF, the premises from one
year to another.
Although it is found almost uni
vGrsally where there are pigs, yet
it is not at all necessary.
In IA cases by exchange work.
IN 10 cases by buzzards.
IN three cases by crows.
In one case premises, through
which railroad passed, were con-
taminatet by manure and stuff
kicked out Of car by diseased hogs.
In eight cases by infected streams.
In one case it was carried by
hunters.
In AZ cases it was impossible to
Obtain intelligent judgment or salts
factory statements from the owners.
The second division of the work
will take into consideration the
supervision of private and interstate
serum plants in order to protect
farmers against the use of danger
Gus serums. Thirty men will be
trained and sent out by the gov
ei nment into these plants to watch
the serum as it is prepared.
The hire division of the work
calls for strong cooperation be-
tween agricultural colleges-the ex-
tension department of agricultural
colleges-the various state agencies
and other associations and organiza-
tions and the farmers. There will
be demonstration, educational and
organization work in order that the
best methods may be found, not only
for preventing the disease, but for