Show H Hog g Cholera anda and anda a New Corn Crop Idea That Immature Product Is One of Causes of Disease Is Mistake In the fall of ot the year one Invariably Invariably invariably In In- variably hears more or less about new V corn producing cholera There has grown up an nn Idea among farmers that Immature corn is one of the causes of this tills disease This of course Is a mis mis- take Cholera Is produced by a germ and unless that germ Is is- present In a hog cholera cannot develop no matter how much or how little Immature corn It may eat says a writer In the Iowa Homestead There Is however a relation relation relation re re- lation between hog cholera and new net corn that should not be overlooked New corn Is less digestible than ripe corn and as a result is apt to produce digestive disturbances In pigs that are not accustomed to It especially so If they are suddenly fed large larg quantities after having been accustomed to old hard corn A pig whose digestive I I system Is out of order is less able I to resist disease than when it Is in vigorous condition It Is for this reason reason reason rea rea- son that pigs sometimes succumb to cholera when turned Into soft or unrIpe unripe unripe un un- un- un ripe corn Vaccinate the Hogs It appears that In some sections there Is considerable cholera this fall but It does not seem to be connected with Immature corn We have hud had but little cholera In Iowa for several years and as ns a result many farmers have become careless about vaccinating vaccinating vaccinating ing their pigs or they have considered it unnecessary to vaccinate Wherever Wherever ever cholera is prevalent the hogs should be vaccinated at once It Is poor business to run the risk of having half and more of the herd killed by I disease In a year ear like this when corn Is relatively cheap and pork high In price It It behooves us to take the best of f care of our hogs They are what will help make the acre that produced corn pay a fair fall profit Serum Is Cheaper Fortunately serum Is one of the products that have not advanced in price in recent years In fact It has bas become cheaper The process of ot manufacturing manufacturing man man- has been cheapened and the consumption of the product has Increased Increased increased In In- creased so that production costs have bave been reduced and the farmers are gettIng getting getting get get- ting the benefit thereof The fact that serum Is being sold at a reasonable price should encourage the farmer to use It freely |