Gunnison news-champion., 1906-08-31
PORSON WEEDS
l.AesssGnG Lcssea Cnnacsnins thcis
SvRp4os Ant Tsc asznSnG.

SvRpaoms Aad 1se AtznSnk.
The follosIBg lester wrltsen by
" X kr~atzer aud the answer xIll
t,e 81 susere~s - taa-s Who hAse teen
saiortsnase IN losing cattle IN this
ssg.
Gunnssoa, COLORADO,
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Hoo. Fos.s.ss.
FossA Sssssce.
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WAib ca an ,nsY~stsao tsap
tAsOsOA sAs vssAsru portsoa 81 sAs
0uanisna SOssa ksserve. fsua JuAa
. 70 J..s -. I asAicsd thu aaay
osasls Usss dylAG sArossA sAs s1scas
Il Pass.aiaG Ths Hue sad fus-
- Wss1 appsar TO he the chisl
ooasD TIE lArkspsr 81 this co~a-
ssy y tAo~ght " ts very poisonous
fksss sse two Sistlact species. the
blse, (ilslphinism geveri) and the
psrple IAelphinium menzissn) by
some known az nelphinism occ,den-
tale.
This poison Ia very plentiful
throughout the middle range belt,
which is situated between the lc~
and high ranges. However, IT is
also found m scattering patches ON
the low and high ranges
1t Is thought that the stem, bios
sosns, and leaves of this plant are
harmless, aud that the poisoning is
caused by the cattle pulling up the
whole plant and eating the root.
IL mos, cases it 10 fatal ,mmsdi-
ssely after . rein. o. IN locslitiss
vhese the ground 10 soft aud moist,
tAessfors, il 10 natural 10 s~ppoee
sAsA the cattle est some of tie "voOe-
poisoa." For this rsasoa ] ssal voc
kssswith . quantity d ths Bloc
Wed" With roots sttscAsA, vhicA ]
Gsshsssd in Sec. 4, Twp. ~ n, r. 6
W. This may not he the poisonoss
kind l visA thss yox wssld hoss
tAs plant thoro~Ghly s.slyzed 70 -
certain Just vhss kiad Of poison it
contains. ] belisvs thst soms psa-
edy cen BE- ssccsssfslly bso~Ght
sbo0t 10 either exterminate The plant
by dsstroyiaG it, by ssshsriAG il
ssd Utilizing tbs powerful dr~G il
10 thoaght 10 coatsia, or ~ provid-
iAG foe a satiAots which coslA be
sasily carried ssosn1 BY csssle-aea.
Al pssuUss ~ sss.sAy - ~ ~
csttlenssa 10 calisd ''bIseding." This
is done ~ csseiag with . vesy sharp
knife, the veiA under the root Of
the tail This remedy ie not q ssre
one, and it is thought by many TO
have no remedial effects whstever
Where larkspsr is most fatal it is
found in patches growing very dense
A thoaght occurred 10 me whiIs ex-
smining some Of thess dreaded spots
that the plant could he crowded ont
by planting some kind Of very hardy
grass, such - Orchard grass, Ken
lucky blue, Redtop, Upland, or
Mountsin bunch grass, or even some
forage plant such as the wild psa
which is excellent feed for horses
] am satisfied that some other useful
plant can be made to grow in the
same coil where the laskspur is
found. II may be Of interest to you
TO know that cattle affected with
larkspur poisoning seem to die on
"clotted blood, or inactivity of the
heart. Upon examination into the
effects of larkspur poisoning in cat
tie found that the lungs and hear,
looked as though they had been
bruised and beaten with . club, the
black spots and streaks Of clotted
blood showing very plainly. The
lobes of the heart were filled with
clotted blood-whe taken from the
heart the blood clot would appear tc
he of greater volume than the heart
Most OF the carcasses are found or
hillsides, the heads and backs gen.
orally facing down hlll, with the
legs in an upright position; they
were badly bloated. The bloatins
appears Immediately after death
The poison hsmlock (Cicuta and
Conium) known a. wild parsnip
etc, and aconite (Wolf's bane ol
Monk s-hood) are also responsible,
for poisoning in cattle. The horse,
are not troubled with poison in this
Reserve.
The Rangers OF the Gnnnison For
est Reserve are ordered TO observ.
carefully all cases Of poisoning tC
stock, districts covered by the var.
ous poison weeds, and to assist thu
cattlemen in devising some means
Of checking this evil.
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