The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-05-13
NOTES OF THE
FARM BUREAU
Executive Committee Decides to Or
ganize a Wool Growers
Association
NEW HOG CHOLERA RULINGS

ASSOCIdtlON
NEW HOG CHOLERA RULINGS
DR.. Miles Offers Suggestions to Hog
> Raisers
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Farm bureau it was de-
cided to effect wool growers organ
ization in this county. A meeting for
this purpose will be held in Fullerton
next Saturday. afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The object will be to purchase bags
and twine at cost, and also to secure
information as to the best methods Of
handling sheep and marketing wool.
This wool is to be collected at CEN
trail point in the county, where it is
to be stored and sold to eastern buy
ers. It. is presumed that since other
counties are doing likewise it will be
an easy matter to sell our wool direct
and for cash at reasonable price.
If you have wool for sale notify your
community chairman or, better still,
attend this meeting. It will pay you.
An effort has been made on the part
of hog raisers and others interested
to permit the use of virus in the
treatment of hog cholera. This is
generally spoken Of as the double
treatment" Heretofore the use Of
the double treatment has been forbid
den in North Dakota, and must be
used under certain restrictions and in
the hands Of qualified veterinarians.
Since the agent personally knows
of two outbreaks of hog cholera coun-
ty, he has asked DIR. Miles of Ellen
dale to submit an article on this dis
ease. Every farmer should become
familiar with these rulings. Please
remember that they have been insti-
tuted for the benefit of hog raisers in
general and any farmer who has chol-
era hogs on his premises must comply
with the law. DR.. Miles article, un-
der the caption, "Hog Cholera Points
to Be Kept in Mind" is as follows:
Sudden death of one or more of
your hogs with a continued death rate.
Animals will bunch up and usually
there is complete loss Of appetite with
bowels either showing diarrhea, or
constipation with diarrhea alternat-
ing. Eyes will show congestion and
discharge with !jfs<sgE mined :>setiae1.
Gait is peculiar knuckling and
breaking sidewise of back and the back
shows slightly arched.
The disease generally is of an acute
form, but may become chronic and
animal may live for week or more.
There is also present in the same
animal and herd swine plague and
necrotic enterites.
The only treatment is the use of
hog cholera serum and virus. The
state permits the use of hog cholera
serum and virus at present, which is
the only means of producing pelna-
nent immunity, but only under the
following conditions:
That it be used only in herds where
hog cholera is present and within a
radius Of five miles of such place.
That it can be used only by quail
fed veterinarians approved and di-
rected by the state live stock sanitary
board.
In all cases where hog cholera virus
is used all swine must be confined in
enclosed premises or within hog and
dog tight lot not to exceed five acres
in extent and not adjacent to any
highway for a period of not less than
thirty days after treatment, and prem
ises properly quarantined and pla-
carded. After period of confinement
has elapsed all hogs must be properly
dipped or sprayed in an officially ap-
proved antiseptic solution and the
premises properly cleaned and disin-
fected before the quarantine is rails
ed. Under the quarantine owners are
required to keep all sick hogs under
cover; burn all dead hogs; clean and
disinfect thoroughly those portions of
the premises where sick hogs have
been or are confined; occupants are
forbidden to go in or near neighbors'
hog lots; parties having business on
these premises are forbidden to go
where sick hogs are kept; owners will
notify inspector when all requirements
have been complied with.
As the use of the virus causes per-
manent immunity it is to be preferred
over the single serum treatment,
which produces only temporary ef-
feet. It is hoped that proper author
tiles win be notified as to any sup
posedly hog cholera outbreak, and,
then necessary steps can be taken to
check and limit the disease to the
minimum.
Oakes Mothers Entertained
The Royal Neighbors entertained
the mothers Of Oakes GO years old and
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