The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18
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the dairy business highly profitable. II is
necessary that cur dairy farmers eat loose
freen the beef breeds and SO 10 aree d.ns
the dairy breeds. There Is the same aiIser-
enee between dairy COW and ltei CO y
Is there IS between tro-tiag horse and a
arafs horse. No one breed contains al ne
good dAiry cows In tie world. and there IS
no breed but contains some poor ones. but
those breeds tina; contain the largest per
cent. Of good dairy cows are the Jersey.
Guernsey. Ho.stein, and Ayrshire The
shorthorn breed a!so contains same good
dairy cows. The essential thing for the
farmers 10 30 IS TO breed a class OF cews
no matter what breed that give large
quantities OF butter Do not try 10 dairy
pounds OF butter a year. and waen prop
erly fed and taken care OF YOU viii then
find the dairy business profitable.
Tuberculosis in Cattle.
In the evening session DIR. S. E. Nelson
delivered an address on tuberculosis. as
follows:
tuberculosis or as 1t is generally
known. consumption, in the domesdc
animals is, disease, that deserves
S Sy the sensraI p ahh because q
the close relation in an economic
way that the domesicated animals bear
to the health OF man. tuberculosis Is OBJ,
served in cattle. horses. swine, household
pets and fowls. II occurs, however. in
cattle 10 greater extent than In the
tie furnish 10 us a great percentage or our
food products. such as meats. milk. butter
and cheese. For years 1t has been granted
tina; this disease was caused by the
Fisch. of ST. Louis. comes forward and adj
vances the theory that the bacillus is not
bacillus. but vibrio, which leaves TINS
subject still open for further investiga-
tions. The disease is communicable from
man TO the lower animals and vice versa
This is one reason why L is so difficult TO
stamp out this dreaded disease.
tuberculosis is most severe In its raw
ages in older settled countries. especially
In those whose altitude is lew and the cli-
mate quite damp Ii does not spread so
very rapidly. bat spreads continually n
dairy herds; that Is. in herd OF cattle
II there is one animal that Is affected. tie
her on either side will contract the dis
ease. and not those that are farther away.
The symptoms are those Of wasting
febrile disease-rise OF temperature. diff
cult breathing. a constant hacking cough
an emacia;ed condition OF the body. There
may also be local symptoms. such as in
lymphatic glands. In some cases. how
ever. where the disease Is localized the
animal may be in apparently the best or
health. sleek looking and fat. These con-
dItions have made the manual diagnosis
of tuberculosis very difficult and unsatis-
factory, even 10 experts.
Or kock made the discovery OF tuber-
calos!s and thought that he had the treat
ment for this disease. which would prove
a boon 10 the medical world as we'll as
the sufferers from this disease. In this he
was, however. disappointed: but he fur
nlshed 20 the veterinarians a means OF al
most certain diagnosis of tuberculosis In
the lower animals, and they have now that
which IL known as the tubercuiin test.
Treatment az present there is none for
this disease. therefore the efforts must be
made in the two direc; ions of preventing
the disease from spreading into new terri
tory and in Graduating ii where IL ex SIS
TIE first must be accomplished fhrouS h
stric: sanitary examinations OF all cattle
imported into a district or state. The sec
ord. by either destroying the diseased ami
mails or by quarantinins them. Both Of
these methods are In vogue. In the East
ern states the first one is practiced. The
different states make certain appropria-
tons. with which animals that have re-
acted are purchased and destroyed. This
prcce lgre Is good one hi those states
where tuberculosis has not yet gained a
strong foofhnid, This is the method that
would be recommended for states like
those Of this great Northwest where there
Il only an occasional case of tuberculosis
and whore the animals are not worth a
fancy price Here may be added a word
Of advice. and that Is that II Is much
cheaper for the state OF Washington %
keep out tuberculosis than IL will be 10
stamp 1t out. THE second method Of quar-
antining. Is used. and very successfully.
In such countries as Denmark. where the
percentage OF tuberculosis = very great
ard where radical measures II used would
seriously cripple the great dairy industry
Of those countries"