Show FROMA FROM A SECOND GROW J oseph joseph a 0 well to do farmer ot of sedgwick county kansas nebout two tivo norths 41 i cut ia piece ot of sorghum which vh ich fiell haibel lid lor I 1 at rage otlo r s t an a I 1 or travy six alx wo oki aci hauled it 1 I from tho the field and turned in teen head of cattle of varlo us offa offs to ell t the scatter smatterings scatterings ings which were then perfectly iry la in less leis than cuteon minutes eight of the cattle began to stagger and fall all ogle oco lied died I 1 within a halt hour and anden in three liburn fouron four of the ibo large s I 1 a aud u d rt 0 st wore were dead one ODO was cut but nothing indicated the iho cause I 1 liace baue referred this cosa case to tho the state alato veterinarian eri dr G C and its lie ivastan cc of ills hl reply riven given lre suggests that it was waa tho the treen creen sprouts or of tho the cured fodder that did the mis alef and this should be ot interest to othor other stockman whom it may uvo ilvo from similar lossi dr pritchard idy Be orrid growth sorghum under cartain conditions Is 1 very destructive in iced to 0 o all quantities killing them almost Irs tanily and this unlucky export expert ince inca was undoubtedly duo due to the net that the cattle nto etc tho the second growth of j ho he scatter as aa supposed suppo aeri jiwat what tho the destructive destruct agent in it la in I 1 cannat tell I 1 havo have bed bad the to 0 o make several post mor lonis upon entile that hat had bad died from eating second growth ore hurn and in ell have fount found congestion ind of that portion of the hw mucous membrane of tho the rumen or paunch which comes in direct contact with the sorghum sor it to in to note t ila of a small maal quantity of ec ond growth sorghum when brought I 1 in n onynet with the stomach or ertain renditions and experiments ghoul 41 he bo ninde made to determine if 1 possible poal ble what the conditions tire which produce thom clift ir louB results in the lh meantime my iny ta id vive to all would bo be rover coffer to the ohp risk rink of turning cattle upon second growth ic cilium la F D coburn |