River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-11-08
Agricultural Notes
BY H. G. Seyforth.

Those who have helped in putting
across similar campaigns in other
places have pronounced this on. g de
cided success Because the local COM
mittees did some very hard work, it
was possible TO carry out the cam
paign as it was planned. All local
committees did splendid work, and be
cause the members of these commit
tees worked so diligently, they in
drced many others to cooperate
with them. Many Of the teachers IN
Pierce County schools saw the value
of such a campaign to children, es-
rJAcially, and certainly deserve to be
commended for the big part they took
in making this campaign success.
Editors of weekly publications have
been giving liberal space for several
weeks to many articles which helped
to carry the message of more and
better dairy products for health,
growth, happiness and prosperity.
Everybody, who helped in any wa
to make this campaign success have
the hearty thanks Of the County Com
mittea ard manager. Before long
detail report will be given of Dairy
Products Week.
Winners of the $500 and $1.00
prizes offered for the two best posters
selected from all posters entered in
the Contest are Mardelia Baskin,
EIn,wood who was awared first, and
Adeline Johnson, Ellsworth, Rt. 2,
who was awarded End.
Hog Cholera Outbreak
There is a very serious outbreak
of hog cholera in the vicinity Of Ellis
worth. Some farmers have lost as
high as IA head. Some have vac
ci..atl d their herds to avoid loss. DR..
Fl. D. Larzelire, the State Hog
Cholera Specialist, spent most of the
past week in the county inspecting
herds having the disease, and found
it present in every place where ne
made the examination. The synp-
toms shown by hogs sick with cholera
are as follows: When cholera first
appears in herd the hogs do rot all
become sick at once, but, on the con-
tfary, only one or two will refuse to
come up to feed with the herd. They
win remain hidden in the nest and
when driven from the bed their backs
may be arehed and they appear cold
and shivsr. The rest of the herd may
remai3 apparently well for several
days, when others are likely to be
found affected in about the same way
as those first attacked. AS the
disease progresses the sick hogs be-
come gaunt or tucked up in the flank,
and have a weak, staggering gait,
the weakness being most marked In
the. hind legs. If the lungs are af
fected there may be a cough, which
is particularly noticeable when the
hogs are disturbed. The eyes usually
are irfamed and show whitish dis
charge, which may cause the lids to
stick together. Constipation, which
is commonly present in the early
days of the disease, is generally fol-
lowed by a diarrhea. AS the disease
reaches its height red or parplish
blotchas are likely to appear upon The
skin of the ears, of the belly, and Of
the inner surfaces of the legs. The
temperature of the hogs is OF much
Importance in diagnosing cholera.
TIL, rormai temperature in ordinary
weather, when the hogs are not eX-
cited or worried, will range from l0l
degrees to 104 degrees F., but when
cholera is present it is not unetm-
mon to find large proportion OF the
hogs with temperatures from lo4 to
1O7 degrees, and even higher. The
important changes found IL the car
cass after death from hog cholera
arc as follows: Purple blot :hes on
the skin. Blood -colored spots on the
surfaces of the lungs and heart, on
the kidneys. and on both the outer
surfaces and inner surfaces Of che II
testines, stomach and bladder Red
dening of the lymphatic glands. En-
largcnent of the spleen in acute cas-
es. liberation of the inner surface
Of the large Intestine.
Pruning Demonstrations
Pruning demonstrations will be
held as follows:
Wednesday. Nov, Z, at p m.
Charles Reuther, Ellsworth.
Thursday, Nov. 8, at 10 a. m. {. A
Baker, Phi scott.
Thursday, Nov. s, at 2 p. m. Henry
Wallin, Ellsworth.
Friday, Nov. 9, at 10 a m. Alvin
ur-'~ou. Rock Elm.
Friday, Nov. 9, at 2 p. m. H. c.
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