Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-30
SPENCE TALKS ON
HOG CHOLERA
County Agents CiveE Madisal.
Farmers Some tliusb!s
Pointers On Disease

| LOuilN agent IL. 4. spence. al
Berea. sends the Daily Register
some important facts about hog
cholera. and how to prevent ar
cure it. for the benefit of the lar
mers OF Madison county. He
writes
Hog cholera is a disease that
kills hogs and first OF all we must
recognize the fact that the Suc-
cess or failure in handling this
disease will depend upon the far
mer himself.
To control and eradicate hog
cholera on a farm and to prevent
lis spread III 4 community. the
following precautions are neces-
sary:
Any pig showing evidence OF i'll
health should be separated from
the rest of the herd and closely
observed for developments. De
preston, loss of appetite and !
high temperature, are always Suo
@eStiVc OF hog cholera. II Is.
however. not always possible to
make positive diagnosis Of hog
cholera from simply observing
lick pig. Therefore. ii Il hog dies.
post mortcin should he held and
the organs carefully examined
iur the LESSONS of cholera In ::
large herd where no dead hogs
are available for post norton. i;
- often advisable 10 Kill a SiCl,
hog Tor examination. 1t often
happens that when cholera in
lection occurs in a healthy herd.
one individual will Sickcn and die
some dav, before the herd a. 4
whole Shows evidence 81 sickness
Therefore. il i important ~
know the cause Of death OF the
first pig that dies. If the prem
i>cS are badly infected. a number
Of pigs may >icken nj about the
same time.
Burn or bury deeply all pigs
that die. regardless OF the cause
OF their death
All pigs purchased and brought
to the farm should be kept under
close observation. in separate
quarters, Tor at least three week..
II pigs are sick and recover, foi
lowing good care or a change OF
iced, or rhe administration OF a
medicinal 1gent or , so-oalled
hog cholera remedy. II is imwise
70 assume that such treatment is
| specific for hog cholera. but rath-
or that the disease from which
the hogs suffered was not chol-
era, Many Infections and para
site diseases OF swine. and als1
various form OF malnurrition
and unthriftiueSs clinically re-
semhlc hog cholera in some re-
/ spects.
The virus ri hog cholera may
retain its Vitality outside the
pigs body for many months. Ex-
detrimental work on pen infection
and records OF injected farms
show that the life OF the hog chol
era virus varies greatly. depend
ing upon conditions. Destruction
loi the virus may he fastened BY
doing away with conditions that
protect It Thoro cleaning and
distinction of hog houses and
los i essential. Every corner
and covered place must be clean
ed. il success i'll destroying the
virus is expected. The accunu-
lation of cobs. leaves. straw
I boards. litter. manure. waste
feeds. bones. cans, bottles. piece,
uf tin. and any rubbish that pro-
tectS the underlying soil from the
/ sun and air. all no doubt furnish
4 certain amount OF protection
Z to the virus and prolong its vital
4 itv and continuation on the prem
! Uses.
Clean the hog house OF all lit
ter and dirt: spray with an anti
/ septic and apply white wash OF
paint. Rake up and remove OF
burn every particle of waste and
rubbish in and about the pens and
/ wards. Use air slacked lime free
| " i'll the wards adjacent to the
llogh house. from time to time
on the ground where the pigs are
\ fed.
Do not go into the hog lots or
/ other YARNS where there is infec.
ton. an dino not permit others tc
enter your hog lots.
4 If healthy hogs have access te
stream that comes thru farm:
where cholera exists, there i: