The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 13, 1892, Page 9

> EE a ae eT Te i ae BUTLER, MISSOURI. MONTHLY BULLETIN Sit game being aver, but a return to su month (December) flooded our markets must inevi 'y be followed by a hol, each four ounces. Dis Missouri State Board Of Agriculture, wii) tert weno: is now in a condition the rush of poultry and ip to the middle of this ment the rtest’ sign of sickness or fever appears, such as dump- hness, staggering e them one or two tablespoonfuls of the following in iodol, one ounce; salol, two ounces; benzole, alco- 1e lodol in the alcohol, and the salol in rids together. The preparation will reased number OF THE the country, le, and then mix the tw assume an almost ink-black int the market prepared (and never I i s mixture the temperature before here less reason for mark nfinished cattle) there will be falls as low as 37 degrees F.—v This remedy soon reduces INCLUDING little occasion to compl . prices.” the temperature if the cases ari : and when no destruction ike Hogs were also rushed on th rket in enormous numbers du of tissue has occurred. T that the animal so treated gets a CROP AND LIVE STOCK STATISTICS, REPORT OF STATE Deccistace mare than 1 060:000 ing been received in Chicago during fever, recovers shortly with y any lose of Hester a thea BRS VETERINARY SERVICE, themmanth: i against further attacks nearly as the southern cattle are. However, exper- AND Sheep have also fallen off in numt according to correspondents’ ments are necessary to determine the practical application of this prepara- ead have improved. There is not so much ti ifany, and tind its use at home. Of course this meth is not $ hr ion by dogs, yet with over 4,000 reported infallible, but, if intelligently pursued, saves most of cattle—often even killed, probably not three-fourths of the whole number, it is a serious tax adult ones. This at least has been our experience. on, and obstacle to, the business of sheep raising. We believe from data Pee at hand that $50,000 will not more than cover the direct loss to the sheep FOR JAN UARY, 1892. owners of the State during the last year by dogs. REPORT OF STATE WEATHER SERVICE, estimates, although prices per complaint as formerly of des (Co-operating with the U.S. Weather Bureau.) th It should be remembered that Texas cattle themselves fever sometimes. In fact, those living in infected le to resist it only because they have had it in a modified way, when young perhaps, if not by having become immune in their Cotempra, Mo., January 9, 1892. ANNUAL MEETING MISSOURI STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION, mother’s womb. If a cold spell strikes a southern country where Texas : fever virus exists always, and lasts several weeks or months, the cattle of TABLE OF SUMMARIES. The Annual Meeting of the Missouri State Dairy Association will be that region, which to this time had no signs of Texas fever, may fall Showing acreage of staple crops grown in Missouri during 1811, yield held in Sumner, Chariton County, Missouri, on February 9th and 10th, yictims to it a few weeks after the last cold days, because during the period per acre in bushels, tons, gallons and pounds, and prices, with total valua- 1892. of cold temperature the virulence was modified, and the cattle became on do contract Te districts are : tion ; also comparative number and price per head of live stock. : This i by far the Ee important meeting of eae dairy maior ever a level with northern stock remote from virulent grounds. Fiice held i ~ State. & fom the apres uae BiG cee dh oud ia Fifteenth. On account of increase of official labors in other directions Yield Total per bu. Total valu-. Total valu- The subject of — Dairy Exhibit ee a i we es Be Pat ane and continual illness in my family, I have been unable to pursue the Acres. ee yield. tee ae ae _cussed, and plans formulated for Cae eno ) eeoun ea if she MA biological studies we had begun on the natural history of the mics: NE ne Oe 7 __ make such an exhibition of her dairy products and resources for dairying parasite of Texas fever with anything like satisfactory results. A great 190,218,000 38 0 as will in a few years place her at the front as a dairy State. = 20,070,400 10,400 $,004,000 19,607,961 1 deal remains to be done in this line from a scientific and practical stand- : ‘ z point. I may mention, however, that the Bureau of Animal Industry has ), Missouri has never witnessed before. Come, jou will lve llonger andi thinks) srrivedyat the) conclusion: thatitlie parasite in question is not of the vege- more of your business than you have ever thought before. ? table world, and, therefore, not bacterial ; but is instead an animal of the class of ‘* monas.’” We had begun experiments to find the actual causative germ, and had Come, let there be such a gathering of dairymen and creamery-men as 11.160 Potatoes Sumner is on the Wabash at its crossing with the Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City railroad. It is a live town and throws its doors wide open ' to receive us, Efforts are being made to secure reduced rates on railroads. eae ATT RTS ey ee TT sical ane studied several in connection with pathological specimens of Texas fever Coe SGT IC ee i origin, We had even hoped as explained in our bulletin to be able to say 7/312 2/1212 J. L. Exwry, tively which of those organisms was the true germ. But labors i | gi/EIE | ELE S.G. Lewis President, Fulton, Mo. ce ae ee ible arise ee es | 5 5 Pee Picesk ? : that line are still incomplete and since the writer has jomed an institution Ie : Secretary, Swnner, Mo. in which the diseases of man will occupy mogt of his time and attention : 4 7 he leaves to others better qualified and still in the field of veterinary sci- — | a ANIMAL DISEASES. ence the enigma of the Texas fever virus (so far as the study of its natural oy =o The following tabular statement* is the report of the work of Dr. Paul history and its morphology is concerned ), under State supervision. uy ies 2 Paquin as State Veterinarian from the time the Veterinary Servite was I cannot close this chapter without mentioning my very able, earnest Ratan placed under the control of the Board of Agriculture to the date of his and promising co-laborer and assistant, Dr, Paul Evans, for his most valu- Come gMaseseeses | BRIN | AMO) ol on | oie dial 5: resignation, September 1, 1591, ‘There is also submitted herewith a report able services in this and other laboratory labors in connection with my Irish Potatoes. | 110 96 8 F100 2h) 1H) Nweet Potat 1 OE |G, OH) | 10s) 0 Of investigation carried on by Dr. Paquin in connection with ‘Texas fever , nvestigations, weet Potatoes now co + 4 , t) | y i 8 : jin cattle, Reports on other diseases will follow in subsequent bulletins, 7 2RS? INST TPIT ER The foregoing table of tigures shows that the farmers of Missouri) CotumBia, Mo., Aug. 27, 1891, FARMERS’ INSTITUTES, produced in 1891, in the seven. crops named, products having a market | Levi Chubbuck, Secretary State Board of Agriculture, Columbia, Mo. The following is the list of Farmers’ Institutes yet to be held this wine value of $19,700,000 more than the sume crops of the previous season | Dear Sik:—In compliance with a provision of the State Veterinary | : : | 5 | ter by the State Board of Agriculture ; wore worth, and #37,490,000 more than the crops of 1889, an increase of act of 1891, | herewith submit very respectfully a report: of stock diseases | over $100 on an average to each one of the 300,000 farmers of the State, | treated officially by virtue of my office as State Veterinarian from March, | NORTHEAST MISHOUKL, for the crop of 1891, compared with that of 1880, These figures do not! 1891, to August, 1891. Respectfully, | TOWN. COUNTY» DATE. include the fruit crop, which Secretary 1, A, Goodman, of the State Par Paguix,, | Laddonia : Audrain vee cceeveees January 16-19 Hortioultural Society, says brought into the State in 180, $10,000,000, and INVESTIGATIONS—~TEXAS FEVER. ee coe poten i = — much more than that the last season, nor do they include the figares for the | : ; lies ate ee ; aaa i ‘Jenne a special crops like watermelons, of which at least $300,000 worth were grown Aa Stute V eterinarian, the investigations which were under my charge Shelbina Shelby secre. oe January 22-28 this season in two or three countios in Southeast Missouri, the cotton crop! to the laat day of my official labors are the following : Toxas fever, eli) yonroe City Moneges. vss ssa January 25-96 of about twelve counties in South Misiouri, the castor bean crop of South- | nomycosia (big jaw ), sterility (particularly in the equine ), | Canton nba les... hea January 96-97 west Missouri, broom corn that ix grown quite extensively in many coun. ‘The results of our Texas fever oxporiments have been partly published Memphis : * Scotland tee veereeee Sanuary 27-98 ties, sorghum, vegetables and other crops the figures of which it is)long since when we reported progress in a printed bulletin issued by the Pra aiee —— me ‘ ig ee pot impowaible to obtain, ‘The figures indicate that the financial condition of; Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, Our work was then only fairly : Bes eeepc ES! our Missouri farmors has materially improved during the last two yeara, | under way, and we were sull much in the darkness, The labors since then NORTHWEST MISKOU II NUMBER AND PIUCKS OF ‘TIE VARIOUS KINDS OF LIVE STOCK CoMPAIED have developed facts which warrant the following conclusions in the closing | pfuntaville Randolph February 8-9 F WITH THOME OF JANUAKY, 1801. of my career as State Veterinarian of Missouri : Sumner ; Chariton coo February 9-10 ” A 4 " Ps First, That Texas fever is a specific disease of the blood in cattle duc | Chillicothe Livingston lee February 10-114 iH 4 . A & tow microscopic parasite devouring chiefly the red blood corpuscle, (It) Humphrey. . ie , phage tt eveeens » February 11-19 : z rf : ® |imay affect other animals slightly. ) bial & eunes veeeees cote10s ts DORMMEY cae 3 Fs ‘ / Princeton... .. Mercer ae ‘obruary 13 P y P Second, ‘hat this parasitic micro organism—whether it belongs to | Winston ‘iv lebed..c.: » cc scesFebruary 19-16 Wey Getter Ci: Per Cher Gil Per Gt Por G4 the vegetable or animal kingdom is not clear—emanates from southern | st, Joseph Buchanan » cee. February 16-17 ae ete ip i gala ie ; ae | countries in which the climatic influences are such as to allow it to develop Rea . Andrew veces eceees February 17-18 coi As cl asc ale alg lala Taig apace ell | ee ee ‘and go through its natural cycle of existence. Oregon. Holt set dahgesense seam February 18-19 avereue Brice per pees between {and 2 youre ni Sim Sum “i ‘ % “ *s te | Third. That cold weather retards, stops or even destroys its vegeta precited : is possevahi teeceeenens pares bes Avereae tise ber ee BrichyeaoWen sim tion ism | tive activities, no matter where it may be. me Pinte Cy... Platte ‘February 92-98 MULES. Per Ct. Per Ct Per ct Fourth, ‘That under prolonged warm temperature it is much more | Richmond.. vRay... .February 93-24 ‘Total number compared with that of January, 1801, 101 100 108 tot | prolific and virulent than under periodical warmth. ' : LU RLE oNME Grannee ane eerie 1S aaa . ..-February 24-25 Average er head under 1 year old $ 8 00 /$.33 00 |$ 40 Fifth. That this virulent parasite doubtless exists in many parts of | Seureeca seeeee vette teeeeeecees Boonen. ce ce. eee. February 26-96 A Teree riee ber bead between. tend 8} f zoom 6200 7100 | southern climes in the pastures and prairies. . ; | As the farmers come to understand the character and purposes of these eo bel art baka Vee Sixth. That they may be carried from their natural abode either institutes they take more interest in them und attend more freely, There gis adh ts ase | through the medium of ticks as we pointed out in our first bulletin, and a: has been, heretofore, a great deal of misconception in the minds of the Total number compares| with that of January, 190! 99 w io os “ | the United States Bureau of Animal Industry also established after we pub farmers and others as to the purposes of the meetings. Many have though she sis system sie Sts" lished our opinion, or by other means giving them an opportunity to b they were Alliance, Wheel, F. & L. Union meetings, and, consequently, Pa sikh ioninicncarevt Ber er Per et Ber or Per er Per Ot “er Ct | transferred, such as the transfer of cattle, their manure, urine. etc. held with closed doors ; or, that they were in the interest of some political Seventh. That northern cattle may contract Texas fever without a scheme or party. It should be remembered that these meetings, or “ insti- jsingle tick being on their bodies or coming in contact with them as we tutes,” are held by the State Board of Agriculture, which is a State depart- have found by experiment and observation. ment, and that the expense of the meetings is met from State funda. pee Ver Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct. Per Ct Per ct. | Eighth. That cars, pens, ete., soiled with manure, urine, etc., of | They are free to all—men, women and children—who care to attend, and are is h hat of January191 9% "I ~ 98 ~ cattle from southern infected districts are dangerous to northern catile. —_| for the purpose of disseminating practical agricultural information among ‘Total number compared with that of January, 18¥ Ged Rye Ninth. That ticks harboring Texas fever germs brought in Missouri by the farmers. No political subjects like the tariff, silver coinage, and the “206 " si0 |Texas cattle say, in the fall, if they fall in a place where frost will not like, are discussed ; only such as will throw more light on ways and means 34086 j reach them thoroughly, may convey Texas fever to native cattle next of farming, and auch as directly concern the business of farming and the Average price per head ‘Total number compared with that of Jannary, 159 Average price per head ut Average price per head be Average price per head be Average price per head over 5 y Pi 1 year old... Average price per head under ‘Average price per head over 1 year old.......- Number killed by dogs 1891..--.---ee eee 1280 noes Per Ct. Per Ct.) summer as has been the case in my experience. |farm home, like Stock Feeding, Fruit Growing, Dairying, Corn Caltare, ‘Total number compared with that of January, 1891 8 wo oe 91 8 | Tenth. ‘That other animals than cattle may bring occasionally the Sheep Husbandry, Bee Keeping, Poultry Raising, The Farm Home, rage pric head under 1 year old.... ......8 278 $993 $89 8 215 3 23 8 286 | germs of Texas fever north. But this isan extremely rare occurrence. averse Pee ped bend over | year old ao“ 6M 658 133 a 533 County Roads, etc. The meetings are held only at places from which Eleventh. That one attack of fever protects against another only invitations have come to the Board of Agriculture to hold them, are the As will be seen by the preceding table, the interest in horses and mules | #bout four months, unless the animal attacked remains continuously, or carrying out of the purpose for which the Board was created, that of ntinues to grow in Missouri, the average of our correspondents’ estimates |@lmost so, on infected grounds. Therefore, the inoculation of northern | advancing the agricultural interests of the State by gathering and dissem- co! ‘ied four per cet. incrense in the number of horses on the farme since| cattle against the fever would bave practical value only in case of direct inating practical information among the farmers. The Board tries to get making ety The tn rovement in breeding is apparent in the increased | shipment south, if practical at all. men and women who have been successful as farmers, stock raisers, feeders, January, 1891. th = stock. The general market for horses is dull at Twelfth. t is possible to produce a modified fever in northern cattle fruit growers, bee keepers, etc., and who have studied the businesa of agri- rng ee ie a ‘animals are lower than they were a ye ar | by inoculation of blood of cattle suffering with acute Texas fever, but the | culture, to attend the meetings and give those present the benefit of their this time and prices fo : ". Vetfente ant nee lasting enough, and northern cattle are not used to the! knowledge It is expected—ves, insisted—that the successful farmera (and ago. increase in number and an improvement in price, except | eXtreme heat of the south enough, to make such inoculations of value in a there are many such) in the communities and counties in which ineetings f a. all other classes of stock seem to have decreased in| Practical sense. A means of preventive inoculation may perhaps yet be | are held,will attend and be prepared to aasist with the program by presenting pial tee but the prices are generally somewhat better than were those of | devised. ic sa : short papers on any subject with which they are familiar, and which ‘ The advance is not, however, sufficient to offset the high price | Thirteenth. The best means suggested to us during our work for the \ will be of interest to farmers. It is not expected that papers and addresses last preter been held, and there has been a tendency to get rid of| acclimation of northern cattle into southern infected districts is by using | shall be grammatical or oratorical models ; only that they give facts and ae ea es Pe: 4 ndition and sell rather than feed the corn jonly young cattle a year or less old, watching them closely after putting | information. . act a D dante tens of the Breeders’ Gazette says: e The| them to pasture, shading them during the hottest part of the day, and, the | All other classes of business men, in these days of sharp competition, ie ciation (0t prices) in cattle amounts to twenty-five to fifty cents per | * The tabular statement omitted for lack of space. - ‘are putting forth every effort to gain information which will enable th- sii-Neersapail’«fobhonadynilt saad