Sharp County record., 1917-12-28
Of
HOGS IMPERATIVE
Worlds Supply of Pork Is Estimated
To Be Thirty-fve Per
Cent Short.

nv DR., V, w. Knowles, EXTENSION III
vision, University of Arkansas sta'e
Veterinarian, Bureau Of Animal In
dustry and U. S. Department OF Ag-
riculture, Cooperating.
Arkansas lost $4,000 hogs in 1916
from hog cholera, and the losses thls
wear will be even greater un'
less our people take every precautlon
to protect their animals. With the
worlds supply of pork approximately
az ner cent short, the situation Is serl'
ous and everything must be done, not
orlv to prevent these losses, when
are a burden the farmers themselves
have to bear, but to conserve the meat
supplies of the nation.
Since the hog supplies approximate
y onehalf of all meats consumed III
the United States, conservation OF
hogs now on hand and greatly increas-
ed production become of the highest
importance. Increased production can
be effected not only by breeding more
sows, but by using registered boars,
thus producing offspring that Will be
larger in size and better feeders. IL
every farmer will retain in his herd
every good gilt to be bred this fall
and next spring the meat supply VIII
be greatly increased during the next
year, and the farmer will have done
much toward the winning Of the war.
Hog cholera causes more than 80
per cent of all losses in hogs in the
United States therefore, conservation
of our meat supply means the contro!
Of hog cholera. In the South, where
the temperatures are more or less uni,
form, severe outbreaks Of hog cholera
may occur at any season Of the year,
but usually It Is most virulent and
reaches its greatest height during the
fall and early winter.
Hog cholera occurs In a herd only
through the introduction OF the spe-
ciflc germ that causes it. Hogs affect
ed with cholera discharge the germ
from their bodies through the urine
the feces, and the secretions Of the
nose and eyes. Therefore, the ma
nure, bedding, litter of all sorts, and
the dirt In pens where sick hogs are
kept contain the germs Of the disease
These germs may enter the system Of
the well hog by means Of food or
drink, and probably also through
wounds In the skin.
The extensive shipment OF hogs by
rail has resulted In the germ Of chol-
era being deposited in public stock.
yards and railroad cars. It has also
been deposited on farms IN practically
every community In Arkansas, where
1t will remain virulent for year or
longer, 1t Is believed that any agency
| which may become carrier Of ma
nure, bedding, litter or dirt from IN.
fected cars, stock yards or farms to
well herds, or the introduction Of dis
eased hogs therein may be the means
Of injecting the well herd.
II cholera appears in a community
1t may be promptly and effectively
controlled by the serum treatment
This Is treatment which has been
developed in the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture and Is recon.
mended by all the states in the Union
Arkansas is fortunate in having the
State Serum Plant at Little Rock
which furnishes serum at coat to the
residents Of tho state,
Farmers desiring information rela.
tive to the control of hog cholera are
invited to consult the county agent in
his county, with the Extension Divi.
sion OF the University OF Arkansas,
Dr., r, M. Cow, State Veterinarian
Little Rock, or DR., V. w. Knowles, In.
spector In Charge OF Hog Cholera
Work, Old statehouse, Little Rock,
Ark,