Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-12
TO PROTECT HOGS
IN TENNESSEE
Rules Made BY the State De.
partment of Agriculture
Will Help Farmers
HOG CHOLERA IS DANGEROUS
Points Outlined In These Rules Can be
Made Basis for Good Livestock
Farming-sanltation an Important
Factor In Keeping Hogs Healthy.

Millions of dollars have been lost
on farms in the United States through
the ravages of hog cholera. Tennes
see has lost her share Some sections
OF the state have been threatened with
the determination of all hogs.
Hog cholera is highly contagious
and for that reason rules to govern
conditions within a state are neces.
sary In Tennessee an order embrac.
Ing all of the recognized rules for the
proper regulation Of hog cholera has
been issued from the state department
OF agriculture and is signed by H. K
Bryson, commissioner of agriculture
and M. Jacob, state veterinarian,
This order states:
That hogs infected with or exposed
to hog cholera shall not run at large
or be driven on ranges, commons or
public roads nor have access to run.
ming water. Such hogs must be con.
fined in strict quarantine.
Dead Hogs Dangerous, Too!
That carcasses of hogs that have
died of cholera must be sent to a rem.
dering tank or completely burned on
the premises.
That hogs vaccinated by the serum.
simultaneous (serum and virus) meth.
cd must be confined in strict quaran.
tine for period of at least twenty.
one days.
That all public stock yards, abat.
toir pens or similar places in the state
are hereby placed In quarantine-as
regards the handling swine-and all
persons, firms or corporations are pro.
Inhibited from removing swine there.
from for any purpose other than i'm.
mediate slaughter.
That no person shall use virulent
blood (virus) from cholera infected
hogs in vaccinating hogs against
cholera, unless said person holds a
written permit issued by the state
veterinarian since February 10th, 1915.
That no person, firm or corporation
shall distribute, sell or use virulent
blood (virus) from cholera infected
hogs unless said person, firm or cor
poration holds written permit issued
by the state veterinarian since Feb
ruary 10th, 1916
That no person, firm or corporation
shall distribute or sell virulent blood
Cvirus) from cholera infected hogs to
any person, firm or corporation not
holding a written permit issued by the
state veterinarian since February 10th,
1916.
That mo person, firm or corporation
shall receive for transportation or de-
liver for transportation, within the
state virulent blood (virus) from
cholera infected hogs, unless said viru. .
ent blood (virus) is consigned to some
person, firm or corporation holding an
official permit issued by the state
veterinarian since February 10th, 1916.
That whenever virulent blood
virus) from cholera infected hogs is
'ffered for sale or distribution, the
ERIN Virus" must be plainly indi-
ated on the exterior of the package,
OK or container in which 1t Is finally
ffered for sale or distribution.
That the treatment of hogs by the
erum-simultaneous (serum and virus)
lethod must in every instance be i'm.
lediately reported to the state veter-
harlan on blanks furnished by this =
apartment. Such report blanks will J
lso be furnished to recognized and
censed anti-hog cholera serum and
og cholera virus manufacturers or
istributors to be included with each
nd every shipment Of virulent hog
nolera blood (virus). 9
That no person, firm or corporation =
hall sell, offer for sale or distribute
1ti-hog cholera serum within this
ate unless said person, firm or cor. .
oration holds written permit issued 8
7 the state veterinarian. .
Sale of Bad Serum Prevented.
That the sale or distribution of anti. :
% cholera serum and hog cholera ~
rus from establishments which OBJ o
in their animals from public stock !
.rds, abattoir pens or similar places )
hereby prohibited. =
That the sale or distribution of anti. .
g cholera serum and hog cholera
rus from establishments located .
thin public stock yards or within s
her centers of infection is hereby
That the sale or distribution in any .
inner Of anti-hog cholera serum and
6 cholera virus from establishments 80
'ated in Tennessee is prohibited I'm. -
IS the plans Of construction, location
d method of operating said plants ss
approved by this department
That nothing in this order shall pro 3
vt or interfere with the United
ties Department of Agriculture
ough its Bureau Of Animal Industry
the use and distribution of the .
terinary Biological products from
laboratories.
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