Show Cocklebur Plants Will Cause Serious Injury A series of experiments conducted b by the tile United States Department of ofA A Agriculture hits has shown that cocklebur plants are poisonous to swine cattle sheep h and chickens Some have ha contended contended con con- tended that deaths due to cockleburs were caused b by mechanical action of the hurs burs on the tile tender organs of the animals rather than to poisonous qualIties qualities of the plant After extended experiments with the animals mentioned above ubo the department department depart depart- ment meat concludes that while the burs hurs may muy produce some mechanical Injury I and while the seeds are very ery poisonous poison poison- ous stock poisoning Is caused b by feedIng feeding feed feed- Ing on the he very young oung plants before the development de of true leaves If It there Is a shortage e of good forage and and animals find the time young oun plants they may easily eat enough to cause ause serious serIous seri serl- ous results I Feeding milk to pigs Immediately after the they have hae eaten cockleburs has bus proved beneficial probably because of the fat content Successful results mu may maybe mayle be le expected also when audi buch oils and fats tats as bacon grease lard and linseed oil are used as m I emedies according to I experts |