
TUBERCULOUS COWS AND USE OF THEIR MILK. 155 
Cow No. r374r.—This cow remained in a fair condition of 
flesh during the late winter and throughout the spring of 1899. 
She continued to give a good flow of milk until the latter part 
of July of that year. At that time the animal was attacked by 
scours, showed loss of appetite, and began to decline in flesh 
quite rapidly. She was isolated from the rest of the herd in a 
small open shed, and after about a week ceased to give milk 
entirely for seven or eight days. Soon after this her appetite 
began to improve and she ate dry fodders quite freely. Milk- 
ing was then resumed, and the milk flow increased greatly in 
quantity for the next three weeks. This cow improved some- 
what in condition of flesh during August and September, 1899, 
and remained in a fair state of health throughout the fall and 
early winter. She was dried off, preparatory to calving, late 
in December. This cow has had a somewhat irregular ten- 
dency to a looseness of the bowels, but showed no further signs 
of scours during the fall of 1899. Up to this time she had not 
coughed noticeably since coming to the Station in November, 
1896. Cow No. 1341 was dry from late in December, 1899, 
till February 11, 1900, at which time she dropped a vigorous 
calf. The calf appeared fully developed, but it was attacked 
by scours a few days after birth and died February 15. After 
calving the cow was rather thin in flesh, although she gave 
a good flow of milk, during March producing from 25 to 30 
pounds per day. During the spring of 1900 this cow seemed 
thin in flesh, had a rough coat, a dull, sunken eye, and was 
rather hollow and sunken at the flanks. She has coughed 
considerably throughout the winter and spring, and if exer- 
cised vigorously will cough severely. This cow is evidently 
“running down,’’ although she gives a good flow of milk at 
the present time (May, 1900). Cow No. 1341 was tested with 
tuberculin June 2-3, 1899, but did not respond, and again 
December 1-2, 1899, when she responded. March 19-20, 1900, 
she was tested again, but did not respond. 
Cow No. 1343.—This cow remained in a good state of flesh 
during the late winter and throughout the spring of 1899. 
She has always shown a beefy tendency, appearing rather fat. 
During the latter part of the winter of 1898 and 1899 she did 
not appear as fleshy as formerly, but yet was in good order. 
She continued to produce a fair flow of milk during the sum- 
mer and early fall of 1899, and remained in a fair state of 
