Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-10
Council of A gricuIturIsts in North Brook.
field.

Council of a gricuIturIsts in North Brook.
field.
The commissioners, with DIR. Dadd and
others, have been busily engaged thus far, in
continuing their Investigations, during the
present week, among the diseased cattle at
North Brookfield. Thus far, about 500 head
of cattle have been condemned, and 4l0
killed. The estimated, or appraised value of
those killed is about $4,000, and it is thought
tn at the raising of sum of less than double
that amount, will exceed the expenditure ne
cessary for the cXtirpaiOn of the disease by
the destruction of the remaining diseased or
exposed cattle 1t is still believed that the
distemper is confined entirely within the orig
inal limits of a circle of three miles radius,
no cases having yet occurred without them,
although they increase in the herds already
infected, or which have been exposed within
those limits.
On Wednesday, at the invitation of the
commissioners, council of agriculturists,
consisting principally of members of the State
Board of Agriculture, and of county and local
agricultural societies, was convened at North
Brookfeld, to witness the examinations, adj
wise as to what is the best course to pursue,
particularly in reference TO the holding of cat
tie fairs in the fall, &c. Among those present
were the following members of the State
Board Hon. Simon Brown OF Concord for
Middesex; Henry H. Peters of Southboro',
for Mddlesex South Matthew Smith of Mid
dlefeld for the Highland Society; Paoli La
II
represented the Hampshire, Franklin Hamp.
den Society on the Board Cyrus Knox of
7 amer, president of the Hampden East Soci-
ETY. James S. Grennell of Greenfield secre
tary of the Franklin County Society; and
Freeman Walker of North Brookfield, for the
Worcester West Society.
The following members of county and local
societies, not members of the state board, were
also present: Col Thomas Billings Of Lunen-
burg, AMI VIM. G. Wyman of Fitchburg Sec
rotary, for the Worcester North Society The
odore G. Huntington of Hadley, president of
the Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden So
clety Henry w. Clapp of Greenfield, presi-
dent of the Franklin Society; and S. w. Z.
goddard, secretary of the Belchertown Farm
ers' and Mechanics Club
In the forenoon, in presence of those gentle
men, three cattle in the herd of BENJAMIN w.
Dean, about mile west of North Brookfeld
centre, were killed. A fortnight ago. this
heru' numbering about forty, were supposed
10 De all sound, but having been exposed thew
were suspected, and those slaughtered were
found to be in the incipient stages of the dis
ease.
In the afternoon, ten head, divided among
different herds, including those of Alden Ohm.
stead and the two Doanes, were killed. The
malady was found to exist to a greater or less
extent in all OF the animals, but no new deyel
opments were manifested
A meeting for consultation was held in the
evening, at which resolutions were passed. i,
favor of raising guarantee fund of $50 900
to enable the commissioners to finish up thei
work, but the expenditure of so large al
amount will not be really required for the pu1
pose. A liberal amount was subscribed on tn
spot. In regard to the holding of cattle fairs
the coming fall, although the matter was full
discussed, no definite conclusion was arrive
at. The members eff the state board of agr
culture present united in subscribing thei
names to petition to the secretary, request
ing him to call meeting of the board forth
with, to consider the subject. The secretary
Mr. Flint, has expressed a willingness and de
sire to call them together for the purpose, bu
desired to have the responsibility of the ac
shared ny them, ON account of the expense
incurred thereby.