The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-01-28
VETERINARIAN CLINIC
Vivid Demonstrations At Animal
Short Course Proves Interesting

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At the afternoon session on Tues.
day. DR.. X. w. Stouder of Ames be-
gan the work of the period by dem
onstration of the anatomy of diseased
breeding horses. This demonstration
was different from the others in that
it took the form largely of the clinic
in veterinary work and DR.. Stouder
was dressed in special outfit such
as is used by doctors at the time OF
a clinic or an operation. The needed
Appliances were at hand, such as hot
water, Instruments and chemical soIn-
tions, 50 that the room for the time
being had the appearance of hos
pital DR.. Fl. Killips of OskalOosa
also rendered valuable assistance.
The first horse brought forward was
young colt born blind and yet 1t
was not totally blind as it could dis
tinguish between daylight and dark.
The blindness was no doubt caused by
a cataract and it was of such char
acter that no hope was held out for
its cure. The second was large,
fine, gray draft horse about years
old and in this case no anatomical
difficulty was found that would inter
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per care and treatment was used.
Other horses were examined and in
some cases malformations were found
or a condition that was not normal or
natural
In one case, instruments were used
and an examination was made by the
use of the electric light. During the
afternoon a short talk was given by
Or. w. K. Simonsen of Ames regard
ing the teeth of the horse and colt
and how they are used to tell the age
of the animal This talk was illus
trated by the use of the lantern and
slides and some IL or Is views were
shown. These views are very inter-
esting in that they show the interior
of the mouth as it actually exists and
as made by nature.
The balance of the afternoon ses-
sion was taken up with two classes
in the stock Judging of sound and I'M
sound horses, by Prof w. l.. Blizzard
The four main points covered in these
examinations are, 1st, their sound
ness; I'd. conformation; Sd, quality,
and 4th action. The first class was
brought from the county farm and
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light gray, white and a black. Dur
ing the examination the farmers were
encouraged in examining the horses
and to give the reasons for their
choice. After a general discussion
the result was the dark gray first, the
white draft second, the black draft
third, and the light gray fourth.
The second class was comprised of
three gray draft horses owned by
Miles Prime, ]. G. Lyle and Abe
Lyle. These were thoroughly con-
sidered and discussed and the final
judgment placed them as first, J. G.
Lyle; second. Miles Prime, and third,
Abe Lyle.
The program so Gar has been very
closely followed, but it has been
deemed best to make some changes,
50 on Wednesday. afternoon instead
of the judging OF beef cattle. one or
two classes of draft colts will be CON
sidered. and on Thursday classes of
both beef and dairy cattle will be
held. On Friday afternoon in con-
nectiCn with the judging of hogs, a
talk or discussion will be held on the
topic of the hog Cholera. This is
a very important subject just at
present and should draw a large at
tendance.
To Better Farm Stock.
On Wednesday morning the time
was occupied by two lectures, the
first wa3 on the subject of THE Phys.
iOlogy and Functions of the Sexual
Organs" and was given by DR.. w. f.
Simonsen of Ames and it contained a
vast fund of valuable information to
the farmers who are working intelli-
gently to secure the best and most
scientific results in the breeding OF
stock AMI particularly the fine large
horses for which Mahaska county Is
famous.
The second lecture was on the sub.
ject of Natural and Artificial lmpreg-
nation" by DR.. X. w. Shoulder. After
a general outline of the subject. DR..
Stouder began to give more detailed
information and frequently encour-
aged the asking of questions and as
a result a great fund of information
was secured. During the talk instru-
ments were shown and methods de-
scribed for artificial impreSnation
and the subject was fully discussed.
This Is only a comparatively recent
evelopment of science and it is per-
haps but little understood by the tar
mer but it has proved to be well
worthy of investigation as it has been
found that just as good results are
secured as by the natural method and
lit has the added advantage OF being
thoroughly healthy and sanitary.
Sometime before the close of the
course, the subject of Farm Santa
ton will be presented and this Is par
ticularly valuable to the breeder of
cattle az practically the whole sue
cess reached depends on the matter
of health. The matter of sterilization
was emphasized again and again in
the various talks presented
/. Short Course Notes.
4 Lon Heliings is acting as doorkeep-
er and sees to it. that everyone has
a tag or green card which represents
the course ticket This card secures
admission.
Over a hundred course tickets have
been sold to date and the success OF
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