Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-11
HOG CHOLERA IS
BEING CHECKED
Information and Remedy For
Disease Given BY College
Of Agriculture.

" HytICutlutes
The present epidemic or outbreak Of
hog cholera which Is the first of it's
kind in the state since the years 1916
1916 started in the vicinity of Wynd-
mere in Richland county, and spread
throughout that immediate section,
but through the vigilance Of the own
ers of herds Of pigs and the authors
ties 1t was checked within short
time and without any serious conse-
quences.
The next outbreak as far as the
veterinary department of the college
of agriculture was able to locate was
in the region of Horace, and a very
recent spot of infection recently start
ed near the boundary between Cass
and Trail counties.
II proper methods are taken in time
an outbreak of hog cholera can be-
checked but If herds in which the dis
ease appears are not given immediate
attention the cholera spreads very
rapidly and with serious results.
A state law prevents the veterinary
department from giving away state
serum, which the department aims to
have on hand at all times to combat
any outbreaks, but it nevertheless has
supply of both state and CONNER
cial serum which Is sold to the farm
ers at cost, which amounts to about
cent a cubic centimeter.
Must Pay for Serum.
This serum can be obtained by any
individual farmer or through the coun.
ty agent, who should be notified inn
mediately of any disease in tile farm
stock, as 1t gives him an opportunity
to check infectious epidemics in their
beginnings. BY applying to the vet.
Urinary department of the college, Of
agriculture at Fargo, information will
be furnished regarding the cost and
method Of administering the serum.
The administration of the serum Is
not complicated affair and can be
done by any fnrmer by following the
instructions which can be obtained
from the college Of agriculture and
being SO simple and inexpensive ID
does not pay to waste time or run
the risk of having an outbreak Of
cholera by spending time or money
with the many so-called preventive
remedies which will be brought to the
notice of the farmer.
Hog cholera germs can and are car.
~f> 1nA1
to uninfected individuals on the shoes
Of persons or the hoofs and feet Of
animals, especially sparrows and
pigeons which feed among. the pigsI
Therefore it is to the interest Of every
owner Of hogs to avoid walking among
infected herds and the shotgun or rifle
can be profitably used on the birds
which may carry the disease about.
Stray dogs and cats are another source
farm to another.
When an infected center is located
the farmers owning hogs in that Vi
cinity should not wait until their
herds have shown signs Of the disease
but should at once take steps to have
their herds treated. This will not
alone protect them but will check the
spread Of the disease.
Cleanliness Necessary.
II the yards, pens, and houses are
kept clean and sanitary; If the food
Is fed in a sanitary manner with care,
that 1t is wholesome, and the physical
condition Of the animal in general
kept in best possible shape, the owner
will have the danger Of contagion re-
duced to minimum.
Should case of sickness be noted
in the herd the animal should be iso-
lated and watched. Should the sick
ness prove to be cholera no time
should be lost in notifying the veteri4
nary department of the college Of ag-
rlculture stating the number Of hogs
in the herd and their weight. The
college will send you sufficient serum
to treat the herd. This will be sent
to your station c. o. d.
Every farmer, when his herd has.
contracted the cholera, must expect
several to die. These dead pigs
should be burned completely or buried
so deep that no animal will be able to,
dig the carcass out. A more satisfac-
tory method and the safest method
would be to dig pit or hole and
place the dead animals In and then
cover the carcass with lime which will
absolutely destroy all the animal
matter.
cOmpanying illustration. 1t can then
be hung up on nails, on rafters or any
place elsewhere so that each ear ia
separated from every other ear so
that the air can circulate freely and
SO that mice cannot get at the corn. A
we'll ventilated attic, 9. dry furnace