The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-11
TriChinOsiS.

Ihe parasite that causes this disease
is called 'trichina spiralis. 1t infests
the flesh OF several animals, especially
the hog. From the hog it is sometimes
transferred to man, causing severe
Trichsna lis found in pork both an
America and Europe, and it's presence
has been made a pratext by which
some foreign nations keep out Ameri-
can pork. Most of the pork inspection
at THE Union Stock Yards, Chicago, is
due ITO the prominence Of this Ques-
tion in the European mind. However,,
German pork is as much infested with
trichina as our own, and it is believed
a little more so. 10y
Trichina inhabits the bodies OF ami
mals at all stages of its existence, and
where swine are entirely unable to
get anything but vegetable diet the
danger that they will become infested
with triehina is small. For this reason
it lis not safe to permit swine to feed
on the offal of slaughter houses, car
rion, rats, mice and the like. Hogs
of the eaters Of the pork they produce.
The>strichina is very small, and lives
in minute crysts in the muscles. When
these ,cysts are eaten by hogs the
juices of the stomach set loose the
Imprisoned trichlnae which escape into
the ;intestines where they pair and
the females bring forth a numerous
hr001 of WI nh 1,ni-.
to the muscles, where they in turn be-
come encysted. The hog himself does
not appear to suffer from the presence
of these parasites, and they can there
fore be discovered only by q micro
scorac examination of the pork. 1t is
said that no remedy has been diseov-
cred that will destroy the trichinae
after they have become encysted in the
muscles. When pork infested with
trichinae is eaten by man the thon-
sands of cysts are operated on by the
juices of his stomach. The parasites
are let loose and proceed to his in
testines where they pair and breed.
Their progeny begin a march through
the walls OF his lntestlnes to his
muscles, and induce symptoms similar
to typhoid fever. II the man can en-
dure the horrible pain OF the migration
of the parasites from his intestines 20
his muscles he will live. The trichinae
will form cysts there and give no fur
Their trouble. but will remain with him
through the rest of his life.
Animal Hnahandrv In T.rrassa>
The cost of feeding: the dairy COW or
the beef animal in Tennessee will vary
from 10 to 20 cents per day. In one
case we may expect two to three gal
Ions of milk, worth 20 to Is cents
gallon, and one and a half to two
pounds of butter, worth 20 to Is cents
pound; while in the other, from one
and half to two and half pounds of
beef will be an approximate gain.
These figures should suffice to con-
vince us of the money in these indus
tries. A suitable ration for dairy
COW would be 80 pounds of silage, 10
pounds of cowpea or clover hay
pounds of corn meal, pounds Of cot
ton seed meal, and pounds Of bran !
For young growing stock we may
use silage, 20 to 80 pounds; cowpea or
clover hay 10 pounds; cotton seed
meal, pound; bran, 1 pound corn
meal, 2 pounds. Or if the farmer has
oats, these may be substituted for.
cotton seed meal. It may be necessary
to increase the meal ration to six
pounds, depending on the amount of
growth or fat desired and the age Of
the animal. Where silage can not be
had, shredded corn fodder may be sub
stituted. q i, .s. Is $s E s ..s3i5
For beef production the following RAJ
ton will answer when the animals are
to be put on the market within four.
months, and where winter feeding is
pursued: Silage,t 80 pounds q coWpea 81
clover hay,10 to 15 pounds corn meal,
&6 to q pounds; cotton seed meal, 3 tos4
pounds. Oats and bran may be sub
stituted for cotton seed meal, il these
food stuffs are Oh per and Il are at
hand. In place OF silage shred deds corn
1 fodder may be used for beef prod yc-
ton. ndrew n. ss,oule, Tennessee Elk
pertinent Station.