Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
ISSUES
HOG CHOLERA warming
m%ultancous incubation
at. Once.
CASES ARE WIDELY SEPARATED
Reported From Laurel Keformatory,
State Farm I'm Goochland, and
Last Night From Stafford County.
How to Stamp It Ont. 49,.

Outbreaks OF hog cholera In several
sections Of the State, including tho
State Farm in G%oochiand County and
in Stafford County. led State .vetsrt-
marian J. G.. F~erneyhoush last nirht
to issue the following, general notice
to tho hog owners Of Virginia:
Hog cholera is making inrosds
among the hogs in many Of the coun-
ties In Virginia at this time. in spits
Of tho fact that the farmers have been
urged to have their hose inoculated
to prevent this disease.
"Dr. T.. 81. owen. representing
United states Bureau Of Animal In
dlstry, Is doins some splendid educa-
tional Work IL Southampton and ad-
to!aing counties by treating the hogs
In that section with what is known
as the double. or simultaneous. treat
mcnt. This consists in inoculating
the hog with serum and virus at the
Same time. This Is the only practical
and safe treatment against hog cholera.
THE supervisors had the State Vet
~erinarian recommend a local yeteri-
marian to apply the simultaneous treat
ment to the hogs in some of the dis
tricts in the County OF Isle Of Wight.
DR.. Thompson. OF Suffolk. has been APP
pointed to do this work, and he is kept
busy treating the hos In that county.
Notwithstanding the fact that when
hog cholera gets into a county II Is
almost sure TO be carried from farm
to farm by dogs. turkey buzzarda, and
sometimes on the shoes Of the farmer,
and thus plays havoc with the, hogs
II they have not been given tho stimuli
taneous treatment. yet many of the
hog owners will not have their hogs
inoculated until the disease reaches
their herd and some or many hogs
have died. ~.
SERUM Is FURNISHED BIZ
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULrURn
Get the serum from tho State De-
partmcnt OF Agriculture by writing to
G.. W. Koiner. commissioner. Employ
4 veterinarian and have your hogs
treated with tho simultaneous treat
mont to prevent cholera. Do not walt
until the disease gets into your herd.
1T is true that large doses Of serum
VIII often cure hogs after they have
contracted the disease. but the double
treatment, II given before the hogs
arc taken siok. Wall prevent hog cholera.
This being the case. why wait and take
a chance?
"Thc double treatment should be-
given by only trained men. For his
Work tho veterinarian should be called.
In case a layman desires to use the
simultaneous treatment, he must first
get written permission from tho once
OF the State Veterinarian. Before such
permission will be granted a laynnan
he must work under nm expert in this
work and be under State or Federal
supervision when no administers the
simultaneous treatment.
COULD BE PREVENTED
ny IyOCULATIoN
Tho reason We cannot allow Law.
men to use the simultaneous method
Is because the virus is nothing more
nor less than blood from a hog affected
with cholera. 1t contains the active
agent which produces hog cholera.
Thus. the virum must be handled by
trained men. and then mon h.ndiin. 4
must be subject to tho live stock IAN
itary authorities when using this
method.
Cholera has destroyed hogs recently
at the Laurel school. In Henrico, AZ
the State Farm. In Goochland and
amy farmers In Hanover have lost
hogs from cholera. during the last fev
weeks. -. ;. a.,
I'm every case this disease, In my
opinion, could have been ~prevented*i f
the hogs had been i%noculated before
the disease attacked them. But the
safe and practical way to prevent the
disease from attacking your hogs.
stafford County 10 now hav,nr
trouble with this disease. Get busy.
armers and have your hogs treated, at
once. Do not walt until the disease
gets INTO your herd. II You do you
are going to suffer by the loss OF some.
II not all. Of your best hogs. You caI
prevent 1t. why not do so?
The serum Simultaneous treatment
Is the only sure and safe remsdy
against hog cholera. When this 10
given by a careful and competent vet
erinarian before the disease re.ehs.
your hogs there is. no risk. and the
hogs will be saved -, y