

150 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 

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TUBERCULOUS COWS, AND THE USE OF THEIR © 
MILK IN FEEDING CALVES. : 
BY; SO PHELPS! j 
In October, 1896, the Station made arrangements with the 5 
State Cattle Commissioners by which four condemned Devon % 
cows were taken for experiment. The herd from which these y 
animals came was first tested with tuberculin in March, 1896, — j 
but these particular animals failed to respond. In October, : 
1896, the herd was again tested with tuberculin, and the four ' 
cows, which failed to respond in the earlier test, responded, 
and were shortly after taken to the Station. ‘These tests were 
made under the supervision of the State Cattle Commissioners. 
The following table gives the temperatures in the two tests 
made before the cows were taken for experiment. The official 
numbers for the cows used in these tests have been retained by 
the Station. 




TABLE 35. 
Luberculin tests made with cows prior to thetr arrival at the 
Station .* 
BEFORE AFTER INJECTION. 
INJECTION. 
NUMBER OF Cow. laa s! 
8 P.M. | 10P.M.}6A.M.|8A.M./I0A.M.| 12 M. | 2P.m. 
Lest made March 14-15, 
1590. 
1337, - Syahsete - | 102.2 | 102.8 | 102.3 | 102.6 103.0 | 102.4 | 102.4 
1341, ‘ : - - | IOI,I | TOI.3 | 101.6 | 102.2 | 102.2 | 102.4 | 102.0 
1343, z 5 : - | TOI.0 | 1or.6 | ror.8 | 1or.8 | 102.1 | 102.1 | 102.2 
1344, - : - ~ | 1OI.0 | IOI.5 | 100.7 | 101.6 | 101.4 | 102.0 | ror.4 
Lest made October 26-27, 
1896. 
L337 ere - - ~ | IOI.3 | TOr.4 | 100.6 | ro1.6 | 103.0 | 104.4 | 104.8 
1341, " “ 5 - | 101.6 | 101.4 | 100.8 | 101.7 102.4 104.4 105.6 
1343, . - - | 102.0 | 101.7 | 99.6 | 101.6 | 102.8 | 104.4 | 105.0 
1344, = ors = | TOE,8 P LOE |. 102.6] 102.0 |.105,0 10a eee toete 









* Through the courtesy of the former Secretary of the State Cattle Commission we 
are able to publish the temperatures obtained in the tuberculin tests made prior to 
the arrival of the cows at the Station. These tests were made by Dr. L. J. Storrs. 

