New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-12

had few hogs. Some of then
died of cholera and instead o
burning the carcasses as he should
have done he buried them in
shallow ditch. A stray dog founC
the carcasses and brought the dis
ease over here"
49," I said, "you are quar-
antining the place."
Yes, and l have disinfected the
building. I also intend to plOv
up this lot before l use it again
for hogs" he replied. "And yor
can bet I'm taking no chances
now. All of the hogs now on the
place have had the preventive
treatment. After sanitation, it :
the only course to pursue in rails.
ing hogs. | should have called 6
veterinarian when / first noticed
that a couple Of the hogs were
sick. F."
He was right. He had been the
victim Of one Of the many means
of spreading this pernicious and
costly disease; and being at the
mercy Of careless or ignorant
neighbors, he was forced to resort
to a free use of the recognized
means Of prevention. He did not
make the mistake of stopping
here, however, but observed close
ly the few simple rules of SAM
tation emphasized by the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Cooperation Desired.
Like most thinking farmers my
friend looked forward to the day
when by cooperation Of producers
in the cleaning and disinfecting
of infected premises and in the
proper disposal of diseased car
casses the use of anti-hog-cholera
serum would be reduced to q
minimum or better still made I'M
necessary at all. As an instance
Of what this legitimate expendi-
ture cost the farmers of the coun-
try, in 1918 approximately $780,
900 worth of the serum was pro-
duced. This, plus the cost of adj
ministering it, was borne by the
farmers. So large an amount Of
money, not to mention the $780,
100000 estimated as the value of
the 100000 hogs stricken by
cholera that year, could very prof
itably be turned to increasing
reduction, which in turn would
mean a healthier economic condi-
ton for the whole country.
Farmers generally have been
called the land army. The COM
parison is good. concerning hog
breeders. 1t is particularly so if
the hog breeders are likened to
company of soldiers at drill. Each
man has his position in the squad
and each squad it's position in the
company. The success Of all de-
ponds upon the way each indi-
vidual performs his part. If Bill
takes four PAGES instead Of the re-
quired five in executing a move
ment. he will keep Jim from tax
ing his proper three PAGES of |
worse still trip him up and send |
him sprawling and thus put the |
whole squad into confusion. In |
turn the whole company would |
feel the effect.
Each hog breeder has a very
definite responsibility to his COM
munity, directly TO his neighbors
and indirectly to every hog breed
er in the country. If he fails to
care proerly for his hogs and is
not alert in guarding his stock
against infection, he may be re-
sponsible for the introduction of
cholera and its spread among the
hogs of his neighbors. An infec-
ted area would be created and if
not properly quarantined might
easily prove menace to produc-
ers many miles distant.
Z. Remaining Problems.
The eradication of hog-cholera
is largely a matter of education
and depnds to a great extent
upon the cooperation given by
State agencies, livestock produe-
srs and dealers, and practicing
A great deal of
ralue has already been accomp-
ished and prejudice against the
Use of serum has been largely