Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-07-22
HOG CHOLERA CONTROL


M Alexander. Editor Lincoln Co11-
- Times. Jerome. Idaho
Dear Sir; I enelos@ herewith a. ~
ticls on hog cholsrs controi work
which f. being carried Ok 81 this c.
Dzrtmsnt In your vicinity. znd snail
u Dsezsso u have you D1blisn sane
ii the next izs1e Of your paper
Thanking you for past fsTor..
leg 70 remain. very respectfully.
" = SULLIVAN.
Inspector Ia Charge
Hog cholera IL = highly eonrzgtous
disezse Of swine causing Al snos-
nous loss 70 the farmer throughout
the United States. The L Z Depart
nent Of Agriculture estimates .o-
the year Of 1919 ~ss = loss 0. ss5.-
0OO.00 or 1S7 IN every 1900 hogs
During the szne year the farmers
throughout the state Of Idaho suffer
ed great lossee from this disease
among their hogs. the greater losses
occurring within Twin Falls. Good
ing and Lincoln counties
The statistics complied from the
survey cards that we're collected BY
sorysymen from all farms in Twin
Falls and Gooding counties. and all
the area within the Ainidoka Gov
eminent Reclamation Project. show
Cd that during the year Of 1912 there
was loss Of 1883 hogs that died Of
hog cholera upon 81 farms. During
the year Of 1919. there was q loss Of
1898 hogs On ze5 premises. show
Ing marked increase in disease 10
1913 over the losses that occurred
during the year Of 1912
Knowing the great Losses that &C
CURED during 1912 and 1913 II Is
quite clear that every swine raiser
should be interested IN protecting his
hogs against this disease. Perhaps
cane a, present L. a thorough know
ledge Of the nature Of the disease and
how II is spread. The bureau OF ami
NAL Industry ia carrying out the
work Of yaccinatihg all hogs In In.
fsctsd herds with the use OF free
anti hog cholera serum. are not only
tending 10 minimize the losses tc
owner. but are endeavoring TO better
acquaint all neighbors OF an infected
herd OF the various measures they
should bring TO bear In order tc
avoid the disease reaching their herd
During the past year the govern
ment work has been carried on, ex
cellent results have been accomp
lished In the control OF this diseass
in quite number OF localities. Thi
success has been attributed to ia.
dilhgent manner In which owners o.
diseased herds protected their neigh
bors' hogs, also in the splendid man
ner In which the neighbors TO a dis
eased herd have carried out prevent
i've measures to keep the diseas'
from reaching their herd.
When an outbreak OF cholera is re
ported to the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry at Twin Falls County Cour
dustry at Twin Falls county cour
made and there are no charges mad,
TO the farmers for this investigation
II hog cholera 10 found to exist In
herd OF hogs. all of them are prompt
ly vaccinated with the anti hog chol
era serum that is furnished free o
cost. The owner OF a diseased her;
is then instructed as to the prope
measures he should carry out In or
der to avoid the disease reaching hi
neighbor's herds.
There are various ways In which
cholera reaches herds. The follow
ing list OF sources of infection il tax
en- from data obtained on the 90 In
fected premises where cholera ha
existed this past IL months, ant
where herds were treated by the Blu
reau of Animal Industry:
l. Exchange labor and visiting
neighbors ...... ..
2. Exposed to sick hogs In ad-
Joining pens or pastures =.
3. Infection harbored on premises q
4. Carried by dogs and coyotes. q. . II
s. Purchase OF new stock. ..... !
8. Birds. including pigeons and
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