The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-08 00:00:00

TIOVIL.

PHI Town Cottecit..—The =enjoined election on
Tuts4a7 resulted as follows :—H. C. Toinkins, fist;
C. Pittard. second ; A. Edwards, third; B. Craw,
tomtit ; R. Damon, unmet:woeful.

PROSECUTION OF Two RESPECTABLE FAR-
MERS FOR AN OFFENCE AGAINST THE
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) ACT.
Cor:irrr Prrrr SESSlONS.—Weilneriday.
...George Moody, of Wigborotigh Farm, South
retherthu, and Edward Look, of Castle Finn.
Ilchester. were charged with purchasing two flocks of
sheep at Westbury Hill Fair. Wilts. on Sept. 0. which
were suffering f•om foot-and-in iuth disease, and
driving them into the con, ty of Somerset.—Mr.
Deputy Chief Constable Ilisgood proescutod at the
direction of the Chef Constable. Mr. S. Watts
defended.—Mr. Biagood said it was a very unpleasant
duty to prosecute the defendants, and he would give
the facto as briefly as possible It appeared that
Messrs. Moody and Look imported • flock of sheep
into the county of Somerset on September Stb, that
were bonght at Weetbu.y Hill Fair on September oth.
When the flocks arrived at Yeovil 70 sheep were
driven on to Wigborough. On the 12th of October
the Chief Constable called at the farm and found
cattle suffering from disease. A notice was served on
the owner, and every precaution taken to prevent the
disease from spreading. On October 22nd a report was
made that Mr. Moody was suapected of having sheep
',offering fr on foot-and-mouth disease on his farm at
Norton. The Chief Constable went to the farm at
once, in company with Veterinary Surgeon Spree.
and in field called Broaciahaw they found 172
all suffering from foot-and-mouth divots,. On
another pert of the farm there were 102 fat sheep, also
affected. The veterinary inspector would prove that
they bed been suffering_frou_l the disease for • month.
Tba quatiow tor hiDuch to &cid. was whether

Mr. Moody was aware that these sheep were affected.
No notice had been given to the inspector or any
constable. It was defendants duty to commoonicxte
with the constable AS soon as the disease manifested
itself.—Veterinary Inspector Myrna, said he examined
the sheep on October 22nd. They were suffering from
the foot-and-mouth dosesse.—By Mr. Watts: Ex-
amined 25 sheep. Considered the whole flock was
ioof ec• ed. Did not know that Veterinary Surgeon
Emma and Superintendent Omity, of Ilmin-ter, had
examine I the li ock on the previous day, and
flounced them suffering from foot-root, The
difference bet eon foot-rot and foot-and-mouth disease
was this. In footorot the disease was on the surface
of the foot only. In a case oof foot-and-mouth
limas° the sheep suffered between the digits of the
feet and in the roof of the mouth. There was nothing
the matter with the mouths of Mr. Moody's sheep.
They sere affected in the feet only.—By Inspector
tic-good : The mouth bean much sooner than the feet.
The sheep had been suffering from the disease for a
month or six weeka—Police-constable Ogborne and
Police-c instable Vowles, policeman stationed at Stoks
and Chiselborough, swore they had received no com-
munication from Mr. Moo iy, respecting the affect3d
cheep.— the Bench fined Mr. Moody and Mr. Lock
was dismissed.