The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-09
EXPERTS DOING
A GREAT WORK
Foot and Mouth Disease Was
Carried 10 a Ranch In q
Fur 0YerCOat.
GOVERNMENT AGENTS HELPING

'lAh ~ iuN'u NAlllfN w Wv lNI''N
and magazines with reference to the
epidemic Of foot aud mouth disease
and hog cholera 1t is seldom that one
stops to think Of the work which is
being carried on by the government
experts sent into the territory for the
costing the farmers of the country
thousands and thousands uf dollars Il
year.
In past years there were those who,
ignorant Of the facts, looked upon the
field agents and government experts as
office farmers and long distance stock
men and doctors. The present plague
has done much to eliminate this feel.
ing aud show the government repre-
sentatlves to the farmers and cattle
men in their true light
Thousands " dollars have been
spent boy the government to make thor
Iuugh tests aud demonstrations Of the
| foot and mouth disease aud, the hog
Icholeru aud as muny thousands Of dol
lars are being spent In maintaining n
corps Of experts aud providing them
with the agents Of science with which
/ 10 eradicate the disease.
Are Real Detectives
But the agents are not alone pN.
perts In this line They are educators
and more They are real detectives.
| As mn illustration NJ the work they do
In this respect and one which will
show clearly the care which should
be- exercised by the breeders Of his
stock should be protected, this incl
dent is given.
Not many months ago In one OF the
northern states mHn took two car
loads Of finished steers to the mar
ket. II was cold and he wore n large
fur oyercoat about the pens Of the
stockyard, Hts cattle brought n good
price and for while he thought of
bringing home some feeders Hut the
price was little high aud ne finally
returned without them
II WAS warm when he arrived at
, his ranch and his Oyercoul was placed
IN closet Several weeks later a
8 blizzard came up and bg again donned
? the fur uvercoat and wore 1t about his
pens at feeding time Within few
weeks large number Of his cattle
were infected with the hoof and mouth
disease and the government expert,
were at loss 10 know how TO aC
count for II No other cattle In tht
, neighborhoOd were infected. He had
: brought no cattle to his herd. and vel
his stock was dying
l. Now Believer.
[ Aftcr much questioning one ~ the
field agents asked him where he had
worn the overcont about other stock
and he recalled the occasion ~ IN,
auction sale At the stockyurds. This
p cleared mp the mysteg and he was
: forced tO loss the coat into the grave
, along with his fine finished steers and
lime which were covered up Ant
now he believes in the desk stock
p, .misers"
, II such things ~ these viii result
/, I'm the loss NJ thousands NJ dollar,
Ia one farmer ur cattle man II pays
. tn be CAREFUL and II Is In cducatlonl
, the cattle men and farmers alonl
/ these lines that the government eX
pcrts are engaged rs much ms IN
! stamping ont the disease
The foot and mouth disease f. one
Z which spreads easily aud too mucl
{ care aud attention cannot be- given t.
It, A. It effects the mouth and feel
it will he seen how rcadily the pen'
and trough> In the wards eau hecom,
infected when the mouth show'
signs " the liyruse II IL In arg,
sores along tine tongue and lips which
4, causes the animal to "SlObber" and
I'm this way the germs are carried tC
q the earth and Into the drinking water
fl and Feed boxes II attacks the feel
20 aud after few days pass flows from
g the sores which is sure to settle ~
b the -uil This In time Is tramplet
ID over hN other cattle and In shori
time the entire herd win become In
frrtcd II Is a disease which has cos
i the giycrnment thousands Of dollar
= and the farmers and stock men equal
Nv MS much md It iS only through 60
operation with the experts Of the gov
rmment that the farmer and stock
man can hope to eliminate the disease