Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-09

| ally animals Of any breed may be
found to possess sufficient immunity
to protect them from infection. I'm
mune SoWS do not confer lasting i'm
| munity upon their offspring, btu pigs
from such soWS are generally immune
until thre or four weeks of age. Pigs
and shoats are more susceptible than
mature hogs. Swine of any age that
are in poor physical condition from
any cause are more likely to become
infected than those IN good condition.
Each case of cholera originates
from some other case of cholera
somewhere. Infectious diseases
spontaneously but spread from one
| locality to another by various means.
In the United States, cholera was
first recognized in Ohio in 1888 and
was likely brought there with a ship
ment of swinH from England in
which country the disease had been
known for many years. For many
years cholera remained confined to
Ohio but with the development of
railroads and steamboats, and the
transportation of hobs over long dis
| lance, cholera spread to all parts of
the country and has during recent
years. caused losses estimated at
| twenty to fifty millions of dollars an
nually.
Cholera may be spread long dis
| tances by stock cars which have
! carried diseased hogs, also through
and pens. and through contact of
we'll hogs with infected ones at
| fairs.
Breeding swine purchased at a
| distance, or swine which have been
returned from fairs, should be held
under quarantine, at a considerable
distance from the main herd for
three or four weeks after arrival,
so that their freedom from diseases
| may be determined, before being ad-
mitted to the herd.
Cholera may be spread throughout
localities in which the infection ex-
lists, by various other means.
which live stock owners are not re-
quired by law to keep their stock on
their own premises, hogs of various
owners come in contact with each
other and a rapid spread Of the dis
ease results.
Improper Disposal of Carcasses.
The carcasses of hogs dead of chol--
properly destroyed serve as centers
from which cholera spreads. Healthy
hogs may eat of the dead carcass
and become infected.
Stray Dogs. Stray dogs may feed
upon infected carcasses, and while
Il.
fective material to the premises of
their owner or to other premises
The stray dog is a nuisance and det-
r1ment to any community and should
be eliminated.
Buzzards. Buzzards are scaven-
gers, their natural food being the
HSsh of dead animals. Through
their habits Of life and by ranging
over a large scope of country they
spread hog cholera and other live
stock diseases. The buzzard is pro-
tected by law, but this law should be
repealed and a reward should be
paid for it's slaughter.
The proper methods of disposing
Of carcasses are deep burial or burn
ing, the latter being preferable If
properly done, burial is efficient, but
is nearly always done in a careless
manner. To properly bury an ami
NAL dead of infectious disease re-
CURES a grave at least four feet deep
The carcass should be slashed freely
with knife and covered with quick
lime. The grave should be filled with
firmly packed earth. This is much
more trouble than burning and is not
as efficient in preventing further
spread of the disease. Where wood
and brush are plentiful the carcass
may be placed on a pile of brush or
rubbish and the carcass and all will
DE reduced to ashes in a short time.
OFFAL FEEDING. Uncooked offal
from butchering should not be fed to
swine, as by this means, cholera,
tuberculosis and parasitic diseases
may be transmitted.
WATER SUPPLY. Infected pPemis-
es short distance up stream, may
result In the infection of a herd hav-
ing access to the stream below; or
in case of overflow, a pasture land
may transmit the disease.
VISITORS. Persons walking on
infected premises may carry infec-,
tive material on their clothing. The
| manure of hogs sick of cholera is
highly infectious and a sufficient
quantity may be carried on the shoes
of a person, the feet of horses or
other animals or the wheels of We
hicles to serve as center for in
lection of herd of swine.
If your hogs are healthy stay away
from your neighbours sick hogs, and
see to it that he stays away from
your herd.
GARBAGE FEEDING. Uncooked
garbage from hotels, restaurants,
boarding houses and camps should
not be fed to hogs. 1t has been de-
tinitely proven that hogs slaughter
earliest stages of cholera which re-
cognition of the disease in the car
cass is impossible. Scraps of meat
from such carcasSes may be in the
garbage and would infect hogs to
which the garbage. feeding that, I'M
less the garbage u.s. thoroughly sterll-,
lied by cooking, cholerai$ sooner or,
later makes it's appearance. l3% ~
Persons engaged in garbage reed
ing should by all means have their
hogs immunized. through the serum
FERT1L1z1NG PBAcHEs WITH
NITRATE OF SODA
7
thinking Of using 100 pounds of nitrate
of soda under my bearing peach trees
per acre. What do you think about this
plan? Would it delay the maturity
of the fruit and prevent Its color1ng!
Unless your peach trees are un
usually vigorous and thrifty and on
land which has been well enriched
through previous applications Of
nitrogen or the turning under OF
green crops, we would advise you
to use the nitrate of soda in ques-
ton. One hundred pounds per acre
cannot be regarded as, large ap-
plication to fruit trees if 1t is evenly
divided around the trees on am acre,
Of land, as only a small amount
would be assigned to- each tree. This
would not be sufficient to prevent
the maturing of the crop or to pre-
vent its coloring satisfactorily:
Should these conditins pertain it
would be due to- other causes than
the use of the nitrate of soda. If
one were to use an excessive amount
of this material different result
might follow. Our experience - in
growing fruit trees, however, indi-
Gates that trees are more likely to
suffer from deficiency of this element
than from a surplus of it,. There
are a few instances. in which there
his been an exception to this rule:
We think a proper application of
this material is desirable so as to
| give the trees as long a time as