Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 30, 1907, Page 7

_THE CROP OF 1907 IS AN EXCEL- LENT ONE. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Farmers Doing Weil. The interest that Western Canada jas aroused for some years past is rowing in intensity. The conditions of the crop of 1907 are such that re- sults can be spoken of with some de- gree of certainty. The yield of grain wili be about 80,000,000 bushels and the price the farmers will realize for it will be upwards of seventy million dollars. The oat crop was good in most places, and the crop of barley will be very remunerative. Those who know of the genérally unsatisfactory conditions during the seeding, grow- ing and ripening period in the United States during the past season, will look with righteous distrust on any statement intended to give the impres- sion that Western Canada conditions were so much different. Generally, they were not, but the conditions of a highly recuperative soil, long and continuous sunshine, are conditions possessed by Western Canada and not possessed by any other country on the Continent. This is‘why it is possible *, record today a fairly successful érop, when in most other places the oppesite is the case. The yield in all grains is less than last year, but the higher prices obtained more than off- sev any falling off in the yield. Take for instance the Province of Sas- katchewan the wheat crop will be worgh $21,135,000. Last year the é*.fe crop was 35 per cent. larger and the quality better. The yield was worth $24,000,000. Oats and barley are very important factors in all three ceutral Provinces. At Gladstone, Man- itoba, returns from one farm were $27 per acre from the wheat land, $35 per acre from oats, and $30 per acre from barley. The yield of wheat at Dauphin, Manitoba, was 20 to 24 bushels to the acre but not of a very good grade, but the yield of barley in that section was good and so was the quality and price. At Meadow Lea, Manitoba, 15 to 20 bushels to the acre were thrashed, bringing a round dollar on the market. At Oak Lake, Manitoba, on some fields where 21 bushels were expected, twelve and fifteen was the result; others again where twenty was looked for gave twenty-two to twenty- five. One special patch south of town on J. M. McFarlane’s farm went as high as thirty bushels to the acre. At Sheho, Saskatchewan, oats. yielded from 60 to 65 bushels to the acre. Sam Wunder threshed 2,500 bushels from acres. The sample is good and hs well. At Lloydminster, Sas- katchewan, W. Bibby threshed- 97 bushels of oats to the acre, and two others were but little behind. Wheat here reached 35 bushels. At Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, from a quarter section all in crop, Alex. McKinnon of Ingleside threshed an average of 33 bushels No. 1 Northern. I. J. Grant had 190 acres, yielding 6,000 bushels of the same grade. These illustrations taken from widely disfant districts (and thousands of others could be produced) show that the year 1907 has not felt the serious effects from severe winter, late spring, or unfavorable conditions during the growing season that might have been antitcpated. In order to learn more about this country write to the Canadian Government Agent whose address appears else- where, and get a copy of the new Last Best West, which he will be pleased to mail you free. Guarantee of Good Faith. “Say, Peleg,” declared the county editor, “I can’t print this hailstone and hen-egg story of yours unless you leave a few for a sample.” “Hailstones?” “No; hen’s eggs.” Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when ‘otering it through the mucous surfaces. Buch erticles should never be used Syoene on prescrip- tions from reputable physicians, as the damage they ‘will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly de- rive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured ‘by F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer eury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the uine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Skis, by F.J Cheney & Co, Testimonials free. Sold by D: uggiste. Price, 75c. per bottle. Take ‘amily Pills for constipat-on. The Wherefore. Melodrama is popular because the villain always gets what’s coming to him. In real life, after the third act, he is too apt to claim and secure im- munity. . FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $2.00 tri ttle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, ri er ‘Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. When we are traveling, the nearer we approach a large town, the smaller we feel. P KIDNEY 2 Fs Sh WS . Se NONE sts iy SiABETES Y SULOSIS A-COMMON DISEASE AMONG SWINE Comparative Effects of Infected and Pasteurized Skim Milk When Fed to Tuberculosis is of frequent occur- rence in hogs, and, apparently, the number of hogs so affected is on the increase. So true is this in some sec- tions of the country that packers are cautious about buying hogs from.those localities. The carcasses of tuber- culous animals are often so thoroughly infected with the disease as to be un- fit for food, and consequently are a source of loss to-the packer. Where animals are slaughtered without be- ing subjected to careful inspection the diseased meat is very certain to be un- wittingly used for food. A knowledge of the sources of infection is of pri- mary importance to those who must undertake the responsibility of check- ing it. It is known that the same bacillus which produces tuberculosis in cattle also produces the disease in hogs. The exact extent to which cattle are the cause of its presence among hogs is, however, not known. Naturally, milk is commonly considered one of the main carriers of the disease. Many in- stances can be cited of droves of hogs fed at some time in their lives on whole milk, skim milk or buttermilk that when slaughtered have shown a large proportion infected with tuber- culosis. At present there is a great deal of interest taken in all that concerns milk as a source of tuberculous in- fection. The importance of pasteur- izing milk to be used for pig feeding is demanding considerablé attention. For the purpose of investigating some phases of this subject directly associated with the use of milk, an ex- periment was undertaken by the Iowa Agricultural college, under the direc- tion of W. J. Kennedy, E. T. Robbins and F, W. Bouska of the college fac- ulty. In this investigation the following objects were sought: 1. To test the effect of feeding to Lot 9f Grade Poland Chinas pigs skim milk known to contain viru- lent bacilli of bovine tuberculosis. 2. To test the effect of feeding pas- teurized skim milk to pigs. 3. To determine whether there is any difference in the susceptibility of pigs fed tuberculous milk on pasture and in small dry yards. Forty pigs were divided into four lots of ten each and fed from July 24, 1906, to February 5, 1907, each lot being fed a ration of corn meal and shorts equal parts by weight with the following differences in the treatment of the lots: Lot 1 was kept on timothy pasture and fed pasteurized skim milk. Lot 2 was kept on timothy and fed skim milk containing bacilli of bovine tuberculosis. Lot 3 was kept in a small dry yard and fed pasteurized skim milk. Lot 4 was kept in a small dry yard and fed skim milk containing bacilli of bovine tuberculosis. The skim milk fed to each lot of pigs was pasteurized at the Randall creamery. The heating was done by steam, the temperature only and not the time being controlled. The tem- perature is usually 200° F. All the lots were fed equal quantities of every lot of milk used. All the infected ma- terial, therefore, fed in the milk of lots two and four was purposely intro- duced for this experiment. It was the original plan to use only pure cultures of the bacilli of bovine tuberculosis for infecting the milk, but as these could not be obtained in sufficient quantity and of undoubted virulence, fresh, tubercular bovine animal tissue was also used. In this way there could be no doubt that the pigs of lots two and four actually ingested virulent tuber- cle bacilli. The milk fed these two lots was not all infected, but only at intervals of a few days or weeks. Each time the infectious material was thor-, oughly mixed with the milk in the trough just before the “pigs were turned to it so none of the utensils ex- cept the troughs of the infected lots were contaminated. Altogether, in- fected milk was fed to lots two and four seven times—on the following dates: September 25, September 27, October 18, November 1, November 12, November 14 and November 19. One feed of milk was infected with | one liter of glycerin broth culture of bovine tubercle bacilli 500 c. c. being used for each lot of hogs. The other feeds of milk were infected with bo- vine tubercular tissue, mostly lungs and livers. Microscopic cxaminations of the tubercles were made to verify the disease. This material was hashed in a meat chopper and mixed with the milk at the rate of three to five pounds to a feed. : : Healthy Pigs. The results of the inspection, after slaughter, show that the pigs fed in- fected milk- were all affected with tuberculosis; also that lot one, fed pasteurized milk on timothy pasture had two infected pigs, one case being so severe that the carcass was con- demned. Although the pigs of lots three and four were always in adjoining pens, with only an open fence to separate them, none of the pigs of lot three had tuberculosis, while all of lot four had it, so it seems that the disease is not likely to spread beyond the limits of the pen in which the infected animals are kept. The pigs of lot one were separated by a lane a rod wide from the pigs of lot two, so it does not seem probable that they received their infection from lot two. It is possible that the pastures on which the pigs of lots one and two were kept had been previously infected with the tubercle bacillus from pasturing other stock so affected, and that the two in- fected pigs of lot one contracted the diseaso in that way. Or, it is possible that they may have obtained it through the pasteurized milk, al- though if they did it is strange the in: | fection was not more general, as every | lot of milk was equally divided among | the four lots of pigs. Frequent tests of the milk showed that the pasteuri- zation had been thoroughly done, so that this source of infection is not at all probable. Of course, it should be borne in mind that although the pigs were probably free from tuberculosis at the beginning of the experiment, it is not absolutely certain that none were affected. So, while the exact source of infection of the two pigs of lot one cannot be determined, it seems most probable that, ‘since none of the pigs similarly fed in dry lot were in- fected, the blame should be attached to other stock that may previously have frequented the pasture of lot one. Used in the Experiment. The results indicate, however, very clearly that pfgs in a dry lot are no more likely to contract bovine tubercu- losis than are pigs in pasture, either from yards in which cattle have pre- viously been kept or from infected pigs occupying adjoining quarters. There was, in a general way, about the same degree of infection among | the pigs of lot two on pasture and lot four on dry lot, so that the more fa- vorable conditions for general thrift and growth-of the pigs on pasture ap- parently had no influence with the dis- ease. Noting the infection of the in- dividual pigs, it is seen that every pig infected at all at time of slaughter was affected in the glands of the cervi- cal region; all but one were affected in the bronchial region; about 80 per cent. were affected in the portal and mesenteric glands; one-half had af- fected livers, while only 20 to 30 per cent. had affected spleens; 20 per cent had tuberculous areas on the insides of the ribs and other’ parts of the body, and only 20 per cent. had af- fected lungs. It is, indeed, character- istic of the disease iff hogs that it is present in the cervicale glands if it is present at all, and it is not at all cer- taig to be found in the lungs. As has previously peen noted, the records of the weights, feeds and gains of the pigs in the several lots indicate that, while pigs affected with bovine tuberculosis may show by their out- ward appearance no perceptible dif- ference from healthy pigs, their feed- ing qualities are nevertheless to some extent injured, so that they make smaller gains and are likely to require more feed for, 100 pounds gain than healthy pigs. The gains made by the infected pigs enforce the same thought. The results of this experiment in- dicate: 1. That pigs fed milk contajning vir- ulent bacilli of bovine tuberculosis are very likely to become quickly and se-} riously infected with the disease. | 2. That properly pasteurized cream-| ery skim milk is a safe feed for pigs. 8. That pigs confined in small dry’ yards are no more susceptible to tuber- cle bacilli taken in the food than are pigs on pasture, while at the same time they are fully as resistant as are pasture-fed pjgs to tubercle bacilli| from other sources. impossible-—Don’t expect a butter maker to make first-class butter from second class cream or don’t expect a second class butter maker to make first-class butter from any kind of cream. gee cin fe DCaRaT STE A Bran Mash for Horse.—Bran maslies several times a week are helpful after [the horses get on dry feed. etc. Oldest tanners in N. W. 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