The log cabin Democrat., 1916-11-16
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HOG HEALTH BETTER
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Little Rock, Nov. 16.-There is less cholera in Arkansas today and the hogs of the state are in better health than ever before at this season of the year, said Dr. R. M. Cow, state vet erinarian, in a recent interview. This fact coupled with a greater demand for feeders right now is very encour- aging to those who are interested in the swine industry. There are few Arkansas hogs for sale, and hogs are of feed found in most localities since our farmers are learning how to diversity and realize that profits can be made from pork.
 However, the chief reason hog chol- era is gradually disappearing from Arkansas is because Arkansas farm CTS are learning that there is money in the right kind of hogs if they are properly taken care of, consequently with the importation and production of better hogs there has been an in creased interest in inoculation and protection of this class of live stock. since January 1 to the present time three million cubic centimeters of anti cholera serum have been sold in the state. This has undoubtedly saved thousands of hogs that would other wise have died. Our people are learn ing the value of this kind of protec- tion and we expect that the demand for serum will continue to increase and increase rapidly, especially since farmers who are diversifying feel the need of having live stock on their farms to utilize the excess grain and forage and they are not willing to lose this feed when fed to hogs be- cause of cholera.
 Not only is anti-cholera serum help ful materially in preserving the life of the Arkansas hog but the sanitary measures and regulations advocated by the state veterinarian are being observed more carefully by our farm CTS. There is no doubt that sanitary measures and the use of anti-cholera serum can place swine raising and feeding on a safe and more profitable basis in Arkansas.
 Farmers who wish to keep cholera from reaching their herd should ob- serve the following rules:
 Locate your hog lots and pastures away from streams and public high ways, and do not allow your hogs to run on free range or highways nor to have access to canals or irrigation ditches.
 Do not visit your neighbor's farm nor allow him to visit you if he has hog cholera on his premises.
 De not drive into hog lots after driving on public highways.
 Do not use hog lots for yarding wagons and farm implements.
 Do not place newly purchased stock stock procured or borrowed for breed ing purposes, or stock exhibited at county fairs immediately with your herd. Keep such stock quarantined in separate pens for at least two weeks and use care in feeding and attend ing sotck to prevent carrying infec- tion from these to other pens.
 Burn to ashes or cover with quick lime and bury under four feet of earth all dead animals and the viscera re- moved from animals at butchering time, because they attract buzzards, dogs, etc, which are liable to carry hog cholera infection.
 If hog cholera appears in the neigh borhood confine your dog and encour age your neighbor to do the same.
 Mange, lice and worms lower the vitality of hogs, rendering them more susceptible to disease.
 Farmers who wish to rid their farms of hog cholera infection or care to have advice upon hog cholera if it appears in their herd should write to the office of the state veterinarian with the University of Arkansas, old state house, Little Rock, Ark.