Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-22
incubation An
I IMPORTANT WORK.
This Department Of A. and N. College
Boon to Stock RaIsers-Better
Quarters Needed.


Between $50 and 400 head Of pure
bred cattle, representing a total In
vestment running into thousands Of
dollars have been inocculated against
Texas fever this season by the veter-
mary division Of the Texas Agricultu.
raj Experiment Station at the A. and
M. College. OF that number only one
animal has died. Prior to the discov-
cry Of the inocculation for Texas fever
by DR.. Mark Francis, dean Of the
school Of veterinary medicine at A.
and M, IS per cent Of the cattle ship
ped from tick free country to tick In.
tester country died. Since the dis
covery Of the inocculation less than s
per cent Of the animals imported into
this state died from fever.
Until this year beef cattle only were
inocculated, but this winter large
portion Of the cattle treated have been
pure bred dairy animals shipped into
Texas from Michigan, Massachusetts
New York and other states. Many Of
the big ranch owners Of Texas have
been served by this branch of the
activities Of the experiment station
while many OF those SO aided have
been farmers with small livestock
herds. New entries this year have
been from Chambers of Commerce
and other such organizations which
are providing dairy cows for the farm.
ers Of their counties. The Dallas
Chamber Of Commerce had thirty.
eight pure bred Holsteins, bought in
wisconsin, inocculated. DR.. J. II.
Raby Of Gatesville, short horn breed.
, er, has two heifers and a male at
College. The two females were win
ners at the international Livestock
exposition at Chicago. The bull is q
/ $4,000 animal.
This year the college and expert
ment station has not been able to meet
the demands made upon them by
breeders for this service on account
Of lack Of room. Many animals
have been inocculated away from the
College but the best results obtain
when they are shipped where they
can be under the watchful eye Of DR..
Francis and DR.. hubert Schmidt, a
graduate Of the A. and M. College who
received his veterinary medicine In.
Fl, struction In the Royal Veterinary
Academy Of Berlin, being a graduate
Of that institution.
The Federal government always has
maintained this work but under the
terms the Act providing for that work
no money could be expended for
buildings or permanent improvements,
As result sheds and fences, patched
together out OF leftover lumber con.
stitutes the only equipment OF the
station for this work. Last year the
federal government announced that
1t would withdraw its support from
this feature OF the station work leav.
ing 1t wholly dependant upon the
State for support. As yet Texas has
not provided anything for carrying
on this work. The budget Of the Ex,
pertinent Station system which will
be presented to the Legislature Of
this session will include $1,000 for
the year 1878 and $1,000 for the
year 1888 for barns, fences. pens
and other such equipment for this
work. That amount will be adequate
to meet the needs OF the department
and provide suitable sheds and equip
ment At present animals valued nj
from $500 to $4,000 each are being
kept In sheds which the average 10 l.
ant farmer OF Texas would not con
done. II Is DIR. Francis idea that with
the provision OF this equipment the
station can accommodate several hun
dred head OF cattle each year. The
inocculation Is given during the win
ter months.
No charge Is made except for feed
and transportation OF animals. Sc
certain is the recovery Of the cattle
from inocculation that insurance com
panies now accept animals shippet
into tick infested country and inoccu
lated at the College as first class
risks.
In addition 10 the appropriation
asked for the Texas fever work ri
rector youngblood and the governinI
board OF the Experiment station viii
ask $4,000 for laboratories and sup
plies for carrying on Investigation
with Anthrax. This amount will b,
Included In tho hndpat for tho van,