Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-24
Graduating Foot and Mouth Disease.


Graduating Foot and Mouth Disease.
Good Roadway has been made by the
bureau of animal industry and state
authorities in eradicating foot and
mouth disease No outbreaks in new
territory have been discovered in the
past two weeks, altho the disease has
been found on a few additional farms
adjacent to those where it already ex-
listed. So far 152 herds of farms have
been found affected as follows:
In Michigan s. in New York, A, in
Pennsylvania, SO and in Maryland ..
!, All of the diseased and exposed ami
mails in Michigan, New York and
Maryland so far as known have been
slaughtered and the work of slaugf-
tering and disinfection in Pennsylvania
where the disease has been most extern
sive, is well advanced and is being
pushed as rapidly as possible. If no
lieved that the disease will be entirely
eradicatcd within a very short time. AS
an extra precaution, however, a care
full canvass Of the infected territory
will be made, inspecting the animals
from farm to farm to make sure that
no cases have been overlooked.
1t is very important for the prompt
suppression of this outbreak that all
cases should be reported without delay.
There is nothing to be gained by a
stock owner concealing the presence of
the disease among his animals. The
hearty cooperation Of all farmers in
all suspected cases will facil-
itate the work of eradication and has
ten the time when the quarantine can
be raised and normal conditions re-
stored.
AS Secretary Wilson has been asked
to conform or deny the report that the
disease was introduced and spread by
means Of cattle inoculated in Wayne
county, Michigan, by a. drug firm, he
has authorized the statement that in
vestigation made by the department
of agriculture show beyond rea!sona-
BILE doubt that the recent outbreak of
foot and mouth disease had it's origin
in that way. Further investigation is
being made to determine the manner
in which the animals at that establish
ment became infected, but the investi-
cation has not progressed to such a
point that statement on this phase Of
the subject can be made at this time.
Feeds and Feed Mills.
The high prices that now prevail
for coarse grains, and in fact, all kinds
of food for our herds of live stock,
make it almost imperative for the far
mer to use what he has to the very
best advantage. When corn was sell
ing for less than 25 cents a bushel
and oats for Is cents, the feeder estab-
lished wasteful habits which, in many
instances, have been continued regard
less of short crops and higher prices.
The feed mill adds value to every
bushel of grain it grinds. In many
instances when properly managed. the
grains are doubled in feeding value,
after they are ground. This is true of
oats, barley, speltz, ETC., when fed to
pigs and cows. Corn on the ear,
when crushed and mixed with bran
or shorts, makes an excellent grain
ration for mich cows during the
winter months The farmer who
will give the screenings of his grain
TO the shipper and pay fifteen dol
lars per ton for the same as a cheap
ground feed is not as wise as the
neighbor who cleans all of his grain
before it goes to the markets and
feeds the waste after it is ground
into meal. The feeding value of
wheat or flax screenings is quite
equal to bran or shorts which now
cost the feeder about twenty dollars
per ton at the mills The department of
agriculture, Washington, D. c., or
the state experiment stations can
supply bulletins which will give the
relative feeding value of the various
grains and folders produced on the
farm as well as those we buy when
a shortage prevails. Where mer-
chant or custom mills are located
near the farm the feeder may patron
lie them but it Is good economy to
install grinders and crushers on the
premises where all expense, except
labor, is saved. We have found a
geared sweep mill, run by horse