The Newtown bee., 1905-01-06

dairyman who lr syides good warm sta b,es Tor his cows, gives them an abun- Gance of good feed anu then turns 1 them out of doors in the morning and | keeps them out until ''chore time" at l night in the cold and stormy weather With no shed to protect them from the bleak winter winds, should himself go cut clad in the same apparel he wears | Iii bis own warm house. bare-beaded | and Mt!i slippers on his feet, drink | two OF three glasses of ed water, and l then stand around doirg nothing but 'cheW gum" just as ne permits l i cows to do, only one-siXth as long, the chances are that he would contract such a cold as would lower his vitality and make him ' u c ptible to pneumo- mia and tuberculosis. Such treatment of cows will not in itself produce tu- beFculosiS any more than blowing and narrowing piece of ground will of it. self produce crop of corn. If the dis ease germs are present in the COW any treatment or circumstance that pro- deceS sudden shock to her vital en- ergies and consequent lowering of her vitality will have the same effect in creating favorable conditions for the development of the disease, as the cul- tivation of the ground does when the l seeds of corn are present in the soil In stabling COWS it is highly impor tant that every COW should have her own stall and that she should be made to occupy it every night. There are many reasons in favor of this and none against it. They will very quickly learn to take their places as "there is no place like home,' so that this prac- ting up the cows The intelligent care-taker feeds his COWS according to the amount of milk they yield, and the period of their lactation. He can do this much more rapidly and satis- factOrily if he knows just where every COW stands without looking. It is, how ever, chiefly from sanitary stand point that should urge the import ance of this practice. Wheretcows are permitted to occupy any stall in the barn at their convenience or whim it is an easy matter for a diseased COW to infect every manager in the stable and COW in the herd. The removal and de- struction ofan animal having advanced d or generaliZed tuberculosis will prove of little avail if another animal is placed in the stall before the manager has been thoroughly cleanscd and ster- ilZed. As has been stated the tuber- cle bacillI ret ain their vitality long | while unOef IaVOraDle QlGlOnS. For this and for otll reasons which are too apparent to c Ill for special men, tOn here, every stall and manager which has b en occupied by tubercu- losis animal should be thoroughly cleansed and disinfecued at once aft I a diseased animal has been removed. A thorough scalding of the stall, SGaicn!On, and nlaDker with boiling not water, followed by the application of a good coat of whitewash, contain. ing little carbolic acid, will render then safe for the next occupant.
 In conclusion MT Averill makes these suggestions:
 Admit as much sunlight as possible into the stable. Whitewash the walls ceilings and stanchions at least once every year. Use common sense about turning COWS out from warm barn to stay out in inclement weather. Max. every COW in the herd occupy the same stall every time. Cleanse and disin
 feet thoroughly after removing a tu
 berculosis animal. When you discover symptoms of tuberculosis in any ami
 nal in your herd promptly call vet erinarian or report the case to thu Commissioner and have the anima
 examined.
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