The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-28
HOG CHOLERA WORK BE
HANDLED FROMKELEDRDi
Addition Of Several New Counties to
Northeastern Carolina Territory.
Takes Control From This City -

In August, 1915, the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture, cooperating with
the State Department, undertook to
bring the disease Of hog cholera more
nearly under control in the six north
eastern counties of North Carolina, and
established headquarters at Elizabeth
City. the plans for the work were to
organize the farmers bf each township
into a hog growers protective organi-
zation, and each organization to select
one of their members to be the local
serum administrator, he to- proceed to
Raleigh, where he received especial
training at the hands of the state au-
thorities, and after which his training
would be continued in the field by the
Federal inspector, DR.. F. D. Owen. This
man was then capable of doing the
work of innoculating and inmunizing
the swine for his neighborhood.
This work has been highly success
ful, and resulted in the reduction of the
hog cholera losses to a minimum, and
has so proven to the farmers Of the
district that hog raising can be rem
dered safe that very few farmers have
not improved the character of their
stock, and now northeastern Carolina
probably has a, better class Of swine
than any other section of the state.
The results Of the work were so pleas
ing that the Federal Department of Ag-
riculture granted to DIR. Owen several
assistants and the same plan of work
lis now being conducted in three other
districts; in addition. the, State Depart
ment has employed two veterinarians
and turned them over to Dr. Owen to
|contiriue the sam work. &c..
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workiin district being, finished within
one year, or at the most. 18 months, but
when this country entered the world
war it was found evpedient to continue
the work from the Elizabeth City head
Quarters, but several other counties
were added to the original territory.
Now, therefore, this section has been SO
well organized that it has been decided
to transfer the headquarters OF the
work to a point more central for the
other counties on the South side of the
Sound. and the other counties in the
district further west, such as North
ampton, Bertie and Hertford counties
Wn0r0 the WOTh Has OCCil iAe-iANA~fFON
because of the difficulty of rail and
road transportation from Elizabeth
City. The new headquarters will be
located at Kelford, BERTHE county, which
is nearly the geographical center OF
the newer field, and will be under the
s11neryision of DR.. T. L. Glenn, a grad
nate of the Alabama School, of Veter-
inary Medicine at Auburn, Ala ana
who has until very recently. been in
the veterinary corps of the Army.
Altho the headquarters of the WORK
is being removed from Elizabeth CITY:
and the six northeastern counties, this
section will still continue to receive the
assistance of the Federal Department
of Agriculture. thro the Office OF DIR. r
d. Owen. at Raleigh, and the ONCE OF
DIR. Glenn at Kelford, as we'll as belng
nrotected and the swine raisers belns
ah1e TO secure the services of compel
emf serum administrators in their own
Townships and if the name of the near
est serum administrator is not known
s,1ch information will be supplied upon
pplication to either of the above named
mon. The work of these serum admln-
strators will be supervised by DR.. Glenn
and careful checking of their work
done. TO see that no one is permitted to
do innoculation work unless he is thor
oughly competent.