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Raising Fine Hogs in the Northwest
Some Ideas on the Best Way to Breed and Produce the Farm
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UNDEB the recently passed act of
Congress which grants $500,000
to combat hog cholera, the United
States Department of Agriculture 's
gents will co-operate closely with the
citato authorities to prevent and eradi
cate the disease by the use of anti
hog cholera serum and qrarantine meth
ods. Approximately $20,000 will be
pent during the coming year in each
experimental area sclented.
Appropriations will be spent in mak
ing surveys, using serum on hogs on
infected and exposed iarnis, in sanita
tion and quarantine work and in organ
izing farmers to co-operate with the
state and federal authorities. In addi
tion, funds will be used for the pro
duction by the department of anti-hog
cholera serum and for the inspection
and proper control of serum prepared
by private and other agencies."
Extensive demonstration and educa
tional work also will be undertaken in
territory outside of experimental areas
to acquaint farmers with the results of
the experiments and to supply them
with information as to the methods of
Controlling the disease.
Method of Procedure.
The method of procedure in the
actual areas where the demonstration
work will be conducted are as follows:
Education Assemblages of farmers
to be arranged in each school district
of each experimental area. The objects
ought and methods of procedure will
be explained and full information
given regarding the nature, canse and
prevention of hog cholera. Further edu
cational work to be carried on through
the distribution of publications and
through personal interviews with farm
ers. Organization of Farmers This or
ganization will be made up as follows:
A leader for each township and nine
associates will be selected. Each, asso
ciate will have assigned to him an area
f about four sections for survey. The
Ben in this organization will serve as
volunteers without salary, and they will
keep the United States Inspector in
Charge advised concerning the condi
tions in the county and will also aid in
securing the required statistics of the
hog indistry.
Surrey A complete survey will be
made to determine the number of hogs
raised and the number lost from hog
cholera prior to beginning the work and
daring eaeh year thereafter during the
life oi the project.
Sanitation and Quarantine This will
comprise the regulation of shipment of
. hogs into and out ot the experimental
. area, the regulation et shipments with-
. in the area, the quarantine of infected
places, destruction of dead animals,
cleaning and disinfection of railroad
chutes, pens and loading places, etc
Immunization and Treatment With
Antihog-Cholera Serum Serum to be
applied to hogs on infected farms and
on exposed farms by the United States
inspectors in such manner as they may
deem necessary. ,
Serum Production AH antihog-ehol-era
serum required is to be produced
and supplied by the Bureau of Animal
Industry, provided that in the event of
the inability of that bureau to produce
sufficient serum the several states will
supply the deficiency in so far as pos
sible without cost to the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Organization and Co-operation.
State Organization The State Agri
cultural College, or other state agencies,
will place in each experimental area at
least one qualified man who, with the
co-operation of the United States In
spectors, and County Advisors, will
carry out the necessary educational
work, organization of farmers i-nd make
fin accurate survey of the area.
The Live Stock Sanitary Board, or
Other proper state authorities, will
place in each area at least one quali
fied deputy who will enforce, in so far
as state laws will permit, such sani
tary and quarantine measures as may
be deemed necessary by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Volunteer Organization To becom
posed of farmers residing in the ex
perimental area and to be selected
jointly by the United States Field In
spectors in charge and representatives
Field Forces One supervising field
inspector. The functions of this officer
will be to visit the various experimental
areas, to advise with the United States
Inspectors in Charge of field work re
garding the methods of work, thus giv
ing to each inspector the benefit of
observations made in other areas and
thereby increasing efficiency.
A force located in each experimental
area will be maintained as an independ
ent unit, reporting directly to the
Chief of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try. The force to be maintained in
each area will consist of one inspector
in charge, one or more assistant in
spectors and one clerk. The size of
the organization in each area will be
governed by the necessities of the case
and the funds available.
Laboratory Force One inspector in
eharge, with the necessary scientific
assistants, clerks and laborers to pre
pare sufficient antihog-eholera serum to
supply the needs, of the various field
inspectors. ... . ,
'- The Local Leaders.
The United States. Field Inspector
in Charge in each experimental area is
to be recognized as the local leader of
the projeot. This official, by confer
ence with the local Btate representa
tives, will arrange for the details of
carrying out educational work, quaran
tine and sanitation, and other aetivitlna
State officers shall at all times be fur
nished with full information concern
ins the general Drocress of tlm wnrfc
and the United States Field Inspecto
i: Charge shall likewise be advised
concerning the eeneral nrocrress of the
work and results of work carried on
by the local state officers.
The salaries and exDenses of em
ployees of the United States Depart
ment or Agriculture will be borne en
tirely by that department, and si
expenses of state officers will be Daid
by state or local agencies.
No contract or agreement in connec
tion with this work will be regarded
as binding upon either the state or
aepartment or Agriculture unless made
in accordance with the nrinciolea laid
down "under the heading "Organization
ana lo-uperation. "
The department under the appropria
t'on act for the fiscal vear . ending
June 30, 1914, was given power to regu
late the preparation, sale and importa
tion of viruses, serums, toxins and simi
lar products intended far the treatment
or domestic animals. The hog-cholera
act provides that no less than S50.000
of the total may be used in this work.
The purpose of the work is to pro
tect farmers from serums that are either
dangerous, under strength or ineffeet-
The general method of procedure will
be to inspect establishments which do
an interstate business in serums, toxins,
etc., and to issue a license to those that
comply with the regulations. In addi
tion the department will take samples
and test serums in interstate commerce
and recommend revocation of licenses
or prosecutions where the facts war
rant. In the case of imported serums,
admission will be refused any serum
which is found to be dangerous or
spurious.
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