Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-07
CHANCE FOR PROFIT
IN HOG INDUSTRY
Under Proper Supervision, Can
be Made Profitable Business
i'm Delaware.

In An address recently made before
the students of Agriculture at delaware
College, State Veterinarian Hoch gave
some valuable pointers on the possl bllltY
Of developing the hog industry IN Della
ware lie said III part
The hog industry appeals TO me IN many
wavs "a a profitable business; one that
has sadly been neglected in my Judgment,
and one which can be made n lucrative
business for the farmer under proper
supervision, study and care. Much atten-
tion has been given to the etiicicnt methods
of producing more and better milk, there
bv furnishing the farmers ot quick
method Of disposIng of his corn, fodder ana
feed. and marketing these products IN
the form Of milk and beef II occurred TO
me that some Of YOU would bc interest
ed in certain facts about the hog industry.
am. certain that the hog raising business
can bc made profitable for the tarmer
II is very easy manner Of disposing ol
the farm products to a greater advantage
with comparatively little extra expense
and trouble.
II am strongly of the opinion that the
opportunity for producing swine IN l'cIa-
ware has not been fully realized. | here are
some sections that produce wheat only,
and other sections that devote their
energy to fruit growing, but the succrssiui
ngrlculturist. | believe, is the man who
produces some live stock including SWINE
regardless Of his location.
II wish to emphasize the fact that the
diagnosis and dIffcrcutIal Diagnosis ~
diseases arc dependent upon tundameh'-
al knowledge Of pathology and baclcIlo-
logv. upon knowing All tho different dis-
eases conditions that must he taken mo
consideration in a particular cast anu
upon having a working knowledge 81 the
characteristic features Of infectious diS'its'@
Of swine as they are ~ present classiiled
and understood
In order to deal with violent con
torious dl4casr like hog cholera. We must
take broad view Of the sources ot IN
fpctiop W. must 60 back and ascertain
how hog cholera comes int" the stato
Doubtless there arc numerous MINOR
agencies which serve to introduce hog
cholera INTO q State. hut the great spread
er of hog cholera III the Shipment oi hogs
from ono state t. another
The iufcctiop may hc carried with
ia the animals or max hr Carried hN dirty
and infected cars. Whom We investigate
~. outbreak nl hog cholcra today We are
usatished ~ report that the cholera came
from IN .dfoIrIng faTm IT, however, We
trace far CROUCH tho trail WilIm 81 VAST
majority 81 eases. lead hack 10 whore some
~hlpmcrt of stock hogs have been un-
,oadcd
The next great source of infection
4 as find Il ia the state Is from outbreaks
81 hog cholera caused hv improper vac
cnation hy lavmen For Let me impress
IN vour minds that safety can bc only ~
usInr serum and virus made hy manu-
features of unqucstioned integrity and
I N absolute reliability m performing
I tho vaccination as accurately carefully
and pairstakinglv rs L IS possible, and
"a give the carotaker explicit directions
as 10 aftercare
4 The prevention 0f the spread 81 hog
cholera bv hog shipments must he nc
4 compllshed through state quarantine
/ regulations Unfortunately there IS ST
this fimc a vast difference ~ OPINION as
4 "a the type 0f regulations which Will serve
The purpose Nearly every state has some
sort az restriction On the shipment q
hogs In many cases the regulations ar
K more or less restricted u the ISSUING oi
special permits.
.Fradicating tuberculosis from cattle
will practically solve the problem q con
trolling inc disease among swlne - a.
Is nc OPINION fi NeI ttt4 lilAi - 80 y =
perierced in the handling and post morteTr
examination Of swine received at the prln
cinal market centers BY means Of q slmpl'
and practca marker, hogs may be TT
tooed with distinguishing letters anC
figures. and when disease is found b
post-rnorten examination the identity Q
such animals IS known. With s slmpl
system Of records II is thus possible Z
trace q shipment 70 the farm from whici
it came and stamp ou Infectious disease
At their source. Evidence shows tina
swine become infected with tuberculosl
principally from cattle, either by follow
Ing them in feed lots or pastures, by reoelv
ing infected dairy by-products, or b
eating tuberculous carcasses
'IastK. I want 70 impress on you
minds that the old method OF thrown
com out into feed lots Is unsanltary an
expensive. SWINE will not obtain th
necessary quantity OF feed under sue
circumstances and they will consuIn
more or less filth, and thus they may OF
tain variety OF Infections Necrotic ef
teritis NAV have had its origin under sue
conditions Other infections OF sw1r
could easily remit from such methods I
feeding Why SWINE do not suffer mol
from digestive disturbances when led
mud and filth IS miraculous