The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-08-28

clean up and disinfect but the man
who had been fortunate enough to
escape the disease looked after these
essntials on his farm. Careful at
tention was given to the eradication
OF worms and lice. that the vitality
of the animal would be as strong as
possible.
The services of the veterinarian
cost the members of the association
nothing in hog disease work. The
members were cautioned to take
sick pig out of the herd at once and
quarantine him and to notify the vet
eripariap Immediately. If on exam
nation cholera was found, the hogs
were all given the serum-alone treat
ment and a rigid system of cleaning
up and disinfecting pursued. The
farm was placed under strict quaran-
tine. No hog was allowed to be
taken from the premises under any
circumstances People on this farm
could not go near the hog lot or past
ure OF any other farm. and visitors
to these premises were absolutely
prohibited.
Farmers Were Loyal to Plan
Let 1t be said to the credit of the
farmers in this locality that they
we're wide awake enough to see the
benefit OF such movement and gave
1t their hearty support, with the re-
suit that at the present time they are
absolute masters OF the situation.
The veterinarian In charge of this
work is Dr. P. C. Gryselman, a grad
uate of the state college at Fort Col
Inns. DR.. Guyselman took hold of
this work in 1913 and is now on his
third year with these farmers. He
told the Twentieth Century Farmer
man that there has not been a case
of hog cholera in his territory since
last December. Without doubt, to
DR.. Guyselman is to large extent
due the successful work of this ASSOC
citation, yet he would have been prac-
tically powerless but for the hearty
cooperation and assistance Of the
members of the association.
We found in this work hearty
cooperation between the business
men of Monte Vista and the farmers.
The association is managed by set
of officers and board of directors
No man can serve on the board of
directors but an actual farmer and
hog grower In addition to these Of
ficials Is what is called the advisory
purpose of talking over the methods
to be pursued in carrying on the
work of the association and advising
with the officers and the board of di-
rectors. The advisory board is made
up of both farmers and business men
We questioned DR.. Guyselman
about his work and he told us that
he had very little trouble in getting
the farmers to do what he wanted
them to: that they were prompt in
calling him whenever they saw a
hog off, and that he tried to be as
prompt in answering their call.
Prompt action by the farmer and the
veterinarian has been one of the
greatest means of accomplishing
what has been accomplished by this
association.
Prompt Action Necessary
This paper has repeatedly urged
the necessity of prompt action when
disease is discovered in the herd
The farmer belonging to an associa-
ton Of this kind is more liable to be
prompt in calling the veterinarian,
for the reason that when he pays his
annual dues these calls do not cost
him anything.
In 1915 the plan of work was
somewhat changed The annual dues
were raised to s12kO and the mem
her is having the veterinarians ser
vices free for all animal work. This
change was made partly because of
the practically absolute control under
which this association has gotten hog
cholera. However, hog cholera work
stands first For instance, suppose
DR.. Guyselman had calls from two
farmers one for case of hog sick
ness, the other for work on horses or
cattle: the rules of the association
are that the hog work comes first