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possession. In the strife for existence it is a survival of the 

 fittest. Nature, when her laws are obeyed and her conserving 

 forces have untrammeled play, fortifies the system against the 

 undermining attacks of these parasites. In fact they become 

 food for the healthy animal life. It is only when nature's laws 

 are violated by irregularities that animals lose their grip on 

 life and succomb to the scavenger hosts ever wating to prey 

 upon weak physical organism. Parasites are not the cause of 

 disease, but the results of wrong conditions of food and care. 

 Poorly ventilated stables, bad sanitary surroundings, unwhole- 

 some and indigestible foods prepare the way for the ravages of 

 these dreaded bacteria. It is health and happiness to the human 

 family; it is money in the pockets of the breeders of domestic 

 animals, to understand the act in harmony with the natural law. 



The muscular and bony structure of an animal constitutes 

 the vital machinery, and unless nourishment is provided suited 

 to its needs, organized existence is assimilated into the lower 

 forms of scavenger life. 



The too much corn diet is the curse of American methods 

 of feeding domestic animals. Corn contains little else than 

 starch, which is carbonaceous or fat forming and is an excellent 

 product for that purpose as long as the powers of assimilation 

 can be maintained. 



For diiry cows, all growing stock and work horses, the 

 potentiality of the foods lies in the line of the phosphates and 

 nitrogenous elements, a large proportion of which should consti- 

 tute the regular diet. 



There is nothing more sensitive to these wrong conditions 

 than the products of the dairy. Diseased germs are transmitted 

 with the milk from unhealthy cows, which forms a destructive 

 element in the product. 



In conclusion will say that all farmers in their respective 

 capacities should stand in hospitable relations to each other; lay 

 aside all selfish motives and organize for their mutual good. The 

 narrowness of partisan prejudices should no longer stand in the 

 way of political action when such action is necessary. While 



