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The farmer who raises hogs often is exposed to a disease called erysipelas. In man the condition is known as ersipeloid, something entirely different from human erysipelas, Ersipeloid generally affects areas on the hands or arms, which become swollen, painful, and red. Man becomes infected by handling hogs that are affected. The bacteria enters the body through p.ts and abraisions, so when it is necessary to handle infected hogs, wear rubber gloves.
Rabies is perhaps one of the most dreaded diseases of animals that is transmissible to man. All domestic animals can be affected, as well as the wild animals. The principal source of danger to the large animals is the rabid dog or wild animals that often attack the horse, cow, sheep and hog. The farmer may be exposed by bites from these animals, or by getting the infective material on his body as he tries to relieve their suffering. A bite is not necessary for infection, since the rabies virus can pass through cuts and scratches.
Rabies cannot always be detec_ed bv symptoms, and it is always wise to have a diagnosis when the disease is suspected^ Rabies can be prevented in man by prompt application of the Pasteur treatment. The farmer can protect himself to a great extent by vaccination of dogs and control of strays. When cattle have been exposed. vaccinating them may be beneficial.
' Feed Colonies Now,
Beekeepers Advised
There’s trduble in the bee world again.
George H. Rea, bee specialist at VPI, says many colonies are about to starve, or become too weak to be profitable. So his advice to beekeepers is to begin at once feeding the bees sugar syriip made of about equal parts of granulated sugar and water. Con’inue feeding enough to keep the bees increasing in numbers and storing some of the syrup in the combs, until more favorable weather and flowers in abundance enable the bees to collect eno.gh food for their needs.
Feeding some colonies might have to continue until such flowers as tulip poplar and clover begin in May.
The feeding can be done bv using an entrance feeder as sold by supply firms; or 8 or, 10 very small holes can be punched in the cover of a friction-top pail. Then invert the syrup-filled pail on top of the . frames, or over the hole in the inner-cover, and place an empty super with the hive-cover over all to protect the bees from weather.
The starving condition of the colonies was caused by unusually warm winter weather and unseasonable activity.
Get a free copy of “Bee KeeDing in Virginia’’ from your county agent’s office.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Camilla Sue Barron of Viewtown, celebrated her third birthday last Sunday afternoon. Those present for the party were Cynthia Boothe, Gayle Kane, Sandra Dennis, Patsy Pullen, Geraldine Jenkins, Janice Faye Pullen, Larry Wimberly, Philip Pullen, John Franklin Walker, Floyd Utz, Larry Hackley, Hunton Palmer, III, Richard Corbin, Sam Marino, I Jimmie and Bobby Weakley.
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