Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

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This disease i caused 81 germ J,
small that Il has never been seen
Keep the cholera germ away from YOU
hogs and they viii never have thl
cholera.
The following are some Of the mos
common ways BY which htg cholsra Il
carried from farm % farm
l. Bg owners OF diseased hogs.
2. BY the purchase Of new stock.
3. BY dogs, cats and other animals
4. BY pigeons, crows, buxzards and
other birds.
5. BY pasturlng we'll hogs adiaeen
to sick ones.
o. By infected streams.
7. BY hunters, hog buyers and vIsi'
tors.
=. By exchange work
3. BY the wheels Of vehicles.
METHODS or PREVENTION
|. Clean up the hog pens.
2. Use the dipping vat
? Keep hogs FREQ from worms and
lice.
!. Keep wood ashes, slaked lime,
salt ard soft coal in lbe hog lot.
8 Pcoyide pasture for summer and
alfalfa Or clover hay for winter feed.
6. FIJI up the hog wallow. Germs
live Tor months 10 filthy hog walIows
] vaceinatc lloRs exposrd 70 chol.
era. using only serum iurnishcd By
laboratories operating Under Federal
or STATE license.
5. Separate sick hogs from well ones
3. Kill and buru hogs seriously sick
with cholera
10. u your hogs have cholera, stay
nj home.
IL. II your neighborS' hogs have Is,
stay away.
~. Keep dogs and cats Al home.
-. Shoot pigeons, crows and other
birds which ay from farm 70 farm.
a. Keep hogs away from running
streams, especially II there u cholera
Ia the nelghbOrhood.
ID Question The hog buyer = end out
where be has boon before allowing him
10 90 10 your hog lot
10 No germs-no cholera.
PREPARE no FIGHT CHOLERA.
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reaches your farm. The frst thing to
do when there Is an outbreak In youf
township i 70 get 10 touch With y0ur
County Agent and organize the Town.
ship. Cali a meeting OF your neigh
bors aud hove them Join In q call for
q township meeting when a case Of
hog cholera develops in q vicinity,
shut mp the cats and Gle ~ the dogs.
All should agrec that whenever ,
man has q sick hog he Is 70 pow ~
Al once q noiiee or notices on bis
farfnl Notice SICK HOG !"
Ihere IL no cure for hog cholera
Don't accept any so-eAlled hog thoi-
era cures.
isolate the sick hog from all tho resi-
Immediately and get your County
Agen, The County Agent viii get
serum and veterinarian Il necessary.
VACCINATION.
Two materials are used In this work,
serum and virus Innsgnuch Aa virus
should not be used exccps b. . grAdn.
ase veterinarian, OF by man who has
had special training ia veterinary sur.
aery, rs use Il nos discussed In shis
artscle.
Serum Is preventive, nos cure
70 bo OF practically any saluo ths
serum must DO used before she hogs
treated shoW any signs ofhavlng chol
ere. The rxcIlemens u catching, hold
ing. and sseclnaslng after they ars
sick II usually a. injurious a. ihe ser.
un u beneficial.
The serasn WHEN injected into ihs
veins 81 veil hog, has the atfccs ol
lighting on. or overcoming in SONS
way, he effect Of cholera germs 10 ths
Same hog for period Of from four y
sis wecks. Then Il j. necessary q
ynceinale again with moiw serum.
Properly perpared serum never
causes cholera and never can. NoS
does Il cause ulcers. sores, or lame
ness. II the serum Is injected through
q illihy syringe. OF without cleansing
The skin before sticking the needle IN,
or II the hog gets Into dirty pen 81
wallow before The place heals, sores o.
lsueness may result but The serum
does mol cause such results
q. y. WArHKN, in,
COUNTY AoENT.