The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-21

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onrn lnnumeiablo Hub.yaflutles NJ plan!i
ana animals have boon involved. lhel
porlod ~ maturity greatly reduced. ant
their productive capacity In many In
stances Increased one and two hundred
fold
These Developments are beneficial a
man, but n seems as II roses cannot b,
'hecoHHfully grown without ihorns
neither has tho innuoDco ~ domenllcatiof
been FREQ from attending eNls. tho prln,
rlpal ono bolng tho introduction and Dc.
N"lopmont ~ diseases IN our herds aud
hooks.
THIS being a dairymana' convention II
IN appropriate that We connns our ro-
marks In this article tD tho COW. and tho
Influence wrought on her physical con.
ditlDn by dom5alicatlon.
The skill ana genius ~ man In che de-.
voopmonl ~ our domestic animals In no
INSTANCE have bonn more accurately Illus.
trntr1 than In tho dairy.cow Of today.
Her conformation and productive ca.
tacliy ~ FAR outshincu her primitive
ancestors that the family relation ship
In scarcely recognizable. This Improve.
nrhi has advanced 10 such degree
which nocoHHllhtra IN many Instances. the
calling ~ a halt. ana before We proceed
further We should place danger signals
along tho way, DumrnilcAtlon has given
w. ha u were. a most wonderful machine
IN tho modern dairy COW She ~ simply
tho mhrvd Of tho age. for her capacity
{" transform tho crudo products 0f the
soil Into an almost incr~ihablo amount
of delightful nulrimcnts Tor man. hut.
alas man In his great effort 60 attain the
highest possible development ~ the mod.
orn COW. has made grave mistake In
pushing arlinchl conditions zoo far and
Apparently Ignoring tho laws ~ nature
ana ila sanitary effects upon animal de-
'olopmrnt Tho two greatest evils In tho
management NJ the dairy COW Ia too close
confinement nnd the want u exercise.
~ close confinement IL mean, that Hho
10 compelled 20 spend too much time In
doors and while thrru sho IL restricted
t"n much IN space when confined In the
stable ahr should be permitted 20 have
az least i.cU cubic fcot oi space. supple.
mcntod with rapid and complete vontila.
ton.
COWS giving large quantities OF milk
require moro air than tltoac giving a less
quantity, AZ thuru Ia larger amount Of
tlnHur changes taking place In tho former
than IN tho latter. hence corresponding
Increase ~ Oxygen II required a. main.
tain normal condition Confinement II
tho banc u animal llfr. II IL exceedingly
conducive and perhaps IL almost entirely
Responsible lot tho development Of Iubcr.
culoals This disease. although tho ucourEr
~ dom~stlraird anlmala and tho civilized
man. Ia practically unknown among tho
animals Man alone is
largely responsible Tor the pcrpc,untlon
of this maiady. through hls failure 20
observe tho laws OF nature.
We have M bcitcr illustration OF the
oyii effects of indoor confinement upon
Tho health of animals than We have In
Tho Wild animals kept In captivity. Take.
Tor example. the lion and the tiger In tho
Jungle ~ Afritu. whcro they arc maEnin.
'rhi specimens Of animal development.
free from any aint Of tubrrcu.
oaln, Thcne animals In their native !
haunia probably possess tho maximum of |
animal strength, ana full Of energy. with
rNrH nko balls of flrr. but all this IL I
afgoly chansri under confinement. They
'""n become hnguld. and tho eye loses It's /
1rr, tho muscles and trndons It's icnacity. |
iirophy cnnuca and death soon closes the |
scene
Tho autopsy reveals that very large |
'crr"ntagc OF such animals arc victims OF |
tuberculosis
Cattle kept In The open range with moth. !
ms hut tho canopy of hcavcn for q shrl. |
cr scarcely, n ever. develop tubcrcu. |
oslH This plainly indicates that vcntl. /
alton ~ temperature, extreme exposure. /
hr pinch ~ hunger. with conacqucn, |
'maciailon, IN not responsible for bovine |
tuberculosis
The question a often asked why are |
,lThly bred COWS moro prvdlsppncd TO 1
uhorculonla than are common scrub cat.
lrF u ln largely due to the fact that the
ormrr are murr generally kept under un.
uniiAry conditions Tho owncrs ~ such F.
iluai ~ lQsroIq VI oInluu Jo luapuls aW
Uttlr, In their anxiety TO have their ami
nails IN superb show condition. cunnnc
hem In the stable tn prevent tho sun
rom bleaching their hair, and tn aid In
he laying on ~ a lot of nabby unhcnith.
ul nvcrdupolsc tissue, TO give the animal
more symmetrical appearance. thereby
Ignoring and dlsarrnnging the
Inrmnny ~ natures laws. undcr which
Xcrclac ana sunshine ara aA essential as
ood and water to maintain llfc and vIgor
The highly specialized dairy COW ia
10 disease ON account OF tho
lcnvy drain upon her system and To her
Ntrrmc scnAltlvoncss to Rtmoapherlc
hnngcs. This type OF cow ls what we
night term a very delicate and compll-
atcd ncco of animal machinery, rcqulr.
nR great skin and care TO manage sue
casfully, She readily responds 10 good
arc and fccd but exposure and neglect
4 quickly noticeable In tho pail and
hurn,
Her stable should be- capaclous, well
cutllRtcd and furnished with all tho sun
ghI possible, without uncomfortable
eating sunlight ana pure air are ma.
uros destructive agents, az the bacUl
nnnot survive long under these condl-
Ions.
breeders should cndoavor to eliminate
rom the herd all extremely delicate ami.
nails, as they should not be permitted to
ropogalc their Kind to increase suscop-
Ihllltv 20 disease,
ConsunguIncous breeding should be dis
because of its tendency to
over the vitality of the herd,
just before the afternoon session con-
oncd Professor Shaw gave a practical
rcture In front Of the opera house on the
arous points of a dairy COW, Two live
nlmols were present with which to H.
ustruto from.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At tho evening session of the congress
ho CrlspIn orchestra opened with a So
Dctlon that received u hearty response
rom the audience II was followed by
selection by tho Astoria quartette.-
Allen, Smith and Garner. They
ecolved most vigorous encore and re-
ponded with another pleasing selection.
In few brief remarks Prof Splllman
Introduced Governor Elect Geer, who re-
Ipondcd with short hut happy speech.
Governor Elect Geer stated that when
10 finished milking tho cows on his farm
asst night he almost made up his mind to
,Iyo up the trip to Astoria. He had been
70 busy farming the past few weeks that
10 felt that he could hardly AFFORD TO