The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
The Cattle Disease IN Nessachl,-
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StIGS.
TERRIBLE ALAR1-No STATE FAN TO
BIZ uELD.-We have referred to a con,a-
gious disease prevailing among cattle in
the townships OF Brookfeid, B7aiutree.
Norfolk, and adjacent towns in Massaehu-
sets, which disease is supposed to have
been imported with some cattle from IIol.
land. This disease has spread until many
valuable herds have been DESTROYED, and
/ until an unprecedented excitement has
been created. The Legislature took the
matter up, appointed Commissioners to
take such measures as were deemed eff
Gent to extirpate the disease and appro-
priated $4,000. The Springfield Repu6-
iican of the Goth inst. SAYS:
At present the disease is confined to a
territory about II miles square, a terrific
~ Astounding in cattle and from which al
this time last year, from one to two loads
Of butter and cheese per week we're for
warded to Boston. Now all trade is sus-
pended, the cattle are forbidden under
nenaltv to be sold. and the herds are or
dered by the com missioners to be closely
kept on their premises Some 60 head
were ordered destroyed on Wednesday, in
North Brookield and New Braintree, EN-
bracing three entire herds. OF these
CHARLES Huntington loses II, AIansou
Needham 2S, and Alden Mcodv 21 Mr.
Moody Is young man of noble pluck.
and lis stock / Ike himself superior. lie
is said 10 have knocked his favorite Dur
ham oxen on the head with his own hand
while the tears rolled down his manly
cheeks.
The commissioners and doctors are
alarmed and almost disheartened, for more
than 100 new cases were pr eSented ye,ter
day for their inspection, with the animals
already killed, and those they find that
must be killed to carry out their p"licv
the appropriation of the Legislature $50,
000) is more than exhausted. Those kill
Ell on Wednesday were appraised at 81,
600, and their owners will be paid from
the appropriation. Mr.. Lathrop went to
Boston in the noon train to advise with
the Governor Oh the SUI jsci, and to induce
him TO visit the infected region to-day
If the disease should 60 no further, the
loss 10 the farmers OF that region would
lie very great. and if it spreads, it may be
necessary to call the legislature together,
or petition the aid of Congress. The dis
ease is well known in Europe as infectious,
from whence we received it.
The Boston Journal says:
Under the existing difficulties it is tho't
to be iniudclous and unadyisabIe to hold
a State air tins year, and from the same
cause the annual county, cattle shows will
not probably be held 4 member of the
Commission was heard to say that no am
cunt Of money would tempt HIM to send
his herd to the State Fair. The assem-
bling of cattle from all parts Of the State
would prove very injurious to the best in
terests of not only aerculturaists, but to
the consumers Of beef and milk, in places
remote from the infected localities
Some idea of the Importance Of this
subject may be derived from the fact that
in the year 1855 the number of oxen in
the State was sc, 225; steers under three
years old, 81 2S6; milch COWS, 148, $50
heifers, 35,441. The value of oxen and
steers was 50 246 81, and Of cows and
heifers, 81, S92 29l Since tina. time the
number of cattle i greatly increased, and
by reason of the attention paid to this de-
partment Of agriculture, the value Of the
cattle has increased in ratio much great
er than the number.