Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-17

One of the big educational features
at the fair, and one in which every
person should take time to investigate.
I is the tuberculosis exhibit arranged by
the state board of control, and the
state veterinary department The tent
is not far from the main entrance, and
has already commanded much atten-
ton.
There Is on display a sample OF the
pleuro cavity OF a cow infected by tu-
berculosis, together with the liver OF
the same ANIMAL showing on both
lung and liver the large tubercular
LESSONS. This animal was one of the
states herd at the Independence hos
pital for the insane, in which, out OF
176 animals, 129 reacted to the tuber-
culin test, and 100 were killed. Fifty
six out Of the 129 were so badly in
fected that they were condemned, and
every one OF the 1873 that reacted
showed LESSONS.
The state herds have now all been
tested, under the supervision OF the
board OF control and the only ones
that were shown not to be infected
were those at Davenport and Eldora
In all others some infected animals
were found.
DIR. A. E. Kepford, lecturer on tuber-
culosis. who works under the direction
of the board Of control, gives daily
lectures, distributing literature free to
the people who are interested. Dr..
Paul O. Koto, state veterinarian, and
Assistant State Veterinarian F. j.
Neiman, Of this city, explain the sam
pies from the infected cows Among
the literature that DR.. Kepford dis
tributes are copies of '"The Cure OF
Consumption" by Dr. w. A. Evans;
the Illinois board Of healths Tmpert-
ant Information Regarding Tubercu-
losis;" Home Treatment in Iowa for
tuberculosis" by DR.. Kepford; ana
."The Prevention Of tuberculosis IN
Infants and Children" by DR.. Sam
uel McC. Hamill. In addition to these
| works there are given free the rules
and regulation of the state board OF
| health.
DR.. Kepford was not at the tent
today, having gone to Ottumwa We'd
nesday night to deliver lecture pc
fore the League Of Iowa Municipalities
on "The Municipal Control and Relief
Of Tuberculosis" The state board OF
control, together with the state veter-
mary department, is doing much TO-
ward educating the people on the can
gers Of tuberculosis, and eradicating
one OF the chief primary causes, the
| tubercular mich COW.
Short Course Exhibit!
| No more interesting exhibit to the
,
the Marshall County Farmers Short
Course association. This exhibit IS III
| charge Of Matthias Hauser, OF Iowa
| township, who is assisted by Iowa STATE
experiment station representatives,who
are demonstrating important subjects
of vital interest to the farmer.
| In this tent will be found the WORK
| Of the Marshall county experiment sta
| ton at the county farm, demonstra-
lions being made along many inter-
| estine lines. The results of corn, Sc
lected here and there from farmers
samples, show yields of 62h bushes
for the Ave highest, to 80 bushels FOR
tho five lowest.
| The proper testing of seed corn is
also forcibIy demonstrated. Fifty ears
picked by a farmer showed that TIE
| best tested SO bushels, while medium
went Al, and the poorest in the lot
| showed a yielding capacity of but 2S
| bushels.
The composite yield, as the farmer
| would have planted it, showed 5O&
| bushels, demonstrating that, with
proper use OF terminating box test,
the farmer could have gained nearly
nine bushels to the acre which, at 10
cents, would pay his rent for a year.
Another interesting test shows the
difference between the farmer planting
his own corn and that furnished by the
seed houses. A test has been mace or
corn from every seed corn house IN the
state and Of these the i've highest