The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-07-19
foe CHOLERA TAKES
~ large ANNUAL TOLL
o LAVE BEEN GREATLY
|OSSE91c AND MAY BE EN-
DoUJoELY WIPED OUT.

ord September take the
August 4, a. through hog cholera, the
'ayls u swine keepers, Wnif har III y oftaT
ane o.. wiped out entire nerds alter
ast has M- WE seasons feeding: In GER
\ eNpellsItb the hog cholera toll has run
,il years III la Der 1000 through the
/; high Gates a. Preventive measures
United INV nv the United States depart
ieyeloPitu, ggITiculture have reduced the
nent Of, as The experts, whose work
toll 70 'o, this annual multi-mlllion-
has eHeC.Cu na assert confidently that
dollar s s~ Of absolute insurance from
The n .Eaiera losses is within the reach
hog cno liner who cares to take the
pf any .;o mai trouble and expense.
Pfe', r...+nent Insures Immunity.
.errm treatment, developed
the - Years ago and first put into
Eboll - ,:e within the last six or sew
E'n .sgars q gives immunity if injected IN
4 !eS CHS serum treatment is descrlD-
Hne, ~ li'' n Farmers Bulletin 1874,
y lpIi :Ihonld be kept at hand for ready
.ah
y l nnn 5,s bv every hog raiser.
'' gog cholera is an epidemic disease,
nU ,s3esns that it spreads from one or
pa an iH[ rases 1t is carried i'll bedding,
lew ofr rs feeding troughs, loading
y o'I ra;road cars, farm implements,
to ,;;,c l@ of laborers, and even in run
' !9 water. Sanitation will cut down
pug danger but it is not an absolute
Dc ua%S Unless the farmer has ia
f''[ orrscantions to have all of his herd
fn p,r;1sd with serum and virus, an
nI st;on which should be done by a
PS a.;nor;an or a specially trained lay
y'.' ', there is always possibility OF the
; 'aose breaking out Unexpectedly.
Hog Cholera Spreads Rapidly.
The farmers protection lies in the
!. t4 tb.t usually only one or two men,
y, 'l Of the herd are affected at first,
4 u he should be on the watch. One
|. ~ two hogs will refuse to come up
; :% with the herd. They will re-
,n hidden in the nest, and when
. 1 from the bed their backs may
=, arcbed and they may appear cold,
Il ,biyer. The rest of the herd may
~, main apparently we'll for several
, ,,,s when Others are likely to be
@rd affected in about the same way
those first attacked. AS the disease
-owesses the sick hogs become gaunt
wrked up in the flank, and have a
s,k staggering gait, the weakness
s;np most marked in the hind legs.
Il the lungs are affected there may
a cough, which is particularly no
,eable when the hogs are disturbed:
he ewes usually are inhamed and
now a whitish discharge, which may
mise the lids to stick together. Con-
jOation, which is commonly present
The early days of the disease, is gen
sly followed by diarrhoea. AS the
yase reaches its height red or pur-
in blotches are likely to appear upon
E skin of the ears, of the belly and
the inner surfaces of the legs.
Some of the symptoms mentioned
az be present in other diseases, but
{ owner should remember that chol-
a spreads rapidly through herd
d no time should be lost in calling
veterinarian to diagnose the disease
ID administer the proper treatment.
Autopsy should be performed upon
logs which die of any disease. Indi
atoms of cholera are described i'll the
uletin referred to. The most import
It thing is to be prepared and to act
-omptly These bits of advice are en-
lasized in the hog cholera bulletin:
Locate hog lots and pastures away
ON streams and public highways,
ID do not allow hogs to run in tree
nge or highways, nor to have access
canals or irrigation bitches.
Breeders Should Use Caution.
Burn to ashes or cover with quick
he and bury under 4 feet of earth all
ad animals and the vi5cera removed
IN animals at butchering time, be-
use they attract buzzards, dogs, etc,
lich may carry hog cholera infec-
N.
II hog cholera appears in the neigh
rhood conhne your dog and encour-
e your neighbor to do the same.