The Bourbon news., 1912-02-13
STOCK. CROPAND FARM NOTES


the experiment station. The affected
animals at these different places pres
ent the same general symptoms, with
slight variations which might be ex-
pected. The disease appears only when
horses and mules are fed on grain and
roughage which has become over
grown with mold, either in the pas
ture or the barn. An outstanding fea-
ture in every outbreak is that the
affected animals have had access to un-
wholesome feed either while at pasture
or In the stable. The corn may appear
sound, but on close examination it is
found to be affected with a mold. Va
rlous microorganisms have been found
, to be associated with the disease, but
the toxins produced by the mold when
introduced into the stomach of the ami
NAL produce death. Serious disease has
long been known to result in animals
from many feeds, as unclean or dam
aged fodder, unclean water, musty hay,
mnlded corn. .decomposed potatoes, etc.
The so-ca1led forage poisoning among
horses, mules and cows is a non-com-
municable disease, which belongs to
group of crytogamic poisoning and is
produced only when food contaminated
by molds is eaten. Horses are more
susceptible than mules, though not in
varlahly. The disease is characterized
by symptoms which are referable to
dlstur bance in the nervous system,
the mortality runs very high and bu
few well developed cases recover
Sucking foals do not contract the dis
ease. In the same outbreak the disease
may manifest itself in one of three
forms-acute, sub-acute and abortive
and is referred to under the term
crytogamic poisoning, forage poison
ing, enzootic cerebritis, episOotic cere-
o-splnalmenigitis, leuc0-encophalltis,
grass staggers, choking distemper,
blind staggers, putrid sore throat, etc.
The present season is especially favor
able to the production of this disease,
as dry season. followed by rains, is
favorable to the development of vege-
table peisOns On the grass and fodder,
which consumed in large quantities,
result fatally. The acute type is char
acterlzed by the abruptness of it's ap-
pearance with grave general disturb
ances, which Immediately manifest
+ themselves. The animal may succumb
IN one night. There is sometimes vio-
lent trembling and twisting of the
muscles over the entire body, produc-
ing irregular and uncertain gait.
Sometimes the animal walks in
circle. The gait is weak and unsteady.
The pharnyX is either partially or COM
pletely paralyzed. The tongue is para
lyzed end protrudes from the mouth,
and saliva falls in streams sfrom the
lips. The pupil is dilated and as a rule
the conjuctiava is congestnd. The
pulse is variable and may be very
rapid and hard. or scarcely preceptible.
Respiration is hurried and Gerky. The
temperature may be highly elevated,
which indicates resistance of the AMI
NAL to the disease, and becoming sub
normal 1t lndi Gates approaching death.
There is no known means of artificial
protection and the disease will recur if
the animals are again allowed access
to spoiled feed. 1t would be well,
therefore, to investigate the condition
of the corn and roughage, and to feed
sparingly or not at all, in order to pro.
tect against further loss from this
trouble.
T. E. Baldwin, uf Richmond, sold
to f. j. Stanton, of Los Angeles, CAL,
the coming two year old colt, Angelus
Peavlne, by Rex Peavi1e, at a fancy
price.
E. r. Little, of Montgomery coun-
ty, sold to John G. Trimble, of Mont
gomery, weanling stud colt by Bour-
bon Chief, dem by Mcdonald Chief. |
The price paid was $3.50.
Reports from Montgomery county
indicate the loss of over 100 lambs |
from cold. while many chickens. calves
and young pigs were frozen during the |
cold weather. The roads are filled |
with ice. making travel dangerous and
unsafe.
The zero weather of the past
month has killed hundreds of little |
pigs in Barren and adjoining counties |
of Kentucky. Young lambs are also |
SIMILAR fate. The loss will !
run up into thousands of dollars.
Winchester Democrat: 81. d. |
Gravitt purchased, Tuesday. from j. i
B. Martin, 121 acres of land near |
farm now owned by Mr.. Gravitt, and |
is very desirable piece of land. The
terms were cash.
-Eber A. Kimbrough, a sixteen
year-old Alabama boy, grew 225
bushels of corn on an acre of ground
in one crop during the season of 1511,
thus winning the prize of $3.50 mule
offered by the Central Georgia Rail
road company and free trip to the
principal cities of the country. His
crop was produced at an aggregate
cost of nineteen cents a bushel.
S. G. Carpenter, of Millerbsurg,
bought of T. j. James, Jr, of Adrian.
Ga, the sa idle mare, Forest Maiden,
by Forest Denmark, dam by Red Cloud.
Mr.. Carpenter has heen breeding this
mare on the shares for three years and
n the trade. gets all the increase. He
las sold to w. c. Sharp. brakes Creek,
Ark, the stallion, Robert E. Lee, by
King Chieftian, dam Forest Maiden as
above.
Farmers of Nicholas county are ;
almost out of feed in many cases and
many of them are compelled to pur-
.hase corn shipped to them or let their
i've stock suffer. Corn is commar ding