Show BLACK LEG CAUSING CATTLEMEN TROUBLE black leg amongst cattle seems to be gett ng another hold in the county and losses are reported at several po ants the symptoms are loss of appetite de b li great elevation of temperature it runs its course rapidly and is fatal in nearly all cases cattle between the of six and 18 months are most sus cep tible young calves and old animals being more resistant fat cattle are especially 1 able to infection Lamen essof the legs is due to muscular tumors which always accompany the disease the part which is most affected becomes swollen and assumes a black or blue color which is due to the on and coagulation of the blood within it the dried spores of the blackleg bacterium may be carried in hay or other dry feed and it is quite likely that an mals may be infected by eating such material local parties have asked the range su to secure som vaccine of the government the bureau of animal in austry of the anted states has perfected a method of producing immunity against the disease by one vaccination and stocia men mav buy it and use it themselves |