Show POISONOUS TO CATTLE death camas ot of which there are tour four principal species lit in the range country of tho the west although causing heaviest losses among sheep are also poisonous to horses and cattle under range conditions cattle are seldom poisoned horses are frequently made mada sick but deaths are rare A few cases are known where persons have been fatally poisoned by the weed children have eaten the bulbs out of curiosity and adults have haie gathered the plant mistaking it tor for the edible sego the united states department of agriculture has not found a remedy for poisoning by death camas but the deadly species aro are now recognized and ranchers may safeguard their flocks |