The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-21
FARM BUREAU
HEADS GATHER
ADDRESS BY DIR. G. E. COT
TON ON HOG CHOLERA
Asks 10 cooperation of Officials
To Prevent Spread of Disease;
Plan To Have Farmer Give
Serum Was Thought Not To
Be Feasible; Scheme Carried
Out In Iowa.

Farm Bureau agents in Southwest
this city to talk shop, had the pri-
Niiege Yesterday afternoon to be
addressed at some length by DR.. G.
E. Cotton. secretary of the live
stock sanitary board of the state
university. DR.. Cotton asked for
the cooperation of all county agents
and township chairman in the re-
porting OF all of hog cholera
10 the livestock sanitary board. so
that measures can be taken at once
to eradicate the disease. DR.. Cot
ton said that he does not believe in
changing the present Minnesota laws
in regard to the vaccination of hogs
TO immuniZe them from attacks of
cholera Some had suggested that
the farmers themselves be permit
ted TO administer the serum, but
there is a danger OF spreading the
disease if the serum were admins
tered by inexperienced hands. He
would adrocaie the cooperation OF
the county agents and the veterin
airy surgeons in the matter of vac
cination. Some amicable agreement
should be arrived at as to fees to
De CudfSCu lut q uuCIS ny ShS fVb
Urinary surgeons.
The Law In Iowa.
The speaker. said tina. the Iowa
law permits of the farmer vaccinat
ing his own hogs, provided he takes
a certain course at Ames college.
This has not proven to be a sue
cess. Often times il has resulted
the spread of the disease instead OF
retarding it.
DR.. Cotton said that he full real
ICED that some of the veterinarians
are charging too much for their
services. but DR.. Cotton thought
by getting together in conferences
with the county agents and the far
mers some amicable agreement could
be reached as to fees to be charged.
II every veterinarian. and in fact
every person would Immediately re-
pert to the livestock sanitary board
the outbreak of cholera. in many
instances il could be rapidly headed
OF. and many animals saved from
death. The farmer can not get
along without the veterinarian, and
the veterinarian a not get along
without the farmer. 80 ii is UP TO
those two classes OF men to get to-
kether on some mutual plan OF IN
Outstanding each other. He knew
that the Veterinarians want to do
what is right, and the farmers ex-
pect results.
DR.. Cotton urged that all hogs
which die from the effects OF chol-
era should be buried at once at
least three feet deep. or else burn
the h9dies. Chairman OF town boards,
are the health officers OF their com
munities. and it is up to them, &C
cording TO law TO see that all dead
animals are disposed OF IN the man
ner stated. Chairmen of town
boards can collect for their services.
Most generally their fees come out
of the toU nship treasury, and in
other instances the town pays one
half and the county the other half,
but the laws Of the state provide
for payment of the township health
officers in this week. DR.. Cotton
said that it is the duty OF the town
ship chairmen to report all cases OF
board. so that steps can BE- taken at
once for the eradication OF the dis
ease.
Considerable time was taken IN
by DR.. Cotton on the name OF
holding double tested animals in
quarantine for at least twenty one
days.
Cows Spread Hog Cholera.
Dogs and crows are great spread
ers of hog cholera. The crows can
not be tied up but the does can.
In advocating the necessity oil
larger appropriations by the state
legislature for the fighting of tuber-
culosis in cattle, DR.. Cotton said that
at least tw enty five percent OF the
children under five years of age
~ ~- trfharnulor how
trouble, are the victims of bovine
infection. For this reason alone,
the speaker urged that all OF the
county agents, see to it that the
right kind OF men are elected to
the next state legislature. The
livestock sanitary board is in need
of a larger force of feld men to
carry on the work OF cow testing
etc. and to met the expenst a larger
appropriation for the carrying on OF
!. more work must be made
: F. z. Balmer OF the extension di-
vision of the university farm and
county agent leader. together with
A. r. Meesen, county agent OF
Mobiles county, went into the details
of a plan for the printing OF what
win he known as the Minnesota
Farm Bureau news. This Hubtica-
lion, which will deal with live to
pics OF interest to the farmer, will
he edited by the state Farm Bureau
federation and five thousand copies
Of the publication will be distribut
ed monthly in the counties. Of Pipe
stone. Rock. Mobiles, Murray, Jack
son and Cottonwood counties.
F. J. Brown of st. Paul. assistant
county agent leader, presided at the
meeting.
The county agents present at the
meeting we're: A. e. Emerson. Pipe
stone; A. G. Mereness. Siayton: A.
r. Nielsen. Worthington; William
Dunlop. Lakefeld; Paul Johnson,
Fairmont: F. F.. Krause. Blue Earth ;
T.. z. Mcmillan. Mankato: l.. E.
Hudson. st. james; A. A. kosmoski,
Ivanhoe; Willis Lawson, Sleepy
Eye; Louis Kelehan, Marshall; Mil
ton Taylor. LIE Suenr Center:
Charlie Graham, Gaylord; Earl
Springer, St Peter: r. z. Blackburn,
Window: L. II. Smith, Widnom; Max
Treu. Redwood Falls.
County Agents Met This Morning.
This morning at ten O'Clock the
county agents convened again for
a short and informal discussion OF
points brought ont in the speeches
made last evening. Ways and means
for getting the desired results were
discussed and the meeting was an
open forum where all might all
their views on any point
One point that was made clear
vas that In all counties representes
the club work among boys and girls