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October 9, 1915. 
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Chronic Scouring in Cattle. 
Farmers and stockmen have just come 
through such a siege of worry and loss on 
account of contagious foot-and-mouth dis¬ 
ease that it would seem somewhat unfair 
to draw their attention to another malady 
that is known to be threatening our cattle 
stocks; but “forewarned is forearmed,” 
and so I venture to offer a few notes re¬ 
garding “Johne’s disease,” also known as 
“chronic bacterial dysentery.” For 10 
years now, or more, cases of this con¬ 
tagious, incurable malady have been dis¬ 
covered here and there in several States, 
and I have not the slightest doubt that 
many more cases have escaped notice <>r 
proper recognition, on account of 1 he 
lack of information upon the subject. 
This need not prove true in future if 
my readers remember what I shall say 
here. 
Years ago a cow that suffered from 
chronic scouring and gradually pined 
away, despite all that could be done for 
her by the owner and his veterinarian, 
commonly was supposed to be in the last 
stages of tuberculosis. The tuberculin 
test had no effect upon her. It caused 
no reaction (abnormal rise in tempera¬ 
ture) and for that reason many promptly 
criticized the tuberculin test, and to this 
day it is universally held that the test 
may fail where an animal is far gone 
with tuberculosis, the system being so 
thoroughly impregnated with the poisons 
of the disease that tuberculin can have 
no further effect. This is particularly 
true, but we now know that many of 
these scouring, non-reacting cows are 
afflicted with Johne’s disease and we are 
therefore led strongly to suspect that 
many of the supposed tubercular cows of 
the past were similarly affected. 
The disease in question is caused by an 
acid-fast bacillus, almost identical with 
the bacillus which causes tuberculosis, 
but somewhat shorter, and not inoculable 
in test animals, such as rabbits or guinea 
pigs, and not attacking other animals 
that are susceptible to tuberculosis. Cat¬ 
tle and sheep are attacked by Johne’s 
disease, but the latter animals do not 
commonly suffer from it and do not show 
the characteristic lesions seen in the cow 
that has succumbed to the ailment. As 
a rule the disease is confined to animals 
of three to six years. It is rare in calves 
and not common in aged cattle. Appar¬ 
ently it most commonly attacks purebred 
cattle that have long been pampered and 
therefore reduced in resistant power and 
constitution. The infection takes place 
by way of the mouth and alimentary 
tract, the liquid manure of an affected 
animal having contaminated feed or 
drinking water. 
When the infection enters an animal 
no symptoms of the disease may appear 
for many months. In some instances a 
year or more may pass before the symp¬ 
toms show up and I strongly incline to 
the opinion that the disease may remain 
dormant for years and then break out 
virulently when the animal becomes 
weakened from any cause. I make this 
assertion for the reason that animals 
shipped from infected herds have years 
afterwards come down with the disease 
and so imperilled the health of the ani¬ 
mals with which they have been associ¬ 
ated, a fact suggesting the wise policy of 
invariably quarantining each new-bought 
beast until it is proved to be free from 
contagious disease. 
Johne’s disease makes itself apparent 
by gradual emaciation and weakness, the 
victim eating as usual and not having a 
cough, as in tuberculosis, nor is there 
fever. Soon the characteristic scouring 
starts and the manure voided is a dark 
colored liquid which has a bad odor of 
a peculiar or characteristic kind unmis¬ 
takable to the man who has dealt with 
a case of this disease, and it is voided 
involuntarily. The attack generally af¬ 
fects a cow just after calving, when she 
is in a weakened state, or an animal that 
has been weakened by sickness or inade¬ 
quate feeding. The symptoms may dis¬ 
appear for a time when the animal is 
generously fed; but invariably they re¬ 
turn and inevitably prove fatal. 
Throughout the attack the skin is harsh, 
dry and hidebound. The flanks fall in 
and the backbone becomes abnormally 
prominent. The victim, in short, shows 
every symptom of ill-thrift and disease, 
but the fact that it continues to eat 
makes the owner hope against hope that 
recovery will take place, and so he al¬ 
lows the animal to live and infect his 
herd. The manure from the sick animal 
is mixed with that of well ones and 
spread upon the land, where it may pos¬ 
sibly infect grazing cattle. More com¬ 
monly the affected beast contaminates its 
mates by grazing with them on pasture, 
or feeding with them in a yard where 
some of the feed is eaten from the ground 
level. I have seen several affected cows 
in a row of well dairy cows scouring pro¬ 
fusely several times an hour, and so con¬ 
taminating the stable, and yet the owner 
failed to recognize the danger of allow¬ 
ing this to happen. Surely common 
sense should teach any man that diseased 
animals never should associate with the 
healthy and that the latter will be likely 
to become diseased if continually exposed 
to disease. 
Apparently the disease may take on 
an acute form or run a protracted course. 
Death may occur in six months or may 
be delayed for three years and a half. 
That is the longest time I have known 
of a case enduring. 
While the affected animal fails to re¬ 
act to the tuberculin test a few reactions 
have followed the injection of tuberculin 
made from tbe tubercle bacillus of 
fowls (avian tuberculosis) and for a 
time it was held that by this means the 
disease might be detected and eradicated. 
Unfortunately this has not proved true, 
but experimentation is proceeding, and in 
time a successful method of diagnosing 
the disease may be discovered; meanwhile 
every farmer should guard against the 
malady by quarantining new-bought cat¬ 
tle and by instantly isolating and watch¬ 
ing any cow that shows chronic scouring, 
no matter what may be the apparent 
cause of the trouble. 
If a cow scours and becomes emaciated 
in the way we have described the owner 
should arrange to have microscopic ex¬ 
aminations made by the veterinary de¬ 
partment of his State agricultural ex¬ 
periment station. If correspondence as¬ 
sures him that the test will be made he 
should forward a sample of the liquid 
manure and also some pinchings or 
scrapings of the mucous membrane of the 
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cockerels. G. Brundage, Salisbury Mills, N.Y. 
Hampshire-Down Sheep-g&M 
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sale-10 Extra Good Hampshire Down Ram Lambs 
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FIFTEEN THOROUGHBRED REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE EWES 
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FOR SALE AVery Fine 
lion—weight, 945 lbs. For further particulars write to 
George A. McKeen, Farmington Falls, Me. 
Highland View Stock Farm 
Our barns are filled with the best Percheron and 
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0. N. WILSON, Prop., - Kittanning, Pa. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MARES AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. W. GREEN, - Middlefield, Ohio 
ONE REGISTERED PERCIfiRON STALLION 
color, grey; weight, 1,700 lbs.; age, 28 months. This 
is a fine show horse and is fit to head a band of good 
mares. ARDMORE FARM, P. 0 Glen Spey, Sullivan Co., N.Y. 
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herd ill biggest Shetland Producing County in U. 8. *50 to ,15 
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001116 rlipS hounds. Nelson’s, Grove City, Pa. 
For Sale-Fine Airedale Puppies chAiEcffi 
I ID Cn*l C DIIDC-From registered stork. Hollis 
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n i|i n • I*- n.l. — Intelligent, pedigreed, upa.ved 
UOllie rUppieS TOT oaie. lemales 4 momhB old. $ 10 . 00 . 
\V. H. OSTUANIkEK - Cooper Plains, N. Y. 
x : _ 11 ^ pedigreed. Price moderate. 
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FOR SALE—Reg. Jersey Red Boar and Two Sows 
Bargain. Reynolds Farm, Annandale, N. J. 
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Jersey Cows 2 to 6 yrs old. 
and 8 bull calves -1 to 10 
mos.old. 50 Lincoln lambs. 1 — —- 
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EDWAR0 WALTER, Dept. R, “ Eureka Slock Farm West Chester, Penoa 
TYWACANA BERKSHIRES 
50 CHOICE GILTS 
(Cholera Immune) 
Bred to our great Boar, 
Successor's Longfellow 1S0,- 
594, first prize senior yearling 
boar, 1914, at Forest City, 
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TYWACANA FARMS. A. E. Wright, 
Supt. Box 68, Farmingdale, L.I. ,N. Y. 
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SWINE 
to be held on 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1915 nt 
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TOMPKINS Farm, Lansdale, Penna. 
65 Head of high class stock will be sold in- 
eluding. Herd boars. Bred sows, sows with 
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Write for Catalogue 
Branford Farms Berkshires 
Headed by the following GREAT BOARS : 
LEE PREMIERS RIVAL 
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LEE PREMIERS’ MASTERPIECE 
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We are now offering bred and open sows— 
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Branford Farms, Groton, Conn. 
Large Berkshires atHighwood De?«rt 
niHiit of tlie Brazilian Government has selected our 
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passed upon the excellence of our Berkshires, after 
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Selected service boars, bred sows and young pigs for 
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Between Thanksgiving ami Christmas I will he 
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Springbank Berkshires 
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J. E. WATSON, - Marbledale, Conn 
BerKsliire s 
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Sept, pigs, $11). Best breeding, type and quality. 
H. M. TEItW1LLIGEK, - Kirkville, N. Y. 
Purebred Berkshire Boar7 ? !^i y n ^ r i ^ , ;! c v 1 i °®- 
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RFRK<JHIRF9 _The l° n K- deep, heavy, bone type. 
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CEW CHOICE PUREBRED BERKSHIRE SOWS AND BOARS 
• from last spring's litters, $10 each but worth $15. 
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For Sale- Berkshire and 0.1. G. Swine 
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J. I).Shelmidine& Sons, Lorraine,N.Y. 
O f PJU'Q —12weeksold; from registered 
• A. * AVXkJ stock: either sex; $6 ami $8 
each. SAMUEL GAUD,West Newbury, Mass. 
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males. All from registered sire and dam, from 2 
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RegisteredDurocYearlingBoars - ^"^ 6 *; 
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S HELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
Pigs of both sex. Bred sows. Service boats. 
Best of breeding. C.E. BARNES, Oxford, N.Y. 
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