The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15

| High-graded cattle, he said, were more
| susceptible to blackleg than the less fash
| ionably bred animal. This, he thought,
was due to the former animals being thin
ner skinned He advised the use Of the
vaccine treatment as being the proper
method Of the trea tment Of the disease.
international Live Stock Exposition
was a topic discussed by D. o. Lively Of
Chicago. The live stock exposition, he
said, would be the greatest affair Of inn
portance since the Worlds Fair OF -Ss3.
It viii take place December ! to s Of this
year. Every section in this country Tajs-
ing raising cattle VIII be represented.
The idea of the exposition is to show the
advance of the live stock industry in this
country and the improvement in the
grade of the cattle raised. There will be
a show Of fine cattle. sheep and nogs,
besides a meat exhibit Of all dressed
brands. Drought horses Of the all-around
serviceable kind viii also be exhibited.
The correct feeding process win be DEM
onstrated in an able manner for the ben
eft Of the cattle men and also for their
information there will be an exhibit Of
the latest transportation appliances and
methods and an exposition Of packing
house methods and the work of govern
ment inspectors. Mr. Lively said there
would be displays from many foreign
countries, it being the intention to make
the exposition so comprehensive as TO be
worthy of worldwide attention. He in
vited the members of the association to
attend and make exhibits of range cattle,
the competition in which, he said, would
be limited to this section of the coun-
try. Liberal premiums would be offered.
Colonel Albert Dean, connected with
the Bureau of Animal Industry made an
address on "Spleretic Fever and Quaran-
tine Legislation in Oklahoma" Colonel
Dean made an exhaustive description Of
the course of the disease and urged that
stricter quarantine be enforced. He
thought that cattlemen should assist in
every way possible and inspect cattle
brought in, to protect themselves, and if
infected they should have them quaran-
tined.
Prof. Lewis, territorial veterinarian,
spoke upon Means of Preventing Texas
Fever" He said that the only means of
Texas fever was through ticks,
which he claimed would live an indefinite
time He cited a case of an animal taken
from Texas to Washington. 1t was ex-
amined eleven years afterward and was
still ticky. He advised the incubation of
cattle brought from the north south Of
the quarantine line. He said care must
be used te see that only thirty drops Of
infected blood was injected, as larger
quantity y ouId kill the animal He said
that with care 80 to 50 per cent cf the
animals brought south could be saved. |
He advised the bringing south Of stylish |
bred animals to grade up southern herds. |
He said that it was safer to inoculate the |
animals in winter time than in the sum-
mer as there was at the former time |
les; danger of fatal results. He also said |
that it was bad policy to inoculate ami |
mails in the north and then bring them |
south, as the firing journey would cause |
q relapse, with fatal results in many in
stances, on account of the animals re-
duced vitality.
Colonel L. A. Allen, Kansas City, spoke |
upon Present and Future Range Con- |
ditions" Colonel Allen compared the |
past and present method of handling cat
tie on the range and made suggestions for /
the future. Colonel Allen stated that the
time was vast when the cattlemen had /
an open range and could allow their cat
tie TO drift for a hundred or more miles
before they would stop, and thus would
keep. ahead Of the storm and would not be
frozen. Owing to fencing the now re-
stricted cattle can no longer do this, and
if they are not provided with suitable
forage and SHELTER the loss cannot fail to
be heavy. He advised cowmen to provide
sheds for the cattle, plenty of forage If
possible. and advised to so Craze their
ranges that they could have a winter and
q summer range. Mr.. Allen in a press
ing way, commented upon the immense
quantity of Kansas beef which found its
way into South Africa on account of the
war.