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Show CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE Project in South Dakota Community Repays Farmers Many Times, Says Secretary Engler. The June and July report of George M. Engler, secretary of the Edmunds county (South Dakota) farm bureau, shows that the animal disease control project In the two months alone repaid the farmers many times the cost of maintaining the organization. Through hog cholera vaccination demonstrations County Agent J. C. Laney, in the two months, has shown farmers how to vaccinate more than three thousand sows and pigs at a saving sav-ing of $1,500 In serum and virus alone. The saving in protected herds runs into big figures. The farm bureau keeps on hand at all times a fresh supply sup-ply of serum, virus and instruments, which are supplied to farmers at cost. |