The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-04-28
HOG CHOLERA GAN
Be CONTROLLED
BY Needing This Import
ant Advice.
ANNUAL Loss TO THE STATE
From This Disease Is More
Than 100000 In
Hard Cash.
A FEW PRECAUTIONARY PLANS

Lexington, Ky. April 24.--'How
to Save Two Million Dollars" is the
catchy title of circular to Ken
lucky farmers which has been
issued by the State Agricultural
Experiment Station. The circular
relates to the methods by which hog
cholera can be controlled or pre-
vented, and as it is claimed that
this disease can be absolutely Grad
icated by proper precautions. and
that it causes an annual loss in
Kentucky of $2,O00,O 900. it is argu-
ed that the farmers of the State will
be that much ahead by strictly OBJ
serving the regulations set forth.
AS an example of what can be ac-
complished by precautionary meas
ures it is cited that through the CO.
operation and assistance of county
agricultural assistants and veteri-
narians the disease has become
practically unknown in a number of
counties. The principal injunctions
given in the circular are as follows:
Hog cholera is a highly infec-
tious and contagious disease. 1t
should be handled and dealt with
like any other contagious disease.
1t is carried from farm to farm by
running water, by dogs and birds
and on the shoes of man.
Farmers and hog raisers can do
\ great deal to control and eradi-
cate this disease on their own prem
| ises by the observance of scrupu-
lous cleanliness in the care of hogs
and by the adoption of simple sani-
tary measures, and by good hog
farm management.
Cooperate with neighbors and
with the Experiment Station in
their efforts control hog cholera
/ by the observance of the following
simple sanitary measures: ava
Burn the carcasses of all dead
hogs.
isolate and quarantine all sick
hogs and all new stock until they
show freedom from disease.
ANY hog off feed should be quar-
antined and watched.
"Clean and disinfect hog houses.
Scatter freshly slaked lime
about hog houses and hog lots once
week. Lime is one of the cheap
est disinfectants and one of the best
fertilizers.
Provide clean, dry quarters for
hogs. A good hog house does not
cost much.
"Do not pasture hogs by run
ming stream. Hog cholera is car
ried for miles by running water.
"Give hogs vermifuge to re-
move worms. A good vermifuge
consists of santonin, 2k grains;
areca nut, l drachm; calomel, 2
grains; sodium bicarbonate, 2
drachms.
This preparation can be obtain
ed from any pharmacist. Another
good vermifuge is a pint of turpen-
tine to a barrel of slop. Starve all
animals forty-eight hours before
giving the vermifuge.
For lice, use any of the coal tar
dips or spray hogs with an emul-
sion of crude oil or kerosene.
avoid all patent medicines. They
are worthless as remedies for hog
/ cholera.
do not visit farms on which
there is hog cholera and do not al
low strangers in hog lots. Man is
responsible for 20 per cent. of the
outbreaks of this disease.
keep birds and dogs away from
hog lots.
do away with filthy hog wal
lows. To provide pure stock water,
put barrel of lime or five pounds
of copperas in the pond.
start with healthy stock. Change
boars often.
Feed balanced rations. Do not
overfeed. Hogs fatten on what they
digest.
Keep hogs away from manure
piles and straw stacks.
Separate sick hogs from the well
and use serum on the healthy ami
mails Immediately"
Piles Cured In @ to II Days
Your druggist will refund money n PAzO