Show BEWARE CHOLERA IN BUYING HOGS Pr parel r ed b by r t th b a united states te dev api lt L t in brot e t et at the number of hogi hogs purchased and brought to farms as stockers and tot for feeding purposes has increased considerably frontu year to year according to offic lol records these hogs aro are bought from various sources some gome ot of them locally from formers farmers others through local dealers but most of them are shipped from froin the large stoc stock yards yarda last year hogs changed hands at such places no records are available to show the number purchased locally for this purpose but it Is anfe to say any that from all sources more than half a million feeder hogs boas were distributed to farms Fol following loning the severe outbreak of hog cholera in the fall of 1020 there were move moved front from ollic lally supervised stock yards to farms for re stocking purposes hogi in sli six months some soine losses have boon been experienced by farmers in the purchase of stocker hogs in animals shipped from sub stock yards the losses from various swine diseases have ranged from 3 to 7 per cent hogs purchased at stock yards where federal inspection la Is maintained are treated against hos hog cholera before shipping and the losses from flint disease consequently have been low the danger of losses from hog chril ern era Is greater in the hogs bogs purchased from local dealers and at public sales the feed lots stock pens and yards through which these hogs are handled locally are usual usually ly infected and a large portion of the animals handled bandied there have not been immunized against hog cholera the possibility of hogs contracting the disease at these points must not be overlooked all buyers of feader hogs bogs bringing such animals on their premises should have bare absolute knowledge no matter from what source they buy that the hogs have been treated against cholera in the absence of proof that they have been apen so treated hogs bogs bought locally should be given the preventive serum treatment as soon the they reach destination ti under no circumstances should newly purchased hogs bogs be placed with the original herd on the farm they should be kept separate for at least 21 days regardless of the origin of the shipment |