Show I LIE I I SERUM WILL P PROTECT SWINE Erroneous Impression Prevails That Hog Hop Cholera Will Be Eradicated In Fe Few Years Yearl Prepared tI by br the United Stat States Department of ot Agriculture ure The Impression that hog cholera Is Isa isa a disease that will be eliminate eliminated before before be be- for fore many years year through the use of an- an hog cholera serum ha has be been n spread throughout the country but there Is little ground for tor such a belief beliet says the United States Department of ture The serum treatment when properly given will protect hogs against the disease but it does not goto go goto goto to the source and eliminate the germs from the country which would be necessary necessary necessary essary If hog cholera Is to become a athing athing athing thing of the past It might be possible to eliminate the disease It If every hog hogIn hogin In hi the United States co could ld b be kept immunized im all nU of the time but such a measure would be Impractical If it not Impossible Hog cholera Is of varying prevalence prevalence preva preva preva- lence both as s to the tl time e oft of t the e year real and as to periods ot of several years In Inthe Inthe Inthe the fall October fall October and November November- there is more of or this disease than Inthe In Inthe inthe the other months The number of ot hogs per thousand affected by it changes greatly from year rear to year also There have been years such as 1887 1897 and 1913 when cholera raged throughout the corn com belt causing causing caus caus- causIng ing great losses to farmers In the years Intervening between these high highpoints highpoints highpoints points tho the losses were relatively low Since 1913 hog cholera has been but slightly prevalent as compared with the wor worst t years but bu there Is no assurance assurance assur assur- ance that other great w waves naves of f the disease will not occur as they did d before before be be- fore tore serum was used It has been but been but eight years since the last high point In losses from cholera and the records of ot the Department of ot Agriculture show that the period between the high highpoints highpoints highpoints points of prevalence Is usually 10 years or longer ger This fall faU there are reports of Increased Increased In In- cre creased sed losses from cholera but some Increase is to be expected every every fall 1 U fi c N fit t i 4 Yi 9 f kM t Farmer Should Immunize Every Hog Hogen Oft en First Suspicion of Cholera The fact tact that farm products have brought smaller returns returns' In recent months hl has s no doubt doubt caused less serum arum to be bought and many farmers farm farm- ers era have hato lost their herds when they might have saved them Perhaps they could not have prevented tho the occurrence occurrence occur occur- rence of ot the disease but they could have prevented the hogs from dying of ot it Getting rotting rid of ho bog cholera is not a simple matter which may be appreciated dated when It la remembered that tho the Infection h has s b been n carried to all parts of ot the United States and that the ways in which it spreads are probably not all thoroughly known It It may be many a 11 long year before this plague of ot the swine industry is eliminated Tho The best thing to be done dObe now Is for tor each farmer to keep close watch over oter his herd and on the first suspicion ot of the disease immunize every hog Some men now consider Immunization tion against hog cholera as one of the regular expenses of ot pork production and have It done every year They realize that It Is not a cure but only a B prevention against loss Ever Even when serum Is used there is sometimes a 8 loss but in nearly all cases the method metho is very nry successful It Is the only dependable de tie- eo means available for tor preventing prevent prevent- ing lug losses from bo hog cholera |