Show Oak Leaves Are Poisonous The Stockmen grazing their ca ea llo lo lo in the Southwest have suffered M Fer ei- ei r- r 4 ious iou loss during the present anner annera nor r. r a through the cattle eating oak leat rs Ordinarily the stoc stock atoe does oes not bro bra so fie ye much on oak and the rho little they do g t j k tak taken n with ith the tho other food is not Injurious in ir injurious In- In r jurious but when as in n the present Cut c 5 season the oak fur furnishes a large j 1 or rr orion lion ion toe cf Gf the Gail daily food of t the e cat Ie le i. i the results are serious t n u The oak ak leaves and sprouts contain dy i a large Jarge percent percell percentage I ago age of tannic arid a The action of oI this acid on the i is extremely injurious and the losses br S. S r. r have been unusually s mp I toms of the des ease are s staring ring e ej p PI ca z s and feverish and and blistered z lips aid ald I nose lire ilio coat becomes become rough and the hair is all turned the wrong wa way t 1 So far Car as is know n the only avail avail- available k r able reme remedy for tl this trouble is linseed oil given as a drench in iu amou amounts s from one to two quarts quads The Tho oil ap ap- I pears to overcome J the injurious e A ef e t f acts of the tannic acid and if the tho disease is not advanced too far farand and the animal can be f furnished 8 j I food so 80 it will not be forced to a ea I f r t the oak it wI will generally recover reco I I I |