Show CATTLE logan utah march 22 MM A great many inquiries w are i re belia bedrit calved at the station in regard disease commonly common ly known as mad this thib disease causes the death or of hi hundred calves and young cattle 10 e y ly in our state and it would guld W cult to estimate the total ann did in the united states it Is IL a at H more prevalent during the bpi 1516 r lei 9 months but june july august d september are the only mort monthly empt from outbreaks of this dae complaints have been made that le already this spring hundreds of have beer been lost by this disease SL L nur tose of this paper to is to give la ape e information to prevent if I 1 Me this annual loss to our far farmers meriL an animal with blackleg some one of the four ap lph rending upon which part of the apay the disease settles in being ary stiff and requiring rea an especial aoh on the part of the sick animal to pee it the dis disease eAps may settle on 01 ade but durine dut alner a L visit recen tilt acta boxelder Box Pox elder county farm where the aw ease was prevalent T noticed bb every case it was the lift ft 1 iridA I at had bad been attacked the most ter lotic of the disease la s the formation of gm gas directly babath the skin of ohp th affected part dart thal th is in swollen and tense t the b e et r cul atra aa 0 of f the blood is in arrested and the affected part appears colder to the touch than other portions portion of the body the treatment of anit animals nals already sick with blackleg Is rarely satisfactory good results have been obtained from exercising an animal violently when the first symptoms are observed place moe a boy on a horse and run the calves around the pasture to secure rapid circulation and prevent blood irom from settling in any part of body 13 bleeding leeding from the jugular vein in early stages is also practiced from one to four quarts of bloody being drawn from the animal the treatment should be however preventive A r remedy om edy which has been used with some success by a logan stockman is here given sulphur 10 lbs ibs saltpetre salt petre 8 3 ibs copperas 6 ibs air slaked lime 3 ibs pulverize these ingredients and mix them thoroughly with one gallon of common salt and place it where cattle wul aul lick it in the place of common salt e any assistance the station can render in case cake of outbreaks of this dis vow ue win be gladly rendered LEWIS A MERRILL prof Scle science hoce agri cul cultural tuii college logan |