The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-05
HOG CHOLERA CONTROL WORK
EXTENDED TO LAFAYETTE COUNTY
Missouri State Veterinary Department
and the

Missouri State Veterinary Department
and the
u S. Bureau of Animal Industry Cooperating
Plans: The State Veterinarian under the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture Columbia Missouri in COOP
Grafton with officials of the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry Washington d. c. is undertaking to control and
prevent hog cholera and other diseases of hogs 1t is
posed to deal with hog cholera the principles with
other diseases of livestock which have already been
troed Experimental work in Pettis County has demon
rated the essentials of This work begun in
Grundy and Henry counties early in 1916 and hog cholera
has been kept under complete control in these two counties
at small expense. We have also organized eleven adj
dona southwest Missouri counties this year with the
degree of is further planned to make this work
statewide during the year 1917 in order that the annual
loss of millions of dollars from hog cholera in this state may
be stopped.
The District Clerk and School Board The first essen
ta to successful control of hog cholera system whereby
outbreaks be located and reported before the disease gets
to the second herd of hogs Up to December hog cholera
broke out on twentnine different farms in Grundy County
These outbreaks reported promptly by telephone and
within hour deputy on the way with reliable hog
cholera to place the outbreak under control In no
has the hog cholera allowed to spread the second
farm Up to December l. forty such outbreaks placed
under control in Henry County with practically the
suits in Grundy Comfy The district clerk and members
of the school board in each district asked to act
central organization for the detection Of outbreaks of hog
cholera and reporting without delay
Hog cholera is dangerous than foot-and-mouth
disease Report any disease among hogs you would
glanders anthrax Texas fever tuberculosis or fooand-
mouth disease Don't wait to determine whether the hogs
have cholera Report any sickness in your district without
delay Give the name of the owner and the location Of the
hogs
What viii Be Done: arrangements will be made to
send competent person to investigate the outbreak
The per diem and expenses Of such official will be paid by the
State Federal Government and will not cost the of
the hogs anything The official who investigates the out
break will carry along good hog cholera for
in vaccnang the hogs in the affected herd The
will be asked to for the at cost No charge will be
made for its administration The of affected hogs
will be expected to every effort to keep sick hogs round
ed up, that they will not spread the disease hogs be-
longing to neghbors and burn all hogs that die Of any dis
whatsoever
What Hogs Treated without Charge for Work. The
official veterinarian will undertake to administer at
state expense in affected herds only the paying for
the serum The of healthy herds in neghborhood
where cholera exists will be advised vaccinate their hogs
but they must pay for both the and vaccination
Demonstrations We have thoroughly demonstrated in
Petts Grundy Henry and eleven other southwestern Mis-
souri, Counties that we stop hog cholera by vaccination
and cleaning Rp the premises If any neghborhood there
is prejudice against the vaccination the officials of the Bur-
eau of Animal Industry will put a limited demonstra-
ton to test the matter before the eyes of the hog rases
without any expense to anybody.
Who in Charge: Dr. Ralph Graham, Porter Building,
Sedaa Missouri is in charge of this work in behalf of the
United States Bureau of Animal Industry and Dr. D.>
Luckey State Veterinarian Columbia Missouri is in charge
in behalf Of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture
report Outbreaks to Whom AZ the present time and
above named officials to either Of the following resident
veterinarians nearest to you
DR.. H. c. Carver Hgginsvle Mo-
DIR. j. l.. Jones, Blackburn, Mo.
DR.. L. r. Johnston, Sweet Springs Mo-
DR.. E. c. Wuest, Lexington Mo.
Work Extended to Lafayette County: This work is
now being taken in Lafayette County and will be in the
County for some time until have held meetings in every
section of the county that everyone may have chance
to fully understand the work as outlined.
will then leave the county in the hands of your loca
deputies but veterinarian from The Bureau of Animal In
dustry will return any time that there seems to be any
danger Of an outbreak spreading to any extent
All that is asked Of the hog rasers is their cooperation
in reporting Immediately any outbreak and observing prop
er sanitary measures the farms where it does exist
they will do this we will them we will keep the hos
cholera under control in the county.
M. E. GOUGE,
Veterinary Inspector u. S
Bureau of Animal Industry