Word: cow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Burgas, Bulgaria, 123 gypsies dug out of the ground a cow that had been buried because it had died of rabies. The gypsies ate the cow. Already 20 of them have died in convulsions, rabid...
...infecting live stock with rabies. At Bear Valley, Ore., Raymond Vancil's horse, a grass-eater, suddenly tried to bite his master's leg, then dashed through three wire fences, before the man could rope, throw and kill it. Near Izee, Ore., Elmer Angell's cow, gone mad, chased him off his hay wagon and into his house...
...agricultural businesses in America", continued Secretary Jardine. "During the war, and during the subsequent deflation of Agriculture, dairying has remained practically the same. However, through efficient production and studied care of the cattle, the business is now increasing its value to the people yearly. In 1900 the 894,000 cows in the New England States produced an average of 4000 pounds of butter per cow. Now, in spite of the fact that there are only 800,000 cows raised annually, they produce an average of 5000 pounds each...
...that the well-paid veterinarian profession is not only uncrowded but actually undermanned. The 14 veterinary colleges in the U. S. and Canada turned out only 132 graduates last year. The Bureau of Animal Industry needs about that number of new men annually. Veterinaries are no longer "horse" but "cow-doctors." Aside from the growing pet industry and the need of veterinaries to help pet owners comply with inoculation ordinances, the growing population needs more and more men to keep milk wholesome, beef untainted, pork pure...
...Lynxville, Wis., one Percy Eagon of La Crosse, was up a tree. A razorback boar (male hog) had chased him there. The boar was almost as big as a cow. From snout to tail it measured 8 ft. 8 in.; weighed 850 to 900 lb.; had tusks 10 in. long. Two years ago the man first sighted the beast. Last week he caught it unawares and managed to shoot...