Garfield County News | 1924-07-04 | Page 7 | Young Cockleburs Most Dangerous to Porkers

young most alost dangerous to porkers corkers fields s infested with cockleburs cockle burs should not le be used for grazing pigs in tile tpring when cockle cockleburs cock luburg burs tire sprouting arpi outing nill ses A L ward swine husband ninn extension etoni loii service A II 11 college of texas tile most dangerous time line Is just na as the cocklebur ock lelur plent pushes up tip through the lie surface of the soil the pigs like these young oung sprouts which contain a poisonous substance which holcli results fn an tally if enten in sufficient clent quantities 1 have proved that 12 ounces of these sprouts contain sut but frelent poison to kill a co pound shoat death usually results quickly somewhat like sorghum poisoning of cattle when pigs are farst a affected the entire hunch should be ren removed ved to it a dr dry lot for a short time where they should ile he given whole milk grease or lard the surest preventive Is to keep pigs front from fl fields t A I 1 8 1 infested afe ste d wit with I 1 I 1 burs until the lie plants reach a height of four to six In inches clies the plants at tills this stage lose the poisonous properties