Larkspur poisoning
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fall shortly. In more scute cas
es the animal lies unon its side
with the feet extended more or
less rigidly. . In such cases the
animal is unable to got upon .its
feet immediately. Occasionally it
falls once, remains upon the gr
ound a short tim, and then walks
oi'f as if nothing were the natter.
More frequently the fall is repea
ted several times. If the animal
is hurried after being upon its
feet the symptoms of poisoning, are
more severe.
Poisoned animals ere almost al
ways constipated ana usually re
cover if that condition is reliev
ed. In ail severe cases the an
imals are nauseated, ■ nc d nth fre
quently results because the con
tents of the first stomach get in
to the windpipe. Bloating occurs
in some cases but net in all*,
khan the poisoning is sufficiently
severe to produce fatal results,
death ordinarily comes in a very
short time. The symntoms of poi
soning by the tall and low larks
purs rc the same, and, except for
cert-in details, all the larks
purs of the ’*cst apparently pro
duce similar effects.
The low larkspur is poisonous dur
ing its whole life, but th~ plant
disappears the lost of June or
July, depending on the altitude
end locr.l conditions. The toll
It ikspurs'^re pree-eut x»n the range
through the entire season. The
lervs, which are more poisonous
than the stems, arc the most dan
gerous when the young plants are
very’young. They gradually grow
less toxic as the plant approaches
maturity.
While it was formerly thought that
cattle must eat th^ equivalent of
at least 3% of their own wuight of
the 0reen plants before being af
fected, recent work has shown that
under .cert:. in conditions much sma l
ler quantities may cause poisoning.
If the leaves of the very young
plants are. consumed somewhat rapid
ly, . as little as .5$ of the aniia? Is
weight of green nr terial nay pois
on, and-.7% may kill.
TENNIS CLUB TC ob ORGANISED
Definite plans have /been nude dur
ing the past week to start work
immediately on the building of
community tennis courts. Althg
a site has not been-chosen, the
Corooration has promised to set
aside a space suitable for this
purpose. The mutter of financing
will have to be- met by the collec
tions of members fees and an an
ticipated grant of money from the
local Girl Scouts.
The jroblen of recreation in the
valley rent ins a big one, and it
is hoped that everyone will boost
the Tennis Club as it is an im
ocrtant factor in solving it. All
who are interested are asked to
meet at the Dormitory next Tues
day evening at ?:30 ?.M, when
plans will be further discussed.
NOTICE:--Tennis Club Organization
meeting at Dormitory, May 31, —
7:30 p.u*.
• BEAUTIFICATION CONTEST
Tne plan for the beautification
contest wi-^1 .be basec upon the
development of progress maae about
the farm homes in the Valley. The
Experiment Station .will not com
pete .
•Some of the Judges have been se
lected; they will visit the farm
homes soon and again just before
Fair time. The awards will be giv
■en during the Fair. Hr. Irwin and
Mr. Nichols have consented to help
do the judging.
Prizes "/ill be awarded in the form
of cash which will offer a great
deal of inducement. First prize,
415.00.; second, v10.00; third, g8;
fourth, C5; and siz 4'2.00 prizes.
CAUTION: Be careful not to create
a disturbance on the next 40 Acres.
CLEARING BEE ’ .
Everybody be at the clearing bee
at Joe Lentz’s next Sunday!I!