The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-06-08
Work of County Aericulturist

Some time and considerable effort
have been put forth during the past
two weeks TO secure assistance for the
farmersIwhose horses have been affect
ed with what apparently was conta-
gious eye disease. While Saturday,
June 3, was the regular office day for
the County Agent, he was very glad to
use the time in taking Mr.. Stapleton OF
the Livestock Sanitary Commission
and DIR. Dunphy the State Veterinarian
around to see the parties whose horses
were afflicted with eye trouble, many or
which were going blind. He pronoun-
ced il Periodic Ophthalmia, a heredlt-
airy constitutional disease affecting the
inner portion of the eye which ulti-
mately ends in blindness. While 1t
was difficult to account for the occur
renee of two or more cases in the same
barn except by accidental coincidence,
the people visited seemed satisfied with
the Doctors diagnosis, and his state
ment that IL was not contagious afford
ed considerable relief.
Assistance was also requested by a
number of stockmen in Grant town.
ship who have been losing their young
cattle by a disease which apparently
has all symptoms of blackleg, highly
fatal disease affecting young cattle
usually between the ages of six and
eighteen months. Fortunately, howev-
or, there is an almost sure preventative
in the form of a vaccine furnished by
the Bureau of Animal Industry, and
blanks will be sent to each man which
will enable him to obtain the material
with full instructions in regard to its
application free of charge. Further
assistance will also be furnished by
this Office.
Each Monday afternoon during the
past few weeks some time has been
spent with the County Normal Class
with view to assisting them in max
ing preparation for teaching agricul-
tuTe and also with the idea of getting
the prospective teachers acquainted
and in sympathy with the boys and
girls club movement which bids fair
to become an important line of activity
in their future work. So far, the sub
jects of soils and soil fertility, boys
and girls clubs, and stock feeding have
been discussed.
The meeting of the Columbus Grange
was attended on the evening OF May
oath where a talk had been requested
on the subject, "What Benefits can the
Farmer Derive from the County Agent.
On May 25th at the meeting of the
Columbus Richmond Farmers Club no
regular part was taken in the program,
but questions of interest at this time
of the year were discussed informally
with number of the members present.
Cow Testing. Association affairs also
claimed attention. Edmond Wagner,
of Capac, who desired to discontinue
his membership in the Association has
been replaced with +. w. Lewis, of
Lamb.
Splendid interest is also being shown
in the canning demonstrations which
will be held in the county June 19, 20
and 81. These will be in charge OF
Miss Raven of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College, and meetings will be held
as follows: Mrs. John Patterson, Col
umbus township, Monday, June 10, at
200 p. m. Mrs. VIM. Campbell, Lynn
township, Tuesday, June 20, at 9 a. m.
Mrs. Wesley Stringham, Berlin town
ship, Tuesday, June 20, at 2:30 p. m.
The Cleaner Hall, China township, on
Wednesday, June Il, at 900 a. m.
&. l.. Brody, County Agent