412 The Diseases of Animals 
West show that this disease is caused by the presence of 
salts of barium that are found in the plant. It is pos- 
sible some chemical antidote may be found to counteract 
the carium, but nothing definite as to curative treat- 
ment has been discovered up to the present time. 
Animals that show a tendency to eat loco plants 
should be placed where they cannot gain access to them 
and be fed well on nutritious and easily digested food. 
A good tonie condition powder may be given, made 
as follows : 
Sulfate of iron 1 ounce 
Gentian root, pulverized . . 2 ounces 
Nux vomica seed . 1 ounce 
Saltpeter . 1 ounee 
The ingredients should be thoroughly pulverized and 
well mixed, and a heaping teaspoonful given in the 
feed three times daily. Cattle and sheep should be 
fatted for the market. 
CORNSTALK DISEASE * 
In the ecorn-growing regions of the central and 
western states, it is a common practice to turn cattle 
into the fields after the corn has been gathered, in 
order to utilize the stalks that otherwise would be 
wasted. Frequent and heavy losses of cattle oceur 
from what is commonly ealled “cornstalk disease,” a 
disorder that oceurs only under such conditions as 
these. 
* For further information, see Report of Bureau of Animal Industry, Bulletin 
No. 10, U S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bulletin No, 58, Kan. Expt. Station, and Bul- 
letin No. 52, Neb, Expt. Station. 
