Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1908 — ABSORBING QUESTION IN LAKE. [ARTICLE]

ABSORBING QUESTION IN LAKE.

Tuberculin Test Condemn Cows, But Post-mortem Shows Them Healthy. About a hundred people gathered at the Theo. Staff place jiear the fair ground last Monday forenoon, and witnessed the killing and examination of two cows, one belonging to Staff and the other to Harry Oollins, and both had been condemned by the tuberculin test. The (goseet examination that could be made by Veterinarians Woolbrldge and Williams failed to show any disease. The first, a cow eight years old, fat and in good order, was slaughtered and outside of half doxen wire, eight penny nails in her second stomach there was nothing alarming, although there was a small bunch in her stomach the size es a hickory nut, which was not natural. The three year old heifer belonging to Collins, after careful search had no signs of disease whatever, and many took away pieces of the meat to cook and eat. This puts the dairymen in a worse dilemma than before and it is be. lieved that there will be more postmortems held, and If they all turn out the .way those examined did, the tuberculin test will be looked on in these parts with suspicion. The cow owners seem now all at sea on the question, which means dollars and cents to them, and the end has not yet come. The majority of them are like the people in Missouri, who want be shown things before believing. - . The owners of those two animals were partially paid, at least, from a subscription taken up and the people who helped defray the expense were given meat in exchange for their mite if they wanted it, and many were not backward in claiming some after they witnessed the close inspection. This is a hard case to pronounce a verdict on and everyone interested must i. be their own Judge. It is reported that con-

| demned cattle are going to be slaughtered at Ainsworth soon, on account of the tuberculin test, and that inspectors furnished by the government for the Chicago stock yards will be present to pronounce the verdict. We have not been able thus far to get the date. Much Interest is being taken in the matter by dairymen, and a great crowd will be present if the time is advertised. —Lake County Star.