Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-09
FURNISHED MUCH INSTRUCTION.
Faculty of the College of Agriculture Give Inter
eSting Lectures

enC ouoJcCt VI tuUcICulOSlS. 1H6 only
reliable test is the tuberculin, which
demonstrates whether or not an animal
has che disease. AS soon as one dis
eased animal is discovered it should be
separated from the herd. By the in
PRODUCTION of one diseased animal a
whole herd may become diseased. The
tuberculin test was explained. The
danger resulting from the use of milk
from cows having tuberculosis was fully
explained. The danger means much to
the growing generation, he said, as
cows milk is given largely to children.
By the use of such milk children may
contract the germs of tuberculosis.
Meat of such animals should not be
eaten and one would not knowingly
feed such meat to his family. Tubercu-
losis is spread among herds largely. he
said, through creameries and cheese
factories. In taking home infected
skim milk and whey, and feeding it to
calves, the disease is distributed through
young herds
As an illustration of the value of the
tuberculin test the dean related an in
cident relative to the man who owned
the herd from which the diseased cows
were taken for demonstration in Wau-
sau. Six years ago, lie said, boy from
the College of Agriculture entered the
employ Of this man and offered to apply
the test to the herd The owner al
lowed him to do so and he found twelve
animals diseased. The man laughed at
the boy and his test. Last winter when
the city of Chicago refused to buy Wis
consin milk, unless guaranteed to be
free from tuberculosis germs, this man
was forced to have his herd tested, that
he might continue selling milk in Chi
cago. The second test showed that q
total of fifty-seven animals in the herd
were affected after the elapse of six
years. They were condemned and are,
or will be, all killed. Had the man not
looked upon the boys test as something
unworthy of notice, hes might have
saved himself severe finan cial loss.
In exhibiting the lungs, liver, heart,
intestines, etc., of one of the diseased
animals shipped here purpose ly for the
demonstration the dean said that in all
his experience he has seen but two
other animals as badly affected. One
peculiar feature, which cannot be ex-
plained,> is that bacilli enter the
intestines without apparently perfor
ating them. By SO doing the disease is
carried to every part of the animals
body.
He fully explained the manner of test
ing cattle and advised farmers to apply
to G.. A. Crosthwait, of the county
school for blanks, which, when filled
out and mailed to the experiment sta
tion in Madison, will bring to the farm
er quantity of tuberculin for a test
AS this northern section is destined to
soon lead Southern Wisconsinin dairy
ing and cattle raising, he said, now is
the time to stamp out tuberculosis be-
fore it gets foothold. We wish we
had more space to devote to the deans
lecture, for it was without doubt the
most interesting and on the most vital
subject of the course.
Prof E. H. Harrington spoke Thurs
day evening on 'Dairying in Europe"
He visited the continent a few years
ago. going first to Holland, then to
Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and
England, in the order named. In each
country he investigated dairying condi-
tions In some he found commendable
features; in others, the reverse. In
Denmark, he said, sanitary conditions
in dairying are better than in any other
country. Farmers institutes in Ger
many are provided with plenty to eat
and drink.
Addresses were made on maLy minor
topics and some local men spoke. One
interesting feature was the talks given
by boys of the agricultural school on
conditions which enter into farming
and dairying. The boys had prepared
their papers with great care and they
illustrated the value of the training af
forded by this excellent school.
Miss Emma Conley, teacher of domes-
tic science in the county school, with
two assistants, gave illustrations in
cooking and a number of appetizing
dishes were prepared. Miss Conley IL
lustrated the use of the fireless cooker.
The sessions were enlivened by music,
readings and singing.
This course offered fund of infor-
nation to the farmer, which he could
get in no other way than by long study.
and it was blot on the name of our
farmers that more were not in attend
ance. 1t cost them nothing but their
time, and those in attendance learned
many things whic6 will be of great
value to them in the years to come.