The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

It was partly for this purpose the last
six of the eight COWS destroyed were
killed at the present time.
CAS- soon as any reaction was found
in mich COWS no dairy product was
sold except pasteurized cream. This
removed the danger Of infection, Il any
germs were present. The cream which
contains the only product generally
sold from the experiment farm is OBJ
tanned by centrifugal separation which
tends, if any bacilli are present in the
fluid, to throw it out. But by promptly
disposing of some incipieut cases, I'M
der close scrutiny we are able to say
that it is entirely improbable that any
germs Of discs s. have been sent out /
dairy products, as in 70 case was aAy
disease found generaljz3d enough to
reach the udders of the COWS except
one which has for some time been kept
apart from the others and the milk
discarded. This one COW was probably
the source of the disease in her fellows
somewhat in the same way as families
are infected by one diseased member,
or as any reader may become infected
in places of public gathering, or Of pri-
vate resort, from his fellows.
"The COWS destroyed were in no case,
but the one previously isolate, capable
of communicating the disease in any
common way at the incipient stage at
which the disease was arrested.
ut was to ascertain the facts IN re-
gard to chance Of Infection through
milk, and the probability OF saving
some of the COWS for beet that they
were slaughtered at this time, even be
fore anything but the most delicate
chemical test could have suggested the
possibility of any disease in them.
The tests we're made at the instance
and by the aid of the writer, who, en-
ployed Drs. Terry and McMackin to
assist in them.
Aid was furnished by Dr.. Salman, of
the bureau Of animal industry, who
sent an expert veterinarian, Dr.. Mel
vim, here and made some physical ex
aminations and post mortems Of the
two COWS, in one of which the disease
was apparently g~eneralized.
In order to secure some assurances
! named above, and to reduce the ex-
pense Of the Experiment Station these
other COWS, except the first two, have
1 H1o- Ci014oHt@~1S Of tho Owooon% $iron
although DR.. Melvin suggested they be
kept a month and the second test made
before the ows yer condemned. The
examination of worst cases first, led
two were passed as fit for food, and
two were slaughtered in which no trace
of disease could be found.
Even those so slightly diseased as
to have been passed by the veterina
rians as fit to use have been disinfected
and deeply buried. Oaly the two in
which no sign of infection could be
found by close pest mOrtem examina.
tions are offered for sale. Well would
it be for other cities if the meat sup
piled were known to be as healthy and
free from disease as these heifere from
the Experiment Station herd. In the
publication of the work and tests made
by the Station an effort will be made
to show how and when and why these
tests should be made. Also that in the
making Of these tests the public can
be assured that it is a heroic application
for a private dairyman to make and if
one does it should have the fullest CON
idence and custom of citize ms because
they should know that in the assurance
thus obtained there lies the maximum
amount Of safety"
FRANK r EMERv