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IN THE SAMPLE ROOM at the Winema Elevators In Tulelake you can cheek just' about any.
thing you want to. Here Ivan Kandra Is shown at the weighing counter with some of the
many pieces of equipment. ...... .,
Leptospirosis Moves In
On Oregon Livestock As
Experts Seek Prevention
(Edllor's note: This Is the first
of a series of three articles pre
pared by the State Department
of Agriculture's Division of Ani
mal Industry to advise Oregon
livestock owners about four new
diseases of livestock and to re
port current developments.)
The past year has brought move
bad news to the $200 000.000 Ore-
- gon livestock industry than any
fimuar period in many years, since
the first cases of vesicular exan
thema (VE disease) were ob
served ' July 19, 1952, In hogs
shipped Into Oregon, three other
diseases of animals also have
reared threatening heads.
They are leptosplrosis, conta
gious to cattle, swine, horses and
sometimes man; blue uingu.e
which affects sheep; and scrapie,
also a fthppn rilsenKfV .
Leptospirosis and VE are here.
i Blue tongue was found In Califor-
ma and Utah last summer and
: had previously been reported in
Texas. Scrapie, about which the
least Is known, so far has made
-one fleeting appearance here in
'-. alertness oi sioc&mcn, uve&iocK oi
ficials of the state and federal de
partments of agriculture, and the
3sta,te college extension service and
jj experiment station prevail, these
- diseases - should not' become en
v' trenched here. But none of these
combatants Is complacent.
This article will discuss leptosplr
osis as briefly as possible. What
Is it? What is the extent in Ore
gon? What Is being done about il?
Economic losses come not only
from the death of animals severely
in dairy cow's, from decreased milk
production.
Lefho to use its nickname
probably has been present in east
ern Oregon for some years. Vet
erinarians had suspected it, but
only recently has a positive diag
nosis been easy to make. At this
time It is known to be present on
a scattered basis in 21 Oregon
counties. Control Is not easy even
after a diagnosis is made. This is
because cows that have survived
the disease become immune but
remain carriers for up to three
months or more. Even calves may
be carriers. Dr. K. J. Peterson,
state veterinarian, in wilting on
this disease in the Agriculture Bul
letin cites an instance in which a
10-dav-old calf, as the carrier,
spread the disease. Possibly rod
ents and insects carry the disease
also but this 'idea has not been
proved.
A minute bacterial organism, a
spirochete, causes leptospirosis.
The disease may travel quickly
through a herd, though the exac
method of transmission is still
something of a puzzle. In tjio acute
stage, the organism is in the blood
stream and in the milk. Later it
localizes In liver and kidneys and
is shed In the urine long after
symptoms have cleared entirely.
What are the symptoms? The
disease may take a very light form
-or it may go to the other ex
treme with death resulting In
to 12 hours. Some of the signs' are
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common to several diseases, which
adds to the diagnosis problem un
less a laboratory test Is made.
In severe cases temperature is
high, anemia may be present; ani
mals become severely depressed,
appetite disappears. The milk flow
becomes scanty, yellowish with oc
casional tinges of blood; jaundice
is common and the urine may con'
tain blood. A pregnant cow may
aoori at any stage.
In mild cases there are slight
evidence of temperature rises, ane
mia and depression, with inappet
ence and some loss of condition.
But the animal 'soon recovers
For some time, TDr. Peterson
says, Oregon has been sending 200
random samples of bovine serum
as we.lL as suspected samples, to
"He Rocky Mountain laboratory
at Hamilton, Montana... (This lab
oratory has assisted several west
ern states In early studies of this
disease.) It Is from these samples,
taken from the routine Bang's di
sease blood samples alter the
Bang's tests are completed, that
there has come definite knowledge
of presence of lepto in some de
gree In 21 of Oregon's 38 counties,
This is the first' definite find
ing In cattle in Oregon. So far
as the records show, the only other
sure diagnosis of leptospirosis in
Oregon occurred in early 1940 In
four foxes In the Willamette Val-
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ley. The late Dr. W. H. tytle re
ported the cases (brought to. his
attention by Dr. ' C. E. Long at
Independence) after a report on
blood samples shipped to Dr. K.F.
Meyer of the ' Williams Hooper
Foundation Medical Center in Cali
fornia. Dr, Meyer's test agglutinat
ed leptospirossis. Two of the four
foxes, died. - No additional cases
were found, though 103 dogs were
bled to determine possible presence
of canine leptospirosis in racing
dogs of the Northwest. But this
was canine leptospirosis and has
no connection with the strain found
in cattle.
' The rather general findings here
now give substance to- the opinion
of Director E.- L. Peterson and
other members of Is staff that this
disease has been present in Ore
gon for possibly four years. Why
It hasn't come to light sooner Is
so much water over the dam. The
more Important thing now Is that
there s definite ' knowledge It : is
here and it must be met head-on.
In tills opinion, the Oregon Cat
tleman's Association obviously con
curs. The association in June di
rected a resolution to E. L. Peter
son, director of agriculture, re
questing the state diagnostic labor
atory to take steps immediately to
run capillary tube agglutination
tests as developed at the Hamil
ton, Montana, laboratory on sam
ples as determined by the depart
ment of agriculture. It asked the
department to supervise right
away a program of deeding to
determine the full Incidence -of lep
to in the state. , - j '.
The department Is already tak
ing steps along the lines urged pi
the Cattlemen's Association, i '
Next article: Blue tongue.
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Extension
Gillette E. Gordon, extension
dairyman tor uie ' University of
Caluornla Has been named winner
of the DeLaval achievement award
in dairy extension for 1953. The
presentation was made at the 48th
annual meeting of the American
Dairy Science Association now be
ing held at the University of Wis
consin In Madison.
The award Is presented each
year to the extension dairyman who
has contributed the most towards
an effective dairy program In his
area. Oordon is best known In Cal
ifornia for his -work with the dairy
herd Improvement associations.
Through cow testing, the use of
proven sires, artificial - breeding,
and batter dairy management
program under his direction,
dairying has become one of the
most Important California
industries. Although . California
ranks eleventh, among the states
in the number of cows,' It is fourth
In total milk production and third
.n casn farm Income from dairy
nia for his work in organizing the
products. ' ; , '
. Gordon is also known In Callfor
California Purebred Dairy Cattle
Association, which has been highly
Influential in the development of
show classifications and testing
program procedures. He is also a
member of the statewide Commit
tee on Survey of Agricultural Pro
duction Capacity, and a member
of the California Brucellosis Con
trol Committee.,
to 'he past thirty years, under
Gordon's ..leadership. California
dairymen have Increased by 118
pounds the "average production of
butterfat per cow. In 1951, Califor
nia had the highest average produc
tion per cow of any state In the
Union, which was 7700 pounds i of
milk and . 300 pounds of fat per
Dairyman
Award Made
TV-Hater Spoils
Rehearsal With
2 Butcher Knives
: NEW YORK Wl A man wielding
two kitchen knives Invaded a CBS
television rehearsal Tuesday,
stabbed a cameraman In the chest
and threw the studio into a panic.
One actor was struck over the
head with a water pitcher.
Thirty-five to 40 persons chased
the man Into Ninth Avenue, where
he was captured by police. I
Police said the knife wielcfer.
Identified as a war veteran, told
them he hated television and
"wanted to kill a television opera
tor." I
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Ferguson Introduces New-Type Mower
With Reduced Vibration; More Speed
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Ntw engineering developments which "Virtually eliminate vibra
tion and fncrmv the farmer's potential mowing capacity by ai much
as 30 percent are features of the new "High-Speed Mower'' produced
by Harry Ferguson. Inc. and exhibited here this weefc by MAC'S FARM
EQUIPMENT S629 So. 6th St.; "V
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Incorporating a new invention regarded as revolutionary in form
equipment, ,tha "High-Speed Mower" departs from he conventional.
Pitman-type drive which has been a primary caused of excessive vibra
tion In standard mowers for many years. The principle' introduced in
the new model is known qs Ferguson "DynaBofance-Drive." en in
genious counterbalancing of forces which produce smooth, quiet opera
tion. Becouseof the design of the drive unit, embodying the inven
tion; the implement is able to operete et greater speed end thereby
.increase mowing cepacity.
. In the "Dyne-Baiance-Drive" unit, power Is transferred from a
double-threw crankshaft to the knife lever and a counterweight. The
thrust of the knife lever is belenced by the thrust of the counter
weight moving In the opposite direction in a- parallel plane. This
synchronised movement in the some plane virtually eliminates vibra
ion (' '. , - v . ,
The Ferguson company cites severel major advantages in the
new mower in addition to tha increase in mowing capacity. Vibra
tion reduction cuts the wear on tha mower frame and the drive com
ponents. Maintenance .time and costs on tha mower ore materially
reduced, and the tractor Itself absorbs far less punishment even though
operating at higher speeds. The noise level is olio greetly reduced.
At the same time, there is a lessening of driver faligue, extending the.
potential number of working hours.
The "High-Speed Mower" has been subjected to more then three
years of intensive field testing. It has o break-bock safety device which
allows the cutter bar to swing bock automatically when the mower
strikes en obstruction. The swing causes the belt to slip, thus stopping
the knife ection. To reiume operation, the driver merely bocks the
tractor, resets the release, raises the mower by hydraulic control to
clear tha obstruction, and starts cutting again.
Operetion of the mower is most efficient in third geer at three
querter throttle, or up to two gears above the moximum running
speed for ordinary mowers. Under meny conditions, the Ferguson
mower can be operated in fourth geer.
With its speed end flexibility, Ike new "Highspeed Mower" has
greater capacity for standard form mowinq and is also well adapted
for contour, terrace, highway, and special contract opera tioni.
cow., -making It the first state to
reach an average production of
300 pounds of fat for all of Its
cows. California cows under test In
the dairy herd Improvement asso
ciations averaged an even higher
figure of 412 pounds of butterfat
iu 1951, ; .... , ,
Gordon is known throughout the
United States. as a Judge of dairy
cattle. He Is accredited as an of
ficial judge by all national dairy
breed associations and has judged
many major dairy shows, Including
the Pacific International Grand
National, Waterloo Dairy Congress,
and the International Dairy Expos
ition. He has also judged in Can
ada South America and the Pan
American lloistein Exposition.
earned him in 1924 the assignment statewide dairy extension program,
of developing and -directing the 'the position he holds today.
Gordon is a graduate of the Uni
versity of California College of Ag
riculture with the class of 1917. He
joined the Agricultural Extension
Service in 1918 as a farm advisor
in Los Angeles County. His lead
ership in the dairy Industry there
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