Show 1 t STOCK STOCK GOOD SAFEGUARDS PREVENT CHOLERA Pur Prepared ared by bT the United Department t tt of t Agriculture A A recent Investigation of the hog ho hog cholera cholera situation by the United States Department of Agriculture reveals sur- sur surprising sur carelessness among farmers In dealing with the disease The effectiveness effectiveness of the preventive serum treat treat- treatment treatment ment has given many swine owners n a a feeling of security which Is not real Yet without proper safeguards de- de declares de declares clares Dr U G in char charge e ot of cholera hog cholera control the lime disease Is just as dangerous toda today as It t ever was For safety against this disease It Is necessary to observe e certain precautions precautions Isolate all I c EW mw W stock keeping It apart from other ho hogs s for a n period of at least two weeks This precaution precaution tion applies especially to hogs pur pur- purchased pur- pur purchased purchased chased at public sales or other sources likely to spread Infection Permit no sick hogs to roam at large K Keep p ho hog lots properly fenced and maintain the fences In good good repair Burn or bury bory deeply the carcasses of animals that die on the farm Dead animals lying abo above e ground attract dogs Many Inny out out- outbreaks outbreaks breaks have ha been traced to portions or of diseased carcasses carried from to place b by dogs Do not attempt to hide the existence of the disease since every hidden center of Infection Is a menace to surrounding farms The serum preventive treatment Is a dependable Insurance against hog chol cholera era but this treatment It should b be remembered Is a preventive e and not nota nota nota a cure By adopting the be foregoing safeguards swine owners may largely reduce the time loss Joss from hog cholera which last year exceeded |