The Little River news., 1916-08-12
HOGCCIH;)LERA
 CONTROL WORK
Twelve Hundred Head of H0gs Have Been Vaccinated to Prevent thc
 Disease ill LitEe River Co.

agricultural agent for Little lIE5r count, he has vaccinatcd twelve hun dred head of hogs this year. Mir Ty- sen is doing much good work in the county. In a statement to the Ne g Thursday morning, Mr Tyson has tAe following to say in regard to the sub ject:
 "The livestock owners of Little River county are making very strong effort 70 prevent and control herds of swine this season Alrea5y they have, by the assistance O. tla county az mt, yacc5natcd twelve h.fn- dred hogs. in the different sections 0 the county during the year. This $ only very small per cent Q. the actual hogs in this territory but it is hogs of the het.e. grades that ha"e received such vaeenation At 3 lo2 valuation each of these animals world average $10.00 per head, or a grand total 0f $12,63o. It is the beginning of what WjIi end in producing some of the best products Of the farm Fiz: meat fer all the family, and surplus to market The present indications are such as to lead one to conG!ndH that this coun5g W,th the pure are5 individuals already here combined with the ones imported into this sec ton this season, will soon stock the firms With high bred lard type f'22s. Then tco when cal. load cf hogs arc wanscd in the distant market it "fll Ee an easy problem to collect and shiia same at once, when there is such uni formitr cf breeds to be found on t3c ma rity of tile farms. Uniformity fl hogs like other farm products, aid the growers in getting large shipmen ;.
 There has b2en, according to inves- ti@at;ons made in this county. pia- gua or cholera that has almost de mOraliZed the prospects Ol growing even enough hogs for the home supply in the past few years. Now, that tGis malady can be readily checked and finally stamped out, by the use of pro per vaccines. it is safe investment to grow into the hog producing indus. try.
 ''The safest method is to immunize your hogs in due time so as to avoid the first losses that will be certain to come if the individuals are allowed to come in contact with infected herds, or pens that sick hogs have been kept in. It is an easy task to use the pre- ventive measures now in practice by the best swine growers of the south west, They all use the serum sim ultaneous method Of vaccination of their hogs at once if the disease ever threatens their stock. By so doing they eliminate the heavy losses that come upon many farms of the state, They not only prevent the disease at first but amp out the infect on. an thus avoid cholera in the following herds. Along with the vaccination each man owning hogs should see to it that after vaccination that his hogs are dipped and disinfec ed in order to avoid spreading of cholera to his neighbors' herds. When hogs do hap pen to die before the owner finds cut the trouble the safest practice then is to burn such carcasses at once. By proper attention the herds will soon be freed from the disease, and insured, By little neglect the whole herds may be destroyed before observing the symptoms of the cholera. Always fight hog cholera by resorting to sanl- tary measures along side vaccination, and you will succeed in raising the best strains of hogs on your respective farms. When in doubt of your trO- uble call on the County Agent for as sistance and get him to cooperate with you in finding out the cause
 If cholera is found in the herds then quarantine the sick ones, get
 
 with the serum simultaneous or life treatment at once. Burn all dead car casses at once, as there is danger of getting the germ of cholera over the premises. Burn all rubbish that has accumulated around pens and lots where sick animals have been kept Let the heat of the summer sun get a chance at the hog beds, and pens for experiment has taught that intense heat will disinfect the soil from seven to ten days time. Use some good dis infectant, day compound cresolis or lysol, Spray the hog pens, soil and | lots where the sick ones have ire quented, and the danger or reinfection will be reduced to minimum.
 Hog growing in Little River coun- ty can be made one of the most pro fitable of all livestock farming The interest being manifestated by farm 1