The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-24 00:00:00

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iy years Mr. Lock was • ,
Gas Company, and at the
w chairman of the
_ his influence largely
iment of the undertaking
' company with • pros order
_ .of Trade. His work as deputy-
the county, • poet which he held since
his face familiar in all parts of Dorset, and
...miner of conducting the duties of this office
iways showed great capacity ler judicial impartiality
ued clear.sightednesa. Perhaps the most important
inquest that he ever hell was up in the explosion on
board the Great Eastern in 1830, oft Weymouth
Bay, and a little more than a fortnight
before his death he presided at the eromiry
upon the dwth of Mr. Newman, at Cerne, which
la•ted fr five hours, and which he was almost ti' iii
to undertake, but which he felt himself bound
to do in the unavoidable absence of the cor iner—such
was his conscientious devotion to the duties of his
iition. In the course of last year he was appointed'
of the new governing body of the Dorchester
Imar School, which he had largely belpid to
..mitate by a new scheme under the Endowed
-,hools Act, having attended with the late Mr. T.
ream= the conference upon the subject with Mr.
,earon, of the Charity Commission; leaving imbue-
Tently pressed the metter upon the attention of the
t_mmulosioners in London; in the discharge of his
new duties he showed his wonted energy. Its was
falways an active supporter of every branch of educe-
'ion, having been for many years before 1870 a member,
the old National &loot Committee, and more!

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_ently a member of the committee sue re-constituted
ince the passing of the Elementary Education Act of
list year. He was, moreover, active in the t stablish-
sent of the School of Art in 18137, and, on the death
if the Rev. B. L. Watson, held the secretaryship of the
:hail for some years. He was from time to tire
hurchwarden of the parish of AU Saints, in which he
ived under seven success' ve clergymen Anil war a reprei
intative of the district in the first synod of Salisbury.,

As a politician he was a memo( great activity, havilig
keen engaged in all the electoral contests for the county
And borough far 50 years, from the time of the exciting
Itruggles preceding the Reform Bill in 1832. He
was a member of the Conservative party, but of very
wide and liberal views. In his earlier years he was
also an energetic supporter of the 311.1 sonic bo 'y, and
was ma,ter of his lodge on more than one occasion.
Mr. Lock had vary considerable ability, crest know-
° 70 of law and of commercial affairs, a wide sympathy
' human nature from many points of !dew, and,
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aye all, a strict integrity end iiptlightuess of cheinctei
public and private, which earned for him the con-
deuce and reepect of all who knew him. These
(utilities, added to his kiniliness and c msideration for
others, enabled him to get threugh an amount of work
which might well have been ton much for a man of
greater physical strength, and to achieve a marked'
stleC,P, not only in his profession but in all the public'
tunctioris he was called upon to undertake.

DORCHESTER FARMER?). CLUB.
The club met on Saturday evening to hear paper
oy Mr. Vessey, M.R.C.V.S.L., Inspector for the)
Ik'rivy Council, on

CONTAGIOUS WILLS'S OF ANIMALS.
Among those present were: The President, Mr. 11.
W. Ilawknia (Hartinatown), Mr. T. Chapman Bann.
or,, (Watercombe), Mr. Genge (Waterton), Mr.
itephen Vine (Longbredy and Dorchester), Mr.
!Loader, Mr. Best, Dr. Aldridge, Mr. Chick, Mr.
Bost, jun., Mr. It. N. Howard, Mr. C. Jesty, Mr.
Lipecombe, Mr. T. Loser. Mr. P. Pearce, Mr.
' (borough surveyor), with Mr. G. Andrews,

b&rffiwui remarked the next meeting would
1.l on the 27th March, providing they could get
and if they could not, they proposed to brit
an open subject for diecussion, viz., " Th.
Way in which the Corn Returns are!

Mr. C. SADWDRRS said be saw a short time ago
iput an average of 365., whereas our barley here .
average 285., and Mr. Hawkins said "we here pay
,he on an average of 365."
Mr. HOWARD suggested that to the title of the sub-
should be added—" and how It hears on the
one of landlord and tenants."
Showmen remarked they could only sell the

-The PRIIIIDISI said Mr. Vess.)y required no intro-I
luction from him; they knew him cry well, and he
Mr. Hawkins) looked forward to much
MI his lecture.
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iir:Vgaag-----T- then read an interesting paper, of which
,he following contains the most important wt..
C,utagious disown have lor many yearn played a very
important part in this country, they have at times been
the cause ef 'trust lois to many persons, while to others it
hes been absolute ruin. I have, therefore, chosen this
subject to up a few words to you to.night. and I will try
as far as 1 Can not to make the subject a tedious one.
A ci ntagious disease may be &fined to be a morbid'
dition of the animal body, induced generally by
operation of • specific virus termed • poison, derived fi
an animal similarly diseased, and communicated eit-
by inoculation. contact, or through the medium of the air
sometimes, however, contagious' dieeesse originate spoe.
fatuously (that is to say of ones own free will) a tenni
applied to any Physiological phenomenon which tatter
placo without external agency, such as rabies in the dog,
it that is communicated only to other animals, and'
the human gut ject, by inoculation ; but sea rule, they.
as I said before, communicated by contact, inoculatim,
and infection, i.e., by diffusion of the specific virus throughl
the atmosphere.
Spontaneous origin of contagious diseases.
When • contagious infection I. established, it may '
kept up by • constant supply of healthy susceptib.
animals, without any fresh introduction of diseased meal
and in this way pleuro-pneunonia and toot and
disease must have been kept up, when no foreign an
were allowed to be landed in this country, and in the .
way they may be o intinued for an indefinite period.
I think there is no doubt that seine contagious diseaus,
or u glanders in the horse and mate in the dog, do'
,susetiows orianate spontaneously in this country, and we
limit admit that bad feeding, baa ventilation, bad drain.
es., particularly in large towns, are powerful predisposin'
causes to glanders; this disease also occurs am • sequence.
exhausting diseases more especially if the animals be old,
or of abed constitution. I have seen several horses attacked
in • stud by disease, influenza for Instance; some get
better, some remain debilitated, unthrifty, toes condition,
they hang Bra, as it is commonly termed f in the course of
a week or two, or as many months, • suspicious climate/
appears at the nose, and after • time unmistakable yin
tome of glanders are seen, or farcy bude may appear on th
body, which is only • variety of glanders, therefore the cause
I bays mentioned, and • general vitiated condition of the
animal sestina. MAY be sad to videos glanders. But the
question will nib doubt naturally arias to your minds—
^ Why should that be so r I. By causing the iatroduc
tion into the blood of vitiated or &campaigns material.
-enerated in the external surroundings of the aniataL 2.
..4 inducing the formation of degenerated material within
'the animal system, 3. By preventing the excretion of the
degraded constituents, normally generated within it by
the natural tissue changes, or excessively formed within
It by various divided functions. Thus, gentleman, you
es contagious centre is set up. I think that all impartial
on will adult the possibility of the spontaneous origin
1 some contagious diseases, whilst sufficient proof is
lurnithed of others that they neveriCte in this
icolintry, and that they become &vela by contagion
land infection only. I refer to ri or cattle
Lajw, sham pox, plettro-pneumonia, and foot and
giuth diesue.
Th, contagion, or the multi& material, when once
- ad in the organism of an animal, porous the
, of czeglng the formation of an identical material
'' or -water animal when it is there Implanted
or contact. or indkeotly, through
se tie water the =honk dsink, or
-titi inedltua ci the atomism.

Paocolation,

is • contagious and febrile disease
cattle, Maytag an incubative period of
three weeks to as many wouti.s, at the end
' complications arise in the form of extensive
exudaUms within the substance of the
the surface of the pleura, dually resulting
of some portion of the lungs and sae.
.ral surfaces. lu some cases we And there
and rapid destruction of lung tissue ; but
le the disease ia of • lingering character, the
and termination of the disease occupying a
four to eight weeks, or even longer. It is
'ice to owners of stock during the pru.
pneumonia that °Nervations be taken
meter, and it is only by that we are able
end of the incubative and the beginning of
tage. In a suspected herd all animals showing
,re above 102 degree, should be carefully
If the beat rise above this there is little
oar is at work, and the animal should at
In the course of inquiries held in various
country we were led to the belief that °a-
we-pneumonia are not uncommonly reported
t evidence; cases of scrofulous deposits in
A even instances of disease of those organs by
of parasites have been certified as cases of
monm. Fortunately, no serious difficulty
ould assist Me& in the counsel of an investigation of
his disease by competent persons, as it may be recognised
with absolute certainty if they will only take the trouble
o maker mortem examination.
In the ...magmas the Contagious Dilleleee Animals
t Is chat similar to that in the United Kingdom.
1 for y ears pleurapneumonia has been decrees-
in that ,ry, for Instance in 1871 there were 6.079
nails affected with that disease, and they were
ware A...reseed every year. so that in 1878 there were
696 found tabs affected with pleeflepeetleloiliS
..gow, gentlemen, it must be very satisfactory for you as
the owners of stock to know that there is every reason to
believe that some contagious diseases (which have attunes
been so disastrous to the farmers of the country) can be
exterminated, and it behoves all of you to do all in your
pqrrer, if any contagioua disease breaks out upon your
farms, to assist the authorities the diessai ; it may
IA a Liu to you at the time, and no doubt through that
people are lo OA to report ca.'s, but it would he for the
goal of your neixhboure cud the countr, at lenge were
you to do so, and I hope you Lave not last 'Lam of the
great numbers destroyed every year, as it is nut only theme
but their progeny are destroyed also.
Now, gentlemen, I will not trespass on your time and
patiecc by raying anything forthe: on cootagious
dieol.4et ;but will give you. little insight into the immense
prop 'ramie the foreign cattle trade lies aseunied with this
country. In 1878 we received from 12 iropeen countries
16.1,0t0 cattle. $08,378 sheep, and 37.618 swine. From
Csnals and the United States 86.439 cattle, 81 078
hem, 17.938 swine. From the Chann4 Islands 2,0110
lute and tel cheep, and from Ireland 719,221 cattle. 612 999
eep, and 179,617 swine, making a grand total of 3.013.080
dumb. The amount of dead meat brouxht to this
yuntry, I cannot give you any information upon; hut the
comet price of meat, and the measures that are adopted
A protect the country from disease, give every encourage-
ment to the farmer to breed more stock, and I think not
nly the farmer, but all daises of swiety, because whal-
er affe ti the farmer, affects the tradesmen and the
corking classes also, ond I think all of us have reason to
be thankful to the Dike of Richmond. fo% introducing
such measures into the Cmtagious Disease Animal Act,
for there is no doubt that they will prove an everlasting
benefit to this country.
The Payinmar said they bad heard with great
re Mr. Yeesey's paper ; but wished he hail said
Athing about the disease which is so decimating the
flocks of sheep at the present time, the liver rot.
Mr. T. Caaruaa damn-man echoed Mr. Hawkins,
remarking the question of disease of cattle is very
serious for the ouuntry in general. He thanked Mr.
Veasey for his very interesting paper.
Mr. Gesug said it was very satisfactory to be told
that pleurapnencnoals, rinderpest, and foot-and-
mouth diseases are not indigenous in this country, for
it was a matter of difference whether the first awl
last diseases are not liab'e loitering up spontaneously in
this country. lie wished to learn something about
footrot, and remarked Mr. Srponer held it to spring
from the land, and not fro,a contagion.
Mr. LIPAC Olin said from the lucid manner in
which Mr. Vessey had brought forward the subject,
he only had pleasure in generally agreeing with
Mr. Vessey's opinions. But he did not 'grad that
'ro-pneumonia is not spontansous in this
.try, for as all f.ireign cattle are inspected
this country on their arrival, how is it we get
it if it is not spontaneous' As to liver rot, it wee
roduced from on of some almanacs being taken up
the foot, and passing into the biliary ducts, where
usual° the character of the fluke or plate. They
at firet small, but soon increase, and it is believed
m have biPth male and female organs in themselves,
us they increase and set up such irritation of the
ver that they cause sincere, and death. The best
medy for these is unde:lraining, but as the disease
onknown in salt marshes, he recommended salt as •
Footrot originates from a different cause,
M, he believed, • contagious disease, it striate
wet setting up irritation of the laminated
Are of the feet, and ultimate sloughing of the
y part of the feet. Paring the horny part with
stringent dressing, such as with sulphate of oopper,
'ving the sheep through lime, &c., would be bane-

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In answer to Mr. C. SAUNDUE, aft LIPliOOlll3ll
'1 he should consider the danger of rot would mew
• the land was dry.
SAUNDIRS said he had heard people declare
ot coathed after the frusta, which was entirely
to his ideas.
VIII pointed out that a large number of calves
t brought up here and exported per Bristol, so that
could not consider all the cattle brought in here to
t foreign cattle.
Mr. HOWLED said Mr. Vesesy had explained the
atter in a very scientific way. It was very serious
'TNT oas connected with agriculture, and be should
Ito hoar the 'abject treated as to the effect. Where
• flocks to come from to supply the deathi from
. and from slaughter ? How was the land to be
.ed again? He heard of a Bock being coathed,
the whole hit sold at is. bd. each, and how were
to be supplied?
Galina could only 140 one effect—an excesvive
.0 for those which remain. Stock must be had,
corn growing will not pay rents, and therefore it
a very serious question for Landlords as well as
sate. If rents cannot he made without stock,
lords must put their tenants in a position to
their lan t, lie hoped that when the circum-
.acee arise a ',untidy will he found; meanwhile they
inst look on the bright side.
Mr. Howaan ealcl hie question was—what is to be
to get the extra quantity of sheep? Supposing
were 30,000 sheep required to stock a fa
ly 20,000 were accessible, how were the others to
obtained? They alight bid for those which could
got until the prices were raised, but whence could
e others be got
Mr. T. E 24801 said the lands would be stocked with

Mr. HOWARD : But they ere coathed, tics.
Mr. Mows said then we shall see a great rise in the
orioe of poor beets. Lands that cannot be stocked
Iwill have to be let at a lower
Dr. ALDRIDOR thanked Mr. Vessey for his very
delligent lecture. lie considered pleura pneumonia
idiopathic disease, and he asked Mr. Vessey how It
that pleuro-pneumonia was so much lessened in a
years. Foot-rot he considered a species of
ipelatoua inflammation, somewhat analogous to
• they had seen in hospitals, where thesugh
•alic erysipelas, they had sometimes to clew out
hospitals. The doctor considered also that
diseptic remedies might be used with good effect, and
hoped that our pathologists might succeed in
these diseases diseases greatly.
Ir. Vila noticed the effect of diseases in producing
Jort supplies—for instance at YeovU fair, where he
oily saw One pen of sheep, and that was, he supposed,
\amuse somebody sent in a pen. He queried whether
• killing up of young animals 'eight not be stopped,
, as to
_provide Mock to fiU up this East vacancy.
The PRUIDINT in thankg Mr. Vesely, con-
ratulated the members on the diminution of some of
• diseases of late years. He noticed as very
Mar that the fluke should be biesznal, and that the
should pass into a snail and bock into the sheep
Ain. As to the supply for the vacancy, the markets
the world are open, and wherever there is a market,
7 countries would find it out, and would supply
In acknowledging the vote of thanks, Mr. Venn
said that pleuropnenmonia had been t from the
various centres all these years. The Privy Council
traced the various outbreaks and found them to
from affected flocks and herds. It is not the
that the world is open to us to obtain supplies
for various countries have not clean blib of
.r.h, so that the animals from them are slaughtered
the port of landing. Only Canada can send as
) from America, and Spain and Portugal, and not
....many, can send us live stock from Europe. The
werduke has not died out all this time, for • fluke
ye a great number of eggs, so that the lands will
Ist geur=ated with laydatids. The remedy is
for the land, and the cures are aetria-
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