The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-23
FARM BUREAU TO MAKE
TWO INTERESTING
EXPERIMENTS

The following letters to the De-
rarement OF Agriculture from Prof.
w. L. Mccall, Canyon County Farm
agent, outlines TWO lines OF endeavor
the county agent will undertake this
year. Otner projects will be under
taken later and Inc Tribune hopes to
make the plans known as they are
adopted. Inc letters from Prof. Nc
Cali 10 the Department follow:
Hog Cholera Control.
To organize at least one isolated
section OF the County, protected from
infection by natural boundaries, into
a hog cholera control district, in or
der to prevent il possible an out
break of hog cholera, and if hog chol-
era appears, to keep it under control
and prevent any serious loss or spread
OF the disease. While perfecting this
organization, data will be gathered
from which may be calculated the
percentage of loss from cholera in the
years 1913 and 1914. this, data to be
used as check against the effective
ness of our organization in 1915.
Method of Procedure.
The first work will be done on the
section known as the Wilder and
Greenleaf Bench, and will be conduct
ed in other sections if desired. Meet
ings will be held in every school dis
trict in the territory covered, and
the object of the work. the methods
to be used in fighting the disease,
and the results hoped for, carefully
explained to the farmers. AS proven
tative measures, thorough cleaning
up of all hog lots at least four times
during the cholera season. and thor
rf all
and pens at least once each month
will be advocated Careful feeding
of proper rations, and prompt atten-
ton to anything, such as lice, worms,
poor water and the like, thatsmay eff
feet the health and comfort of the
hogs and thus render them more sus-
ceptible to disease will also be urged.
In order to control a possible out
break of the disease, a close organ
ization of the farmers of each schol
district in the territory will be per-
fected. the nature of this organization
to be such that any sickness or dis
ease among hogs will be Immediately
reported, so that steps may be taken
to check the disease and get it I'M
der control through isolation, vaccin-
alton, and quarantine.
At each of the meetings already
referred to-, a map of the school dis
trict in which the meeting is being
held will be exhibited, and this map
will be layed off into survey sections
of two to four square miles each, as
may seem necessary. The farmers
present will be asked to elect a survey
man for each survey section, and also
a leader for the district 1t will be
the duty of the survey men each to
secure the numbers of each farm in
the district assigned him. on which
hogs are grown, the name of the own
err or occupant of the farm, the num-
Der of hogs raised in the years 1913
and 1914, and the number lost from
cholera these two years, this data
to be turned over to the district lead
er, who in turn will forward it to
the County Agent. 1t will also be the
duty of the survey men to be on the
look out for sickness among hogs at
all times during the season, and in
case sickness is found, to report il
at once to the district leader or to
the County Agent. Farmers will al
so be asked to report indications of
disease, and will be furnished bullet
ms, and any other information, bear
ing on hog cholera prevention that
may be available.
Cooperation.
Mr.. H. A. Ireland, Field Animal
Husbandryman on the Boise Irriga-
ton Project, for the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry. u. S. d. A.. will assist
in all work conducted on the Boise
Project. DIR. ]. d. Irwin, Deputy
State Veterinarian for Canyon County
Idaho, will attend to the quarantin-
ing of all farms on which cholera ap-
pears.
April LIST, 1915.
Approved T. M. NICHOL,
Sec'y Canyon Co. Farm Bureau.
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