Show CATTLE POISONING IN WEST many animals killed by being turned into field of second growth or stunted sorghum again reports are coming in regard ing the poisoning of cattle on cor saya says the colorado experiment station bulletin every year this plant takes its tearful fearful toll always it Is the same story A bunch of 0 cattle were vere turned into a field of second growth or stunted sorghum and most of them died before they could be driven out so deadly Is the polon that a few mouthfuls are sufficient to produce death yet this same sor Is perfectly harmless if cut and allowed to dry under conditions where the growth Is retarded the plant seems to blab orate a which when taken into the stomach of cattle produces or prussic lold t dd the most deadly poison known hence the rapid ity with which death ensues no treatment Is known that Is of any avail and even though an anti dote were known there Is little or no time in which to use it it was formerly supposed that only saccharine sorghums were harmful but now we know that under similar conditions of growth kaffir corn at least is fatal it if these sorghums must be p pas s aured it Is always safer to turn in only one animal at first to determine the effect before risking the who e 0 herd |