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Some of our farmers are rightfully concerned over ensilage or hay that has been made from crops that were flooded as result of August rains. Since sand is to heavy to leave the stomach of ruminants it is possible for such animals to accumulate enough sand from forage crops made into winter feed that came from flooded fields to cause death. Action of the stomach wfall in the digestion processes results in the sand irritating the stomach wall until it is gone resultingi in death of the animal. [
According to Dr. V. M. Graves of Culpeper one of his clients suffered lose of several cows from consuming sand in drinking from shallow streams during the drought last year. Dr. Graves, upon past-morten examination of one of these animals, found .nearly two gallons of sand in the stomach.
I have written Dr. S. M. Kileson. Extension Veterinarian ' of V.P.I. as well as C. C. Mast, Extension Animal Husbandman also of V.P.I. in an attempt to find but whether analysiis of samples of such feeds can be made to determine whether -or not it is safe and if so where and by whom. My findings will be published in this column for the benefit of those that may be concerned. ; .. . The September Livestock Health Bulletin includes the following concerning our states in preventing and controling Bangs disease, bordering counties are listed for sake of comparsion:
Cows Bangs Tested
65.8%