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Show EXPERTS FIGHTING HOG CHOLERA IN GEM 8TATE Through Effort! Of Senator James H. Brady Congress Appropriates $50,000. Washington, March 27. The department de-partment or agriculture Is Boon to send oxpertB from tho bureau of animal ani-mal Industry to aid tho farmers ot Idaho In eradicating hog cholera, which Is proving disastrous in several counties. About a, month, ago Congress Con-gress appropriated $50,000 to enable tho department ot agrlcnlttra. to continue its fight against hog cholera and Senator Brady ot Idaho, a member mem-ber of the committee on agriculture waa Instrumental in obtaining early and favorablo action on, this bill by tho senate. Senator Brady has been appealed to by jnany Idaho farmers to get government gov-ernment aid In fighting this dreaded disease, and slnco tho appropriation became avallablo ho has been in constant con-stant communication w1,th tho secretary secre-tary ot agrlculturo and now is assured that a largo portion ot the $50,000 will bo expended for tho benefit of Idaho farmers. Tho department Is now buying up Quantities of hog cholera chol-era serum and In a short time will send BQVoral representatives to Idaho to demonstrate to farmers how this serum should bo used. |