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A: — Well I am glad of it. No rain and no cool nights I 

 say more cows are lost from exposure than from over-feeding. 



Mr. Lindley : — Never have milk fever if you milk the cows 

 fresh out ? 



Mr. Gurler : — He says that one of the causes is this. When 

 we dry off our cows whatever time it is, that after what we call 

 dr}^ there is a little secretion takes place and gets in the udder. 

 If you go to work and milk that out that poison entirely disap- 

 pears and very little fever will follow. 



Mr. Lindley. Q : — What time would you milk that ? 



A : — A week in the pasture and know she is dry, go to that 

 cow and milk it out of her. 



O : — Before she calves ? 



A : — Yes sir, before she ever starts off to make udder. That 

 secretion is apt to be in the system. 



Q : — I lost two last year with milk fever. 



A : — It is a very serious disease. I would advise you try- 

 ing to get rid of this little secretion . 



Q : — It seems to be one thing we have to fight in this lo- 

 cality. 



Mrs. Purviance : — You say it never rains here, maybe if you 

 gave them more water they would not have so much fever. 



O : — Wq have artesian wells here and they can have all 

 they want of water, and we are careful about giving laxative 

 food to our animals. 



Mr. Gurler : — This idea of getting rid of this poison is a 

 very good one and you should try it. 



Q : — Is milk fever contagious ? 



A : — I don't think so. 



Mr. Cobb : — I never had a case of it. 



Mr. Gurler: — Wq are not troubled in the Elgin district 

 with it. I have had two cases and the Smith system sured it. 



By the President. The meeting this evening will be the 

 best on the program. Airs. Purviance of the Buttermakers As- 



