The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK


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CHARLTON
An outbreak of Charlton has been re.
ported in the vicinity of Sand Spur and
Antonio, north of Pollock. This is in
the region Of the outbreak of the same
disease last year. and is undoubtedly
due to the fact that all of the carcasses
were not burned in that region last
year.
There is no cure known to veterina-
rians for anthrax or Charlton in ami
mails. The only safeguard lies in pre-
vention. This can only be accomplish
ed by vaccination.
Two methods of vaccination have
been used The single method has not
proven successful in past experience in
this State. Wherever the vaccine has
been strong enough to prevent the dis
ease in some animals. it has killed 9TH
ers. And wherever it is weak enough
not to kill any animals, it is not strong
enough to fully immunize all of them.
The double method is strongly rec
commended by scientists. This consists
in giving the animal small dose of At
senuated vaccine that is, serum con-
tanning Charlton germs grown under
slightly unfa5orable conditions, 80 as
to weaken them-and then in ten or
twelve days, giving them another dose
Of slightly stronger serum. Under
this method of vaccination. draft ami
mails may remain at work, and it is
safe to use cows milk continuously.
Animals far advanced in pregnancy
should not be vaccinated.
Immunity is not furnished under this
method until fourteen days after the
administration of the second dose of
vaccine. or twenty-four days from the
date of the first dose. This makes Il
useless to vaccinate infected or expos
ed animals. The incubation period of
the disease is two to twelve days.
That is, an animal may show symptoms
of the disease and die within two to
tweve days after being exposed. Then
if the animal is exposed to Charlton and
saccinated the same day. it will likely
lie of the disease before the vaccine
zion has had time to take effect. The
time to yaccinate is NOW, before the
herd has become infected. Really, the
animals should be vaccinated every
year in March. but since we haven t
lone that in this locality this year, the
aext best thing is to DO it at once. Do
rot wait until the disease gets close to
you. 1t is too late then.
If animals die after being vaccinated,
it is not the fault of the vaccination,
but because they were not vaccinated
in time to acquire the immunity before
they are exposed to the disease.
Wherever any animals de- be sure
to burn them entirely clean. This is
absolutely essential in stopping any
epidemic There is State law and al
80 parish law requiring stock owners
to burn any animals that die of any
contagious, infectious. or communics-
BILE disease, and it is your duty to carry
out this law. in your community and
see that your neighbors do. When an
animal dies assume that it il either
Charlton or cholera and burn it, wheth-
er you are sure of it or not.
If you desire to have your stock vac
cinated. communicate with your agent
and he win be glad to do it for you.
He is now busy in and around Pollock,
but will get to you as soon as he can.
The farmer pays him only for the cost
of the vaccine, disinfectants and cotton
that he uses, and not for his time. In
the two hundred head Of horses, mules
and cattle immunized 80 far this has
amounted to twenty cents per head.