Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-11-22
Chambers and Farcy.

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Station. When the disease attacks the
mucous membrane of the nostrils, IL
is called glanders, when the lymph
attic glands of the body, especially OF
the legs, are attacked the disease is
called farcy. Chambers is contagious
disease caused by germ (Baclius
MalleD that attacks horses, asses ana
mules and can be transmitted to otn-
er animals, including man, by inocula-
ton through wounds, sores or mucous
membranes. The germs OF gianders
do not float through the air. The dis
ease is commonly transmitted from
glandered horse by means of the dis
charge from the nostrils or sores
This discharge contains large num-
bers of germs of glanders and may be
transmitted to another horse directly,
or by means of watering troughs, feed
boxes, managers, hftching posts, equip
ment or utensils that may be infected
with the discharge. 1t is posslpie
that it may be carried by flies.
Symptoms may occur IN
a mild chronic form, in an acute form
or attacking the lymphatic glands In
the form of farcy. In the early stages
it is often difficult to recognize, espe-
cially in the chronic form. One OF the
first symptoms noticed is discharge
from one or both nostrils. AT nrst
the discharge is thin, sticky and often
resembles Hnseed oil; it dries about
the nostrils, making it appear smaller
than usual. AS the disease pro
crosses the discharge becomes more
profuse, thicker, yellowish in color
and sometimes streaked with blood
The mucous membrane lining the
nose, especially on the partition be-
tween the nasal chambers, becomes
liberated The ulcers are raw, de-
pressed in the center with reddish
edges. In some cases the ulcers may
perforate the partition between the
nostrils. In severe cases the mucous
membrane of the nose becomes blush
or slate colored instead of a healthy
pink. The lymphatic glands beneath
the jaw usually enlarge. are firm to
the touch and often seem grown fast
to the bone. These glands rarely
gather and break as they do in dis
temper. AS the disease progresses the
animal falls away in flesh, gets out
of condition and the coat looks bad.
In severe cases there is often exces-
sfve discharge of urine.
When the disease attacks the
Emphatic glands of the body it is
called farcy. 1t is most frequently
seen in the region of the hind legs,
but may occur anywhere on the body
1t usually begins with firm Jumps
forming beneath the skin that may at
tain the size of a hickory nut or larg-
er and often occur in a string up and
down the inside of the hind leg on the
course of the large Emphatic vessels.
These enlarged glands are commonly
break and discharge an amber colored
fluid that dries upon the hair. These
sores do not heal readily and often
show a tendency to spread.
Raising Calves Without Milk.
Much has been written by the .ex-
pertinent station workers on the rails
ing of skim milk calves, and many
have been the investigations in order
to determine the best supplementary
food, or foods, to add to the skim
milk ration, but until now little or no
attempt has been made to raise calves
wholly without milk, says an ex-
change. This plan has been followed
to some extent in England, but the
Pennsylvania station is probably the
first to investigate it in America The
station found little trouble in raising
the calves without milk, but the price
of the ration makes it practically pro-
hibitive, except for the raisers of
high-priced stock. The cost of the
milk substitute for calf up to the
time when it can go on a hay and
grain ration, at about three or four
months, is estimated at $40, exclusive
of care The substitute was based on
the following ration, recommended by
an English agricultural college: Flour
one part; haxseed meal, two parts;
oil cake, three parts. This mixture
was fed by sca1ding with boiling wat
er, afterward adding enough water to
make two gallons for each calf Two
and one-half pounds was the daily ra-
ton Fairly satisfactory results were
reached with this ratio the substitu-
ton for milk being gradual after the
age of two weeks
The Show Ring.
The show ring should be SO con-
structed that each representative
breed could share equally in the ad-
vantage of being close to the entrance
to the ring
This could be accomplished by plac-
ing the show ring in the center of the
pavilion; with four entrances This
would give the four leading breeds
Immediate access to the ring, which
would be advantageous in two ways
First, it would assist the superinten-