Show tuberculosis IS CAUSE OF LOSSES task of cattle raisers to kill ailing cows by 3 W extension kanaan state college As producers and consumers of cat tie and their products it Is the tab of live stock raisers to treat herds and locate the cow and gha her a free ride to alie rending tank tuberculosis of man and animals la so intimately interwoven that it Is almost impossible to view them independently three discoveries that tuberculosis was infectious that it was caused by a definite germ that could be isolated and that tuberculin could be mide and used as a test substance sub to determine the presence or absence of tuberculosis were of very great importance and bild lild the foundation tor our present methods of control and eradication with this knowledge more exact methods were used in the d of the disease in roan and animals tuberculosis was proven to be a preventable disease thee investigations definitely proved that mm may become infected with bovine tuberculosis it Is true that such infections are as a rule limited to children or take place dur ing the early periods of life it has been found that very few people having tuberculosis of the lungs have the bovine type of infection the form of tuberculosis that attacks the brain or spinal chord Is seldom of the bovine type general tuberculosis Is likely to be of the bovine type in about 10 per cent of the cases taking the aises of abdominal tuberculosis in humans the percentage showing infection of the bovine type may run well oer 60 especially if infants and children are examined production of pork in most economical manner the wan who provides automatic water ers so arranged that the ater in them can be kept above freezing throughout the coldest part of the winter season and has ats fattening yards provided with a self feeder Is in position to produce pork in the most eco manner A self feeder Is recommended om only tor fattening bogs and for growing pigs it should not be j used for brood bows sows A brood sow should be fed a limited grain ration and not all she wants to eat that Is why a self feeder cannot be used to advantage for her movable houses are essential for the rearing of the pigs till they are at least tour months of age leading farm crops now marketed through stock it has been conservatively estimated that three fourths of the product of improved land and all the product of unimproved lands la used by live stock of the ten crops in the united states 85 per cent of the corn 98 per cent of the liay 35 per cent of the wheat 80 per cent of the oats 60 per cent of the cottonseed in toe orm of cottonseed cake or meal and cottonseed hulls and 90 per cent of the barley Is marketed through live stock these ten crops represent 87 per cent of the value of all farm crops produced in 1927 and 65 per cent of the value of the tea leading crops represents the value of the portion of these crops that are marketed through live stock live stock hints i A foal that Is born strong fully developed ve and robust Is in the best state to resist disease do not allow sheep to take the cold rainy weather which may cause pneumonia provide some shelter for them undocked thin lambs that are sold either directly or indirectly for teed ers are very severely discriminated against intelligent management of the brood mare during pregnancy will do much to insure a good start for j the foal at birth the mare goes 48 weeks or about days with foal As coaling foaling time approaches decrease the grain ration and increase laxative foods to keep the bowels acting freely constipation Is dangerous the first ten weeks anre the hardest n alie life of tha pig and likewise the most costly for the hog ralser it la shown by cost of hog production studies made over the state by the university of illinois 4 recent tests have shown that many unthrifty pigs are ancic and the direct rays of old sol are so far the best macins known for combating athla condition possibly at some future date a source nt groja supply in the ration that overcome this condl alon will be found |