. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. Fig. 98.—Castor oil plant (Eicinus communis). Fk;. 99.—Ked chestnut (J^^sculits pavia). ((, Flowering branch; b, seed—both two-ninths natural size. cultivated in the warmer portions of the United States, and grows wild in the South. The seeds have been accidentally eaten by horses with fatal effect, and they have been strewn on jjasture lands in the North-West for the purj)ose of killing sheep that were tres- passing thereon. A Frenchman has discovered a method of making cattle immune to the effects of the toxalbumin contained
. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. Fig. 98.—Castor oil plant (Eicinus communis). Fk;. 99.—Ked chestnut (J^^sculits pavia). ((, Flowering branch; b, seed—both two-ninths natural size. cultivated in the warmer portions of the United States, and grows wild in the South. The seeds have been accidentally eaten by horses with fatal effect, and they have been strewn on jjasture lands in the North-West for the purj)ose of killing sheep that were tres- passing thereon. A Frenchman has discovered a method of making cattle immune to the effects of the toxalbumin contained in the seeds, so that they may be fed to stock without causing any ap- parent ill effect. A note on poisoning by castor oil cake will be found Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Moussu, Gustave, 1864-; Dollar, Jno. A. W. (John A. W. ), joint author. New York, W. R. Jenkins
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