554 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Do not allow your hogs to run, but keep them in small, dry pens or 

 enclosures. 



Breeding hogs shipped in from other points should he kept apart 

 from the drove for at least two weeks before being allowed with animals 

 of their kind. 



If an outbreak of the disease has been experienced, no fresh hogs 

 may be permitted to be brought onto the infected premises until six 

 months after the last hog thereon has died or recovered. 



Every effort should be made to carry out the above instructions as all 

 hogs are susceptible and it should be borne in mind that "an ounce of 

 prevention is better than a pound of cure." 



PRICES. 



This serumi is put up in bottles of three different sizes, containing 

 60 c. C, 120 c. c, 240 c. c, prices of which are $1.50, $3.00 and $6.00 

 respectively; these prices being subject to change. The quantity of this 

 serum necessary to immunize a hog is regulated by the weight of the 

 hog; pigs 2 to 4 weeks old requiring 8 c. c, 4 weeks to 75 pounds 8 to 16 

 c. a, 75 to 125 pounds 20 c. a, 125 to 175 pounds 30 c. c, 175 to 225 

 pounds 40 c. c, 225 pounds and upward 60 c. c. 



VETERINARIANS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED. 



This serum is thoroughly tested before it is sent from the laboratory 

 and it is advised that a veterinarian be employed to apply this treat- 

 ment, as they are better acquainted with the conditions and indications, 

 thereby assuring the best possible results from the use of serum. 



This serum may be had upon application to the Director of the labor- 

 atory at prices quoted, each bottle being labeled with instructions and 

 quantity necessary for hogs of various sizes. 



Further information furnished upon application. 



PAUL O. KOTO, 

 State Veterinary Surgeon. 

 Director Hog Cholera Serum Laboratory, Des Moines, Iowa. 



SERUM PLANT. 



In carrying out the provisions of the statute published herewith, 

 this department has secured 114 acres of land north of the state fair 

 grounds, and established thereon the plant described in the law 

 which appears herewith. 



More than- 100,000 c. c. of serum has been manufactured and 

 over $2,500 has been received from the sale of serum. 



Hog raisers, by promptly notifying this department, may ma- 

 terially aid in eradicating the disease, as well as contributing to 

 their own advantage. The work is much simplified and the cost 



