Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-09-16
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM
NOTES.
Hog Cholera Prevalent.

Hog cholera. is spreading in the
County at a rapid rate. Most herds
are only few miles from some pos
sible source of infection. Lately we
are getting almost daily distress calls
from some farmer who never had
cholera and that his hogs were ex-
empt because fsome particular care
he is taking of them.
We will repeat what has been said
time and again, that double vaccina-
ton is the only certain preventative
Sanitation is desirable and will help
wonderfully.
We are glad to answer all possible
calls for assistance to determine
whether cholera is present or not.
However, the county agent will not
vaccinate under any circumstances.
Also, we cannot conjure any remedy
to cure an infected herd. There is
no known cure. Hundreds have been
tried under controlled conditions with
out success.
Vaccination hasn't been successful
in all cases. However,. the local
County Veterinarians are having good
success with the syrum used, and will
continue to have as long as the public
does not insist on inexpensive mater
ials in small dosages.
Sometime after the busy season
we plan to hold another series of
meetings over the county with refer
ence to hog cholera, possibly the lat
ter part of October. We will get
government lantern slides from the
Bureau of Animal Industry, illustrat-
ing the disease, treatment and sani-
tation methods. The vaccination
against cholera was developed by the
bureau few years ago. In view of
the severe losses from cholera we be-
lieve many farmers will be interested
in this information.
Wheat Plots
Next week DIR. Berg, from the Ex-
pertinent Station will be in the coun-
| ty to treat wheat seed that is to be
seeded on various farms where it is
disired to get rid of disease infections
as scab, smuts, and other minor in
| fections Only one to three or so
acres can be treated for one farmer.
The requirements are ground that
hasen't had wheat for two years, and
several rods from other growing
wheat, we'll graded seed wheat of a
good variety. Of course the seeding
can be done later on. Should any
| farmer want such work done, a few
more than already listed might be
taken on, depending on the amount
of time DIR. Berg can spend in Jeffer-
son.
Florida Soft Phosphates.
An agent has been selling this
brand of fertilizers to farmers of the
County or offering it for sale. Many
farmers have inquired of the County
Agent relative to the use of this fer
tilizer. The writer has lived where
untreated phosphates is used as fer
tilizer altogether when used at all,
and has worked through quite bit
of experiments carried on with them.
There are many considerations a
| farmer should make on trying a fer
tilizer with which he is unacquainted.
First, untreated phosphates are not
| nearly so valuable as calculated
goods when used as we are in the
habit of using phosphates here. The
| rock should be applied in the rates
of 1000 pounds when acid phosphate
is used in quantities common here.
Also, this phosphate has not been
made available by acid. Acid phos-
phate is half sulphuric acid used on
an equal amount of raw phosphate.
The raw phosphates are no tavailabls
or water soluable at all. This is ac-
complished by applying SO pounds to
a ton of manure, or spreading over a
heavy grownth to pillow down. The
Maryland Station secured good re-
suits from soft Florida rock, and
South Carolina raw rock (not acid)
and acid phosphate. Burlison at H.
linois g6t fair results fromTennessee
brown rock and Florida soft rock
with oats and clover. However,
the Ohio Station has secured rather
better results from acid phosphates
than raw rock.
| Orchards need nitrate of soda
rather than phosphates. Phosphates
are valuable to grow cover crops.
No tests have been made of rock
| phosphate on orchards.
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