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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FAEMEB Inoculation of Suckling Pigs More Care Is Required Than When Same Treatment Is Given Older Hogs. ' Preoared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Advisability and economy of immunization of suckling pigs against bog cholera and the discrimination required In Inoculation of young pigs form part of the new material included In the revised edition of FarmHog Cholera, ers Bulletin 834-which the United States Department of Agriculture has Just published. Although It has been repeatedly shown that very young pigs can be given lasting immunity by the simultaneous Inoculation with antihog cholera serum and hog cholera virus. say the authors, M. Dorset and U. G. Houck of the bureau of animal Industry, it Is probably also true that more careful discrimination Is required than when the same treatment Is applied to older hogs. This is because of the fact that young pigs are susceptible to many diseases and are more easily affected by adverse conditions than older hogs. In administering the simultaneous Inoculation to young pigs It is, therefore, especially important to be sure that they are In good health at the time of Inoculation. If pigs are unthrifty from parasitic infection, or, in fact, from any cause, if they show signs of thumps or other abnormal conditions, the simultaneous Inoculation should be postponed until they are restored to complete health. In urgent cases in which pigs must be immunized immediately, it is better to use serum alone if the pigs are not in good condition at the time. They can be given the simultaneous Inoculation at a later date. Pigs Protected Sooner. The Immunization of suckling pigs has much to recommend it in the way of decreased cost and increased protection. By- Immunizing early, less serum is required, and the pigs are protected sooner. Since the successful immunization of suckling $gs does not necessitate the reduction of feed, it is possible that the practice would enable farmers to market their pigs somewhat earlier than if the Immunization were carried out after weanF, - ing." Also new In the revised edition is the paragraph on the period of Incubation, reporting tests conducted by the bureau of animal Industry. Virus was Injected into 171 shotes and the time noted until the appearance of visible symptoms, the shortest time being 3 days and the longest 7 days with 95 per cent of the experiment animals showing symptoms on the fourth, fifth or sixth day. Other tests have added evidence that no breed of hogs is Immune to cholera, although there Is a considerable difference In the degree of susceptibility in individuals. The bulletin gives careful descriptions of the symptoms of cholera, together with mention that some other diseases may have somewhat similar symptoms. Coupled with this is the warning that owners should remember that cholera spreads rapidly through a herd and no time should be lost in calling a veterinarian to diagnose the disease and administer Troper treatment. If the disease Is cholera heavy losses can be averted only by prompt Immunization of the herd. In ease of doubt it is well to hill a siek hog and check up with the effects on the internal organs which are described In detail A IS Source of Infection. stream running through a recow, d , vatat,le bo- - lot als as a dangerous Therefore the authors say. swine confined to lots or S With stream3 L running through them should he Immunized. Farmers Bull-ti- n 834-in the re- iVe3 reCent otheTos1011 statistics Josses from hog cholera, which averaged not less than $30,000,- - soj.ee of infection. F. rear for fort, esplata, the came. describes years. the symptoms. Mwee e? other diseases, describes waptona the ways In which cholera Issome of spread, recommends sanitary preventives, and prevention by immunization. It explains briefly the manufacture of the scrum and the virus, and their administration to Individual pigs and to herds, and the aftercare of immunized animals. Several new discuss what is known paragraphs of breaks In immunity. Experimental figures are cited to Indicate that fear of an Injurious effect by the serum on the fertility of sows is groundless, and that the danger of causing abortion In pregnant sows is Inconsiderable, except when farrowing time is near. Suggestions for restocking a farm after an outbreak of cholera are given In detail, and farmers are warned against drug remedies" to cure or prevent cholera. None of these has proved useful or effective. Farmers Bulletin No. 834-- F may be obtained free on application to the Department of Agriculture. Washington. D. so-call- a Black Currant Bushes Menace from the nearest blister rusted pine. The European black currant then a source of Infection for common currants and gooseberries, and is able to infect pines a mile away. The common currants and gooseberries. In turn, may Infect trees within the 900-fozone, or other plants of their kind within the area. Mr. Detwiler states that the European black currant Is so susceptible to the white pine blister rust and consequently effective In the rapid spread and establishment of the disease, that the United States Department of Agriculture recognizes the cultivated black currant as a distinct menace to the white-pin- e timber supply of the country. A Public Nuisance. It Is so serious a danger to the production of white-pin- e timber as to make this kind of currant a public nuisance In all states where white pines grow. The department advises against the growing of this species of currant (Ribes nigrum L.) anywhere in the United States and recommends that state authorities, nurserymen and growers take active steps to accomplish Its prompt elimination from the Pacific, Rocky Mountain, Atlantic, Appalachian, Ohio Valley, Upper Mississippi Valley and Lake states. The growing of cultivated black currants In home gardens, as well as In nurseries and commercial plantings, should be entirely abandoned throughout these states, because of the great Importance of white pines and the relatively small value of black currants. Miscellaneous Publication 27-Is a revision with added Illustrations of an article Mr. Detwiler contributed to the current Yearbook of the Department. It Is available for free distribution on request to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, (five-needle- 4 tf 4 i M Is a Constant Agency in d. a Spreading Deadly Blister Rust of White Pine. TOWN PROGRESS TALKS Destroy a penny and save six I dol- lars! That Is substantially the advice of B. Detwiler In a pamphlet, Black Currant Spreads White Pine Blister Rust," Just published for free distribution by the United States Department of Agriculture. Sir. Detwiler estimates that If each European black currant bush in the United States Is worth $L23, which he thinks an accesslve valuation, the total value would be less than $900,-00The value of the merchantable white pine Is approximately $550,000.-00or 600 times as great. The black currant Is a deadly enemy of the white In spreadpine, and a constant agency ing the deadly blister rust Similar to Black Stem Rut. The blister rust of white pine Is cimiiur to black stem rust of wheat In that the fungous disease In each case lives alternately on a valuable nurse plant plant and then on a Wheat rust Is not transmitted without common the nursing service of the white the on barberry. Blister rust tree. to tree pine does not go from the from The spores of the disease go gooseberry plant pine to a currant or sources of infecas serve these and tion to the pines. Careful study of the disease by of plant pathologists of the bureau the peculiar Industry has revealed black the of European susceptibility currants familiar currant The more contract the and gooseberries do not and candisease over great distances of much distance not infect pines at a more than 900 or possibly which the But instances are kn.mn in the contracted Mack currant lms Samuel 0. at a o. lid nues r 4 4 4 4 44444444 who lives on the eral others were crippled, when an automobile, driven at a high rate of speed, struck his band of sheep as they were crossing the road. The driver did not even stop to find out how much damage he had done. The total loss to Mr. Snyder was about $200.00. Ideal weather in this part of the Basin, and the fact that the frost has held off during the past two weeks, has proven very beneficial to alfalfa seed growers. It has giv- -' nx them an opportunity to harvest and thresh their crop, while others are now hoping that their crop will mature and produce seed. Each lay the freet holds off leads some to become more optomistic in relation to the result. Virgil Neale in the employ of the state department as overseer on the Victory highway, in resurfacing the road with gravel, recently moved his crew and trucks to My-to- n. They are now at work putting gravel on the and also the Myton-Antelounits of the Victory highway. The gravel is being secured from the gravel pit near here which was recently prepared for that purpose. Goodrudi and Hancock of Bluebell, partners in the sheep business, were in Myton recently and closed up a deal with Airs. T. A. Gardner of a whereby they became owners band of 800 two and tv rr - year old ewes. The -- rice reported paid was $15,25 per head or a total of which is a record price in this portion of the basin. The owners drove the herd into the upper country where they expect to feed them. Thy were brought to Myton from Mrs. Gardners herd In the Myton-Roose-v- elt pe $12,-2OO.9- O, Nine Mile district. George Ttngley was In Price on Thursday, Sept. 27th supervising the loading and shipping of a carload of cleaned alfalfa seed. Fred Burger, local representative of the Northrop-Kin- g Seed company has also made a shipment of un cleaned seed for his company. The reported price paid for some seed in the dirt was 16 cents per pound. E. W. Stringfellow of Salt Lake City, inspector of weights and measures connected with the dairying and food division of the state board of agriculture, was in Myton Thursday, Sept. 27 th in connection with his position. He was making an annual tour of this portion, of the basin. JUST IN FUN Spend your at the Utopia Theatre, 0, 1.-- -- C. A. Snyder Victory highway, six miles west of Myton, had the misfortune to lose 9 head of sheep recently and sev- d) (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) UYT0N evqn-ing-s If you nave something to sell and ar tn a big hurry to sell it, let the classified advertising department of THE ROOSEVELT STANDARD prove its ability as a speedy The and. efficient sales medium. cost Is small. When he considers the Invasion of his field by foreign stores end mail- FOR SALE A bargain if taken at order concerns, oar home merchant once. One Underwood typewriter mail In the No. 5. In good condition. Call at sometimes feels like 25-- if cartoon, who Is unwillingly sharing this office. his drink with a strange elephant te While the Invaders may be formidable, yet they are vulnerable, and s weapon is at band which will do the work If wielded with determination. 'A regular space In this newspaper filled each Ixsue with news of your store, with what you have to sell and the prices, will give the hook to competition. If yon wish, we will write your ads, and make them so intriguing that your customers will be half sold before they enter your store. Call on us we know how and we can do it. 14 1 1 3 THIGLEY & SONS BUYERS OF Seed, Wool, Honey, Pelts and all lawfully caught furs. MYTON, P. UiuiiuiUa tit i O. Rox UTAH 54. |