Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Way TO CONTROL
THE HOG CHOLERA
Co. Operation, Care and the Right
Kind Of Serum Will be Pro.
ductive Of Results.

The farmers of Hamilton county,
and the business men of the town OF
the county, are greatly interested in
anything than promises more success
to the agricultural interests of Iowa.
Hog cholera has levied it's toll upon
Hamilton county with varying Sc
verify for many years and the losses
through this agency have been enor-
nous in the aggregate. A remedy is
at hand.
John S. Koen, of the United States
Department of Agriculture, Bureau
of Animal Industry, with offices in
Des Moines, writes the Freeman
Tribune as follows:
Hog cholera is big thing. The
losses resulting from it's ravages to-
tai millions annually. In one year
Iowa lost nearly $3O,OO0,O00 from
this disease alone. Even last year,
when it seemed scarce, the losses
amounted to nearly s5,oO0,OO0. Iowa
with all her wealth cannot afford to
lose even this lesser amount. And it
need not be lost. Cholera can be
controlled, but it is big job. 1t is
so big that it demands the close CO.
operation of the farmers who pro-
duce the hogs, the veterinarians who
are the guardians Of animal health.
and the united efforts of the author
tiles, state and federal.
Therefore, the first essential in
the control of cholera is to bring
about this close cooperation.
The state and federal authorities
are united. The local veterinarians
in the twenty-seven counties where
intensive work is being carried on
have agreed to give their hearty CO.
operation. And wherever we have
had an opportunity to meet with the
farmers and explain the work we
have found them most anxious to or
ganize and cooperate.
In Iowa, hog cholera control is no
longer matter Of education. 1t is
matter of putting into practice
what we know. While we hope to
meet as many farmers personally as
we can in our meetings and else
where, we do not want you to feel
that we merely desire to tell you
how to control cholera. We desire
to help you get rid of the infection
in your herds and on your farms and
in this way control the disease.
To control the disease in a single
herd three things are necessary:
/. Vaccination with aRti-hog
cholera serum and virus. There is
no use wasting time and money try
ing out any so-called cure" There
is no agent known that will either
prevent or assist in curing cholera
other than anti-hog cholera serum.
2. Quarantine is absolutely nee
The best form of quarantine is the
one that is voluntary and self i'm
posed. 1t means merely the care of
the sick hogs in such a manner that
the infection will be confined on the
premises. 1t also includes the de-
struction of all dead hogs by burn
ing.
3. Sanitation. After the serum
preventive treatment has controlled
the disease in the hogs and the own
er of the sick herd has prevented it's
spread by establishing and main
tanning practical quarantine, it is
then necessary that the premises be-
rid of infection by thoroughly clean
ing and disinfecting them.
To control cholera in community
there must be cooperative action
on the part of all neighbors living
near the center Of infection. This
means they must avoid visiting the
lots, or permitting any perl
son, animal, or thing from these in
fected lots to visit their hog lots. We
have found this cooperation can be
best secured by organization. there
fore We are working for township
and county organizations in all coun-
ties, that systematic fight can bel
waged simultaneously in all.
John S. Koen,
Inspector in Charge.
DR.. T. B. Larrabee, Osteopath. DIFF