American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-09-30

become inflamed and the lids may be
gummed together. After the first few
days of Illness there Is apt to be n
p%rofuse diarrhea, and In these chronic
cases the hog may, and usually docs.
linger for several weeks, sometimes
months, before II finally dies. II Ia
extremely rare for such an animal to
recover It's health and vigpr sufficient
ly to become of value to the owner.
Uncle Sam Comes TO the Rescue.
During these years OF 1912 and 1913
the United States Department OF Agri-
culture In Its bureau OF animal indus
try had been giving the hog cholera
question considerable study inasmuch
as IL seemed evident hat unless some-
thing was done to help the farmers
in controlling or Graduating the dis
ease, the hog industry a sa profit pro-
ducing industry must O o be wiped
out. Accordingly II was determined
to seek financial aid from congress the
primary purpose being to demonstrate
the efficacy Of an anti-hog cholera
serum which had been discovered by
Drs. Dorset and Niles, DR., Dorset be-
ing chief of the bio-chemic division OF
the United States Department OF Agri-
culture. Legal authority for the ex-
penditures necessary to carry on the
work was finally provided for and the
funds appropriated through a bill en-
titled an Act making appropriation
for the Department Of Agriculture foi
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1914
Bureau OF Animal Industry. 49, Fol
inspection ana quarantine work
1864, 600. 90; Provided, that OF this su1
not less than SIS 900 shall be set aside
for demonstrating the best methods
OF preventing and Graduating hol
cholera" and
Senate Bill No. 3439, entitled "AI
Act appropriating funds for the pur
pose Of investigation, treatment ant
plant operated by the government wa
located az ;Eines.- ffssys.-sss-nr pprse
Of Washington, ID. c.; W. Is. Niles
Ames, Iowa, and o. Is. Hess, Washing
ton. ID. c., were designated as leader,
OF the work TO be carried on. Thre,
stations were at first established, on,
In Dallas county, Iowa; one In Mont
gomery county, Indiana: and a thirt
In Pettis county, Missouri. so succes
full was the preliminary work that tn,
number OF stations we're gradually In
creased making the number OF sta
lions In existence today, fifteen. Thcs'
stations were established during Jul,
and August, 1913, there having beef
a previous appropriation available TO
the work.
Twin Falls Station Selected.
Up to the spring OF 1914 there ha,
been no systematic efforts made L
handle the situation In the Twin Fall
district. The state veterinarians de
partment lacked the system. the fund
and the men to devote exclusively L
the cholera scourage and II SCENE
as II the farmers would be driven en-
tirely out OF hog raising. The Unite
States Department of Agriculture ha
already as stated established a numbe
OF stations but none in the extSem
; west and as II was still a mooted ques
; ton al to how far running stream
entered into the problem Of dissent
nation OF the germ II was decided :
establish the station In this tract In
view Of the extreme violence witt
which the disease was raging an
also from the fact that the tract wa
closely threaded by irrigation streams
Accordingly the station "a opene
In Twin Falls on June -. 1914. Wit
DR.. ". A. Sullivan ~ inspector 4