The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-12
Excellent Results From Joint In.
vestigatiOns of the Missouri and
Texas Experimental Stations.
EFFECTS ARE FAR-REACHING.
Missouri Live Stock Interests Will
Receive Great Direct Benefits
A Large Territory to
Be Protected.
REPUBLIC

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Columbia, Mo-. March 1o.-The results Of
the joint experiments of the Missouri and
Texas experimental stations with reference
to the control OF Texas fever have had a
farther reaching effect than had been an
ticipated by many who have closely fol-
lowed them. This is evidenced by the follow
ing letter received by Doctor J. w. Como
way from Havana. Cuba, to-day:
Il have been for some time watching for
the results of your Investigations and ex-
p~erimentations in your prophylactic serum
treatment Of Texas fever and the news and
items Of this months Veterinary Review
states you have just introduced a number
OF Northern experimental cattle into Texas
out state nothing as to results. / sincerely
nope you have succeeded in your efforts:
the South. Southwest and the Tropics. par
ticularly Cuba. would certainly regard you
as their Pasteur If you have"
The above letter is from D. LIE May,
veterinarian of the Seventh United States
Cavalry, now located in Cuba. Doctor Con-
noway Is the author OF successful expert
ments that have been made here for some
time past with this dread cattle disease. Up
TO date there have been shipped into Texas
5000 head of high-grade cattle. that have
been immunized by his treatment for breed
Ing purposes Only this last week two or
three carloads of cattle were shipped into
AOI lHlS eldllOu- Formerly
the death rate among Northern cattle
shipped into the infected districts was from
Is to 80 per cent. Through the Missouri and
Texas work this has been reduced to be-
tween s and Z per cent.
Immunixe Northern Cattle.
The object of the experiments which have
deem SO successful has been to immunize
Northern-bred cattle 50 that they might be
shipped into the infected Texas fever dis
IrlCIS without loss there IN he rrSai In grad
ing up the native cattle. Dean H. J. Waters
OF the Missouri station was asked of what
interest to Missouri are these experiments?
He replied:
The State Of Missouri has more fine
thoroughbred bulls to sell than any other
State in the Union. The successful issue of
Doctor Connoway's experiments opens TO
Us a territory equal to one-third OF the en-
tire United States as a market for this class
or cattle, which before this discovery was
practically closed to our State. Not only
this. but these buyers are the best and most
liberal that come upon our market. In a
single sentence these experiments mean
eooa markets and prices for Missouri thor
6asnorsd stock. The experiments have
peen emfnently successful. The work in
the Missouri Experiment Station was under
the direction Of Doctor J. ". Connoway,
who worked out and put into a feasible
form the results"
Territory Infected.
The territory that Is infected with this
Texas fever extends from the fortieth par |
aiiel north to the thirty-seveuth parallel
farming and pasture lands are subject to |
this fever, the only exceptions being upon |
the most elevated and mountainous regions
California. the entire States OF North
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. |
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana. Arkansas. |
tory. Indian Territory and Texas. 1t ex-
tends through Mexico. Cuba. the largest |
OF South America. Africa, the south |
prises the territory that is opened through
these experiments to the breeders of pure |
bred cattle of the North, and 1t is the best
market in the world for blooded stock. 1t
also enables the Southern cattleman to inn
prove the grade of his stock and gradually !,
increase his profits thereby. What is true
Indies and the Philippine possessions. South
Australia and Mexico, all Of which
are important factors in beef production.
lea and other foreign countries has been
controlled by England. Through these ex-
breeders OF Missouri and the Mid
The Government of the Argentine Republic
mas five students In the Missouri State Uni
rersity taking the agricultural course. They
are the representatives of that Government
FOR the purpose of studying the improved
methods In agriculture of the United States.
rheg t St, DO dot ts srsG Wiii ea f3r t tSese ys sarsn sei
IDEAS to the people of their country and net
ls its official agricultural experts. Il IS
JIODdIlS tldI THESE experiments III Texas |
,eve- led their Government to select the
Missouri Agricultural College as a place for
heir training.
Method Explained.
The incubation. as explained by Doctor
Connoway. and which has been made pub
lie before. is a simple matter. AL that f.
necessary to do is to inject a small quanti-
= Of blood from an immune animal OF the
district into the body OF the ami
nal It is proposed to immunize. This gives
/ mild form of Texas fever. The inoculaticn
ought always to be made before shipmen..
At times the Missouri Experiment Station
has had as much az $4,000 worth OF pure
pred cattle belonging to Southern ranchnen
,eing put through the process Of inocula-
Ion at one time.
Before this was done these cattlemen Ware
'ubjected to heavy losses in bringing cattle
nto the injected districts. For this reason
he business OF exporting cattle was no. as
arge as II would have been otherwise. Be-
,ause OF these things II is impossible to
Measure the value OF the work that has been
lone in dollars and cents.
Calling Cards.