486 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP' AGRICULTURE 



with such a remarkable showing in only three years. It is an achieve- 

 ment for the citizens of the county to be proud of. And the history 

 of Sioux county is identical with the history of many other counties 

 in the state, as a glance at the two maps will show. 



The people of Iowa have reason to be grateful to the Veterinary 

 Department of the Iowa College of Agriculture for telling work in 

 the campaign to free Iowa from the scourge of hog cholera. A group 

 of quiet, efficient workers, those gentlemen at Ames, who say little 

 about themselves and their work because they are too busy. But 

 while they say nothing the results of their labors speak eloquently 

 in indisputable figures showing the widened prosperity of the swine- 

 growing industry of the state. 



One sometimes hears the assertion that, "hog cholera vaccination 

 does not pay; that it neither cures nor immunizes," and more to the 

 same end. Utterances of this nature usually emanate from the un- 

 informed, or perhaps from an owner who has been "stung" by some 

 itinerant vendor of worthless serum. For it can not be denied that 

 in this new and profitable industry of serum manufacture numerous 

 worthless and harmful concoctions have been foisted upon a confiding 

 public. 



It is along this line that the College Veterinary Department has put 

 in some of its most telling licks, ferreting out makers of worthless 

 serum and driving them out of the state. There is plenty of safe 

 and reliable serum manufactured in Iowa and there is no excuse what- 

 ever for a swine breeder to allow himself to be swindled if he will 

 take a small amount of pains to inform himself by keeping in touch 

 with the veterinary officials at Ames. 



The laws of Iowa are very plain, very emphatic and very effective 

 in controlling the manufacture and sale of serum in the state and 

 safeguarding the purchasing public. The restrictions surrounding the 

 manufacture of serum are many, and it is up to the Veterinary De- 

 partment of the College to see that the requirements are lived up to 

 by manufacturers; that the serum is made, packaged, sealed, labeled 

 and all the rest of it according to law. 



And they do it. The system of inspection worked out is efficient. 

 Several unreliable concerns have been driven out and a number of 

 similar character with headquarters elsewhere have been denied the 

 privilege of selling their questionable wares in the state. 



Iowa farmers should keep in itouch with the authorities at Ames. 

 The college was founded for the benefit of the agriculturist and the 

 stock grower, and the man who carries on his farming operations 

 alone and independent does not realize what he is missing when he 

 passes up the help and infiuence of the greatest agricultural institu- 

 tion in the country. 



It is safe to patronize any serum company recommended by the 

 college authorities, any company that has passed inspection and com- 

 plied with the requirements of the Iowa law. It is not safe to buy 

 serum that has not received the approval of the inspectors, and the 

 man who does so has nobody but himself to blame in case of disap- 

 pointment. So, when in doubt, write Ames. 



