The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-17
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Chambers and arcy.


bulletin of the Kansas Experiment
Station. When the disease attacks the
mucous membrane of the nostrils. it
is called CHAMBERS, 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 a germ bacillus
MalleD that attacks horses, asses and
mules and can be transmitted to 9th
er animals, including man, by inocula-
ton through wounds, sores or mucous
membranes. The germs of CHAMBERS
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 CHAMBERS and may be
transmitted to another horse directly,
or by means of watering troughs, feed
boxes, managers, hitching posts, equip
ment or utensils that may be infected
with the discharge. 1t is possible
that it may be carried by flies.
Chambers may occur in
a mild chronic form, in an acute form
or attacking the Emphatic 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 a discharge
from one or both nostrils. At first
the discharge is thin, sticky and often
resembles linseed 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 Emphatic 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.
siye 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.
It usually begins with firm Jumps
forming beneath the skin that may at
tain the size of 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
called farcy buds" They often
break and discharge an amber coiored
fluid that dries upon the hair. These
sores do not heal readily and often
show 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
hibitfve, 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 nv
an English agricultural college: Flour
one part; flaxseed meal, two parts.
OIL cake, three parts. This mixture
was fed by scalding 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.
Scarcity of Heavy Ripe Cattle.
At all leading markets there is
noticeable want of good, heavy. ripe
cattle, says Drovers' Jounal. The de-
mand has been evident for some time
and the supply does not seem to be
forthcoming. The situation is not
only being seriously felt in this coun-
try, but is reaching to foreign nations.
where the better class of live cattle
and meat products are being exported.
Late press dispatches from Vienna in
dictate that Austria is destined to un.
dergo a meat famine similar to that
which is being experienced in Ger
many, and has been for some time.
The possible difference is that the |
German scarcity seems to include all !
meats, while that in Austria is large
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