The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-03
SANITATION.
why raise the question?


Health OF what? The ultimate aim OF
our County Agents work, OF course
is the human welfare, through proper
assistance and. OF safeguarding his
conditions. Our Interpretation Of this
topic, therefore. shall be development
Of conditions that shall secure health
to the maximum number OF people in
our own communities, the State and
the Nation.
Is this a worthy project to be I'M
dertaken by the County Agent? IL
not let as stop here. But let Us see:
What does the United States govern
ment think about IL? How does the
world consider the question OF sani-
tation?
1. What have the great wars to
say? Poor sanitation kills as many
men as bullets. The campaign against
ConstantinopIe and the Dardanells
was lost largely because OF un-
sanitary conditions for the allied sol.
diers. The Panama Canal could not
be constructed until "Gothels" was
discovered who got sanitation meas
ures perfected. so that men could
work and live in the canal zone free
from Maleria and Yellow fever The
United States lost it's entire export
trade value OF meats and dairy pro-
eucts last year through animal dis
asses. This toll OF animal diseases
in the United States would be like
taking Wisconsin, or Michigan. and
,aooting every horse, COW, calf and
leef-cattle. all hogs and sheep Then
think that this same Wisconsin last
year produced 81 million dollars or
Cne-ninth of the United States dairy
PRODUCTS, or one-ffteenth OF all the
dairy cows of the United States. Then
take out OF Michigan farmers mouths
and pockets. s9O,OOO.oOO for livestock,
sold and slaughtered or one-thirtenth
n the nations supply Then tax them
for az much more after killing their
stock. and you would have fair idea
OF our direct losses from animal dis
eases This would be about the same
-Ts IL we should destroy the entire
crop OF apples, pears and cherries Of
the whole United States, or again Of
destroying all the wheat grown in
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin.
Illinois. Iowa and South Dakota
II is evident that some systematic
action ought TO be taken TO stop these
ravages. AS men on the ground floor, /
our extension people ought to take an !
active part IN creating public opinion
that will back up concerted action.
Lot us know and understand what |
OF ght TO be done, then do il.
Methods OF suppression must be
: actical and elastic TO meet growing |
Conditions, and changing ideas.
We could have spent last year in the
United States $2,0000O0,OOO in our
r eat inspection, pathological, animal |
sease control and sanitation pro-
am and still the country would have
teen ahead.
The total direct animal losses (212,- !
{ o,o0o) each year would span this
cuntry with concrete roads at
: 1000 a mile. from New York to
san Francisco four times or ten times
from North TO South boundries.
Our Federal and State Departments |
realize that livestock farming must !
not be depressed but rather encour
AGED and through the control OF ami
NAL diseases, we can see an economic !
and sound agriculture fulfilling it's !,
.ssion TO both city and country peo- !
e. Their judgment is right for look /
~ the work OF the State Sanitary
Commission and United States De
rtment men, in Branch county 81. |
loo and Lenawee counties on hog
cholera In 1915 saw S75.OOO,OOO less in
! United States through this plague.
u can be eradicated In Branch coun-
= Il was. How? Largely by proper
operation and sanitation
he necessity for vigorous and sys
attic prosecution OF work to safe
I'd our people, is usually lost sight
until we are brought through per-
al contact TO realize these animal
human losses.
- t,,harcutoet. Afichtoar ,a,,s a
toll Michigan spent sl5O,OOO last
- r in state campaign 10 study its
Hages. 10000 people die each year
onsthis disease in the United States
yet while eighty per cent OF all
eople become infected at some time.
az many don't die OF IL, therefore II
o.rsannt that 10