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Show HOG CHOLERA BREAKS OUT TWENTY-THREE HEAD LOST BY iAeCD BROTHERS ON RANCH WEST OF RIVERLOSSES AMOUNTS TO OVER THOUSAND DOLLARS. Hog cholera got In Us deadly work at the Ja-cbs ranch wost of Jordan river lasl week and before the herd could bo cleaned up and vacclnnted twenty-three head of tho host hogs on the farm had died. Dr. C. h, Jonos and Dr. C. T. Johob, vetornarlana, worn on the Job Monday, Tuosday and Wednesday of last week and succeeded succeed-ed In saving tho remainder of tho herd by vaccinating tho hogs and fumlgaU Ing tho yards and pons. Tho outbreak out-break of tho dreaded disease was roported ro-ported tho first of last weok by tho manager of tho ranch whon ho found several hogs sick. Tho loss ran ovor $1000, It wob reportod. Tho entlro herd of hogs on tho Jacobs ranch and most of tho hogs In tho vicinity havo been vacclnnted and It la hoped by tho vetornarlans that tho disease has been chocked aa far as thla Immedlato sections Is concerned. con-cerned. Tho vetornarlans aro cooperating with tho hog raisers and farmers In every way posslBle to stamp out this disease and prevent losses to the in dlvlduals and communities. It is pointed out that every farm should take precautions to prevent tho loin by cholera. Tho disease Is spread by birds, dogs and streams carrying It, and on tho fcot of Individuals. Every farmer or Btock raiser should report Immediately any sickness In his hogs or thoso of his neighbor. Ho should not visit tho sick pigs of tho neighbor neigh-bor for fear of transmitting tbo disease to his own pigs. Thero Is absolutely no cliargo by tho vetemarlans for making examinations exami-nations to determlno tho uaturo of tho disease and tho farmers aro all urged to call them when over any sickness develops, tho stato votenfar Ian announces. Either Dr. C. L. Jonos or Dr. C. T. Jonos can bo called. In discussing cholera tho vctornar-Ian vctornar-Ian says thero la but ono wuy to combat the dlscaso and that is to prevent pre-vent It. Thla can only bo accom-polished accom-polished absolutely by vaccination. Every ownor of hogs is advised to havo them vaccinated. At present thero is a united effort all through tho state of Utali to stamp out tho cholera. The cost of vaccinating Is nominal If tho work Is dono when tho pig Is small. Vaccine coats from 25c to $1.25 per pig and where ton or raoro hogs aro vaccinated the vetoruarlan charges aro only 25 cents each. It will readily bo seen that if dono while pigs nro email fifty cents per head will Insuro tho owner against loss from cholera. |