Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
ANIMAL INDUSTRY REPORT
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NNNlNllluFN AlONl AlHl 7 hAfaN
tcrmlue the length OF time that typhoid
bncilli will remain alive I'm milk and butter
was given i'm an article by Dr Henry J.
Washburn.
George NJ, Rcmmcl in Notes on the An
imal Industry Of Argentina, gives informa-
ton about that country. which Is a grow
ing competitor with the United states for
the English meat trade,
In a paper on improved Methods Tor tho
Production Of Market MILK by Ordinary
Diaries Messrs. c. h. aue and Karl r.
Parks describe simple and inexpensive
methods within the reach Of the average
dalryman by which clean and wholesome
milk may be produced,
The outbreak OF foot-aud-mouth disease
which appeared in November and Deccm-
Der. 1908, among live stock In Michigan.
New York. Pennsylvania and Maryland,
lis described in a paper by DIR. A.. H.. Melvin.
After a few months Of vigorous work by
federal and state officers the disease was
eradicated at an expense Of over $4,000 to
the Department Of Agriculture, and about
S1i3. 600 TO the stc,es.
importation Of Maltese Goats.
The history Of an importation OF Maltese
goats by the Department Of Agriculture a
few years ago, and a description OF Malta
fever, are presented in an article by Drs.
John r.. Mohler and George II. Hart. The
goats, which were imported with a view
to building up a milch goat industry in this
country, were found to be affected by Malta
fever, n disease which prevails to a consid-
cradle extent among people, as we'll as
goats, on the Island Of Malta and other
places on the Mediterranean. After keep
ing the goats under strict quarantine for
some time 1t was finally considered neces-
sary to destroy them all.
Other articles contained in the report are
as follows: The Need Of State and Munich
pal Meat Inspection to Supplement- Federal
Inspection by DIR. A, NJ, Harrington
state Legislation Regulating the Standing
Of stations and Jacks for Public Service
by Roy A. Cave; The Development Of
Live stock Shows and Their Influence on
Cattle Breeding and Feeding" by f.. q.
Rftgman; The Value Of the Poultry Show, "
by Robert r. Slocum. The volume also coh-
tains statistics of the live stock markets
and meat inspection and other miscellan-
eous Information regarding the live stock
industry.
Some of the articles in the report have
been issued separately in pamphlet form
and can be obtained in this form on appli-
cation to the Department of Agriculture.
Last Years Forest Fires.
Fire played less havoc in the woodlands
of the national forest states last year than
it did in 1908, although the number Of fires
was 40 greater. The Department of Agri-
culture has just completed the statistics.
The protective value of the work of the
department is shown in that % almost Sc
per cent of the fires were ~extinguished be-
fore as much as five acres had been
damaged; ~ less than one and one-half
acres TO the square mile of national forest
land was burned over; go and the amount
OF damage lone to the burnod-Over area
averaged but $1.26 per acre.
For the twelve months ended December
81 last, there were 9, ISS fires on the forests,
l ,1S6 caused by locomotives 43l by campers,
294 by lightning, 1S1 by brush burning.
ninety-seven by incendiaries, thirty-eight
by sawmills and donkey engines, 1913 by
miscellaneous and 75S by unknown agencies.
The area burned over was, in round
figures, 100000 acres, OF which about 62,0OC
were private lands in national forests, as
against some 100000 acres in 1908. Some
10000. 900 board feet of timber was con-
sumed, of which $4,000, 600 feet was privately
owned, as against 29O, 600, 900 in the previous
year. The loss in value OF timber destroyed
was less than 100000, of which close to
$4,000 was privately owned. The loss of the
year before was about $3.50, 600. Damage
done to reproduction and forage shows a
remarkable decrease, less than $l60,CO
being the record for 1909 and over $4,000
that for 1908.
The largest humble Of fires occurred in
Idaho, 991, but the great increase over
1905 in that state, namely, 57S, is entirely
attributable to fires in the Occur d'Alene,
which were extinguished without material
damage. Locomotive sparks were account
able for Gil Of the blazes In this forest last
year. The explanation Of the increase in
the total for all forests is to be found
in this Occur d'Alene increase.
Pneumonia follows a cold but never fol-