The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
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CURE FOR BLAcKLEG.
Disease is Caused by Grubs Which
Are Easily Destroyed.

A prominent stockman in this
county, Capt. A. J. Center, has
made most important discovery,
and is worthy of the serious con-
of every cattleman IN
Texas, large or small. Capt.
Center has discovered and fully
proven that the grub or wolves in
the animal causes blackleg. 1t
has been conceded that the heel
fly comes from the grub or wolves
in the cattle. The heel fly COM
mences early in November to lay
its eggs in the COW brute, and
continues until about April /,
most of the laying being done in
the months of January, February
and March, and it takes about
twelve months for this grub to
develop and come out. 1t has
also been conceded that from
Nov. 1, to about April /, calves
die of blackleg: that they begin
to die from 8 months old up to
Is months old, and while some
die older, large majority die be-
tween these ages. The reason
many do not die older is because
when they grow older they are
able to throw off the poison, just
like it is in human beings in n
great many diseases-the child
rem succumb, while the older per-
sons get we'll. a calf that comes
after April /, has no grub in its
back, and seldom dies of blackleg
or blood poisoning, Capt. Center
states the above, and he says
most positively that the grub of
wolves produce blood poisoning,
and that blackleg is nothing more
than blood poisoning caused by
this grub. lie has fully demon
strated this TO be true, and he
says, "kill the grub or wolves in
your cattle and you will have nc
blackleg," Capt, Center says
that about four years ago he
bought up about seventy-five
calves from various parties IL
his section, and that they com
menced to die of blackleg. He
says that he carefully skinned
them, and that there was one o.
them very fat, and had just dice
was quite warm. lie com
menced to skin near the hoof o.
the hind leg, and gradually wen
up, and when near the flank h,
came across u lot of bloody flesl
and matter, and that he eXamin
ed it very carefully and founC
that there was quite number o
grubs in it. lie went On up, an,
whenever he found grubs he founc
what looked like CONCEALED blood
small and large places. He SAT-
that he cut the animal open, eX
ahmed all its parts, and tina
he discovered nothing outside o
the cause stated that was calcu
lated to cause death. He hat
these calves brought to his pens
ran them through chute, and il
running his hands over the AMI
mails he discovered that "thei
backs were lined with thes
grubs." The idea popped into hi
head that if the grub was killed
blackleg was something of tn
past. He decided he could xii
them, and went to the house an,
made a mixture, applied it t.
their backs with mop or stit
brush, and that he did not lose al
animal after that, while befor
they were dying daily. Capt
Center says that in 1900 he pu
256 calves in a wheat field on Nov
20. In running them through tn
chute. he discovered that nearl
all had the grub in their backs
and he applied the> remedy. o
Jan. 20 he lost several calves
few days before) he got up tn
entire bunch and applied hi
remedy, and he did not lose a sin
gle one after that. He says las
November he had seventy calve
in one bunch, and he doctore
them, and on Jan. 10 he foun
four that had died in a few days
He got up the bunch and apple
: the remedy, and he has not los
one since. His neighbors an
: Others are losing all long, and h
is free from blackleg, Every yea
: since 1899 Capt. Center has bee
doing this, and the results sho
1 to any unprecedented mind tina
he has discovered the cause {
blackleg and the remedy. II
says that it takes about twely
months for the grub to develop
in the animal The mixture /
uses is as follows: Take a fvo