Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1919-06-28
TO SAVE The HOGS
Many thousand. Of Dollars Are
Lost Annually

Many Thousand. Of Dollars Are
Lost Annually
VACCINATION ONLY REMEDY
Many thousands of dollars are lost
every year in Delaware through hog
cholera. The only way to control this
disease is by protective vaccination. BY
cooperation of the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board with the U. S. Bureau
of Animal Industry, we have in the
state hog cholera specialist who has
been looking after the work here for
mole than year. This specialist, DR..
Zurkow, makes the following state
ment:
1.-The control of hog cholera in Della
ware is centered around protective vac
cination in infected neighborhoods with
the local practicing veterinarians as the
chief mediums through whom this work
is done. successful vaccination is de-
pendent on proper administration and
sufficient dosage of both serum and
virus. If there are visible signs of dis
ease in the herd to be treated, cor
rect diagnosis is essential in order to
know that the hogs are free from other
ailments than hog cholera. Bad results
following vaccination are very often
due to the existence of some disease
other than cholera in the hogs at the
time of vaccination.
To establish uniform method of vac
cination and to demonstrate the efficacy
of the preventive serum treatment in
infected neighborhoods, number of
demonstrations were held in different
sections of the state. It is believed
that these demonstrations resulted in
more general and time y use of serum
as shown by the records of 1918. Out
of nearly 5000 hogs observed in $50
herds. only 81 ANIMALS were found too
sick to receive treatment.
Having on several occasions demon
strated the proper methods of vaccina-
tion to veterinarian; in the state, they'll
were left TO do the vaccinating when
ever needed, with occasional assistance
whenever it was asked or deemed neces-
sary. The work of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry in the control of hog
cholera in CO. cooperation with state au-
thorities has been confined to making
diagnoses of diseases of swine, and, oc-
casionally, Of live stock, holding post
mortem examinations, and in other
ways assisting the state forces. farmers
and practicing veterinarians in keeping
down hog cholera.
Three important factors enter into
successful control Of hog cholera. They
are sanitation, proper and timely vacci-
nation, and quarantine of sick animals.
Neither one of the above means will |
alone eradicate the disease. Sanitation |
IS an important means of keeping hog
cholera down in state. This is par
ticularly true where cholera appears in |
a herd. All sick hogs should then be
separated from the herd and kept |
penned up to avoid the scattering of |
cholera infection over the farm. An !
even better method in positive cases of
cholera infection, is to Immediately de-
stroy those animals which show ad-
vanced symptoms of the disease, as |
very small percentage of them ever re-
cover even if treated with serum. All
pens that have harbored sick hogs |
should be thoroughly cleaned and the
litter and manure removed and spread
on field and ploughed under. The ac-
ton of the sun will soon destroy the
infected material IN the field where sick |
animals have been running at large.
The pens and board fences should be
sprayed with ten per cent. solution of
cresol compound and afterwards white
washed. This method conscientiously
followed will to a great extent do away
with occurrences of hog cholera on
farms hereafter.
Proper disposal Of hogs that have
died from any cause whatever is very
important part of sanitation. The
practice of leaving hog carcasses unde-
stroyed cannot be too strongly con-
demned. 1t shows on the part Of some
one lack of appreciation of the seri.
BUSINESS of the offence and is great ing
justice to the neighborhood. A consid-
cradle percentage of cholera outbreaks
are traceable indirectly to carelessness
ia not properly disposing of the car
casses of animals that die on the farm.
The large number of buzzards in this
state are factor in carrying infection,
which should be eliminated if we are to
successfully combat hog cholera and
other live stock diseases.
New Castle Presbytery
An adjourned meeting of New Castle
Presbytery will be held in the Presby-
terian Church, Delaware City, next
Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock, for the
purpose of installing Rev. R. C. Pitzer,
pastor. Rev. Charles H. Bonner, mod
orator, will preside.
The sermon will be preached by Rev.