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where the udder would be inflamed, and conditions of that sort ap- 

 pear; but generally, if the veterinary is careful, he can discover 

 the causes in these cases. 



Question: Isn't it also true that a cow in heat will react? 



Dr. Melvin : In some instances, that is one of the causes. 



Question: That would make it quite dangerous for a feeder 

 to have his cattle inspected? 



Dr. ^Ielvin : No, he could defer the time in these particular 

 instances and have it done at a later period, or if the test has been 

 made, have them re-tested in the course of six or eight weeks. 



A Member : We had a breeder sell a young bull to go to South 

 America ; he was tested and reacted ; a j^ear after that he was tested 

 and passed all right. What was the cause of that ? 



Dr. ]\Ielvin : I w^ouldn 't be able to state. There may have been 

 some local condition which caused the reaction in the first place : or, 

 it might be the test wasn't carefully applied, or something of that 

 sort. 



The President : I expect we had l)etter close this discussion for 

 the present. I am sure we have all appreciated the remarks of Dr. 

 Melvin and the information he has given us along this line. It no 

 doubt has been very beneficial, many points having been brought 

 out that some of us were no doubt not familiar with. 



The President : The next number on our program this evening 

 is the ''Transportation Problems Affecting Iowa Agriculture," by 

 Clifford Thorne, Washington, Iowa. 



Most of our people have heard of Clifi:ord Thorne. He made a 

 record at the state house last spring, before the Iowa Railroad Com. 

 missioners, in securing a reduction of freight rates on live stock 

 in this state, of 18 per cent. We are glad for the record this young 

 man has made, and I am glad to have the privilege of introducing 

 him to you tonight. 



TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AFFECTING IOWA 

 AGRICULTI^RE. 



CLIFFORD THORN, WASHINGTON, IOWA. 



Mr. President: This is a pleasure, to have the opportunity I 

 have this evening, and I suppose, of course, that pleasure will be 

 all mine — like the gentleman who was requested to attend the 

 funeral of his mother-in-law. 

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