The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

CH ICE BRELL

Tag Cartte Datamta.—We regret to have se
record the breaking out of the linden/est in this
perish. On Saturday, the 7th Webiet, Mr. Liss, oy
the Mitosis% tavern, show • mile from the village
of West Chit:knell, on the Weymowtb road, lads very
valuable oow, which wet him Ell 10e. a few months
before, taken ill. A "oow leech" was sent for, aseg
he swopped the anima was "blown," end accord-
ingly it dreadh of warm beer and ginger was gives
it. As the cow got no bettors esesod sow
was sent for, other &lobs were gives, but to ao
purpose. Oe Tuesday monster( the cow got rapidly
worse, and the earjeant of the county oonatebudary
was sent for, bet shoot three minutes before tie
constable arrived, the aniwal died. Mr. lietwood,
veterioary surgeon. of Dorobaster, the impostor few
this remisterial divisioa, wee then oconnianicated
with, anal in the wane of the day that gent/own
arrived, accom led by Mr. Norris. veterinary
„rem, of ColobaMel. Mr. Norris who wee
familiar with the cattle di ' em. at woe prooounced
the oow to have died of ritsderpeek and on ex-
amining the body said, that of mawy hundreds be
bad seen, this was the worst owe that had cows
under his notice. The caroms was anmediately
ordered lob. buried, the cow shed was set on fire,
mad all tin bay and litter that the animal bad mew
in 000taat with WM burped. As thia look place late
is the everting, the village, as may be well conceived.
wen in a great oommotioa, as °may 'apposed at firo
one of the bosses was burning down. On Thursday'
evening a mooed cow behoving to Mr. Rose seemed
to be Wing, its milk having diminished, and other
symptoms prognosticating the sporamb of tie disease,
were apparent. It u supposed that the cow which
was firm seised caught tM dames from drinking.
from the pond. night and mooting from which some
fat stool cincali while_ being driven from Somerset to
Portkod to' big MeagMcad If mob be the mes, it
shows bow dangerose it is to drive fat stock along
the reeds front infected dtetrioen. Of course, the
farmers in the neighboarboed a in the greatest
alarm, but greet praise is des to the ,potioe for the
Qater.dnciii In whic
around h have acted
attke atil.te matter.
not to remove their tivnettle from their helm under
soy probate whatever, and constables aye stationed
to prevent any stock pealing Moog the oxide in
any direction. On Friday enema Mr. frnerie
seemed cow showed nandeleksade signs of Irwin
the rioderpeet There was the naming of the now
and eyes, and all the other sypsome attending Om
disease. During the day • large number of magis-
trates and a large number of fanners vidisditits spot,
and in the evening the cow was ordered to be WWI.
and buried eight hot deep in the middle of the liekL
Two partings which bad bean ruining with the.
001,14 belonging to Mr. Courage, Mr. Rose's brother-
in-law, .ltboegb they had yet showed no signs of:
fading in heal were also ordered to be shot aedi
buried. Mr. feces hes still a very liso calf, two.
=oaths old. which has been kept separate from the
other dock sad this be is trying to rear, but it will
be watched narrowly, and should its health fail with-
in the mixt few weeks, will no doubt be at are
destroyed. The loss of the two own is s sad
blow to the fortunes of their owoer, who invented
nearly the whole of the savings be had worked herd
for in their purceseo As yet we have not heard of
any of lie neighbouring cattle being seined with the
rioderport, and the polies are magi every exertion
to esnertain What stook have peened along the road
during the peat three weeks. Mr. Ibies's cattle were
d.pehesred In a menden adjoining the road, and that
the first cow caught the infective from some fat
animal peeing Mang to be slaughtered, or from the
carom% or portion of carcase of an infected &aims'
that had been slaughtered and eseried eking the road
for sale for human food, seems to be the gaaarai