. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, September 6, 1913. \ THE FARM \ % £ HOG CHOLERA CONTROL. The Nebraska hog breeders, as in other states, are adopting the serum treatment quite generally with great state veterinarian and his expert as- sistants. Several states manufacture success "when properly done by the their own serum and successfully ap- ply it. The Independent Farmer, Lincoln, gives us the experience in Nebraska. The serum treatment for hog chol- era is being used with greater success as time passes. Large hog ranches, which heretofore have suf
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, September 6, 1913. \ THE FARM \ % £ HOG CHOLERA CONTROL. The Nebraska hog breeders, as in other states, are adopting the serum treatment quite generally with great state veterinarian and his expert as- sistants. Several states manufacture success "when properly done by the their own serum and successfully ap- ply it. The Independent Farmer, Lincoln, gives us the experience in Nebraska. The serum treatment for hog chol- era is being used with greater success as time passes. Large hog ranches, which heretofore have suffered enor- mous losses from cholera, are now- using the simultaneous serum treat- ment, and the loss is nil. "While be- ing perfected many farmers and breed- ers have suffered big losses by its use. Small commercial plants have sprung up here and there and offered serum which gave very unsatisfactory' re- sults. The combination of these things have prejudiced many against the use of serum, and they continue to work against the great odds which they must if they try to raise hogs without the serum treatment. They argue that the Government and our state agricultural college are trying to put somethiug over that is impractical. The animal husbandry division of the United States Department of Agri- culture, and the state agricultural col- leges have tested the serum treatment time and again. They have saved herd after herd; they have placed hogs stricken with cholera into herds which have been treated with the serum treatment, and none contracted the disease. The cholera serum treatment is a success, and the sooner swine breed- ers accept the fact and raise pigs from none but immune sows, and vaccinate the pigs at weaning time, the sooner will great profits by assured in the hog-raising Trade Mark SMITH'S WONDER WORKER MAKES THEM SOUND KEEPS THEM SOUND An enemy to all blemishes. Greatest known remedy for bad legs, bowed, strained and ruptured tendons, bad ankles,
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