New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08


bouss, into comfy with lot Of old brought from the
City oNeWlork and spread several farms before wa.
tusy arrested but he remarked continued to treat
Grleoin
the liberty write yOna lengthy note than
swsy feel in doing good your fellow and also 70 tn
S sr IN may Se siiaI to se which
have descrihed. Yours, very truly JAMES VAMr 'hN
Col Wider's reply to this letter was also rean
NJ Cornell though. that proper ventilaon OIL oir,s
nd statl,s and claauliness in them and the yards
with generous feeding systemaucaly pursued, were
excellent and eiiecual preveniiVes. me esease Vas
certainly very contagious, ana Woa,u oe "ip1teu, II
II fccted cattle were suffered TO minge with healthy
herd and hence farmers should rieidly exclude all
strange or doubtful beasts from their yards and pas
lures. -,
~eri tie owners of dfeased cattle from turning them
inothe highways as this johnson was stated TO have
Mr.. s. Headlv of Morris thought that the first
thing 10 settle was as to whether there enough to
Justify public alarm and Special Session II public
evil were impending i, should be done Infected cat
re were now peddled through the country by Dutch
bu'chers and Inv should be passed TO prevent this
Mr. Coorer Of Camden stated that the disease had
entered tie State al his locaiity, infected cattle from
iladephia having gwen the disease 10 others 80 thst
at east five farms in the neighborhood OF Camden
IL was at this time prevailing
Fnrti er discussion ensutd when Gov. Olden re-
marked that in his opr ion the subject was not ye.
f~ieny undeisto throughout the State 10 warrant
y
noI, bsTe not being aware Of what required of
tl,m would waste much time and cause much expense,
tenre any l-gss;ion could be arrived at. There
o. dou tedy ground for alarm II the disease should be
allowed &c essblish itself and the farmers should be
aroused Of the importance of the subject,
thhi they might use proper precautions. lie thought
tie matter could best be aiken in hand by the Society
l. Elf and had therefore hastily prepared for their
cid ration the following proposition;
That the NeJersey State Agricultural Society raise BY loan
OF
progress and state Of the disease among cattle know" as
pSsdipS what remedies are most successful ia case stack
and sso 20 deD mate such Information as may be obtained
Pheis as En- address the people from the said Society
The address shall embrace:
Fi,st. the d first appeared in Europe
Second The time and manner Of its introduction into Maa'
Third An that is known of i' introduction and progessn this
State. ,...,I.
pm The difficulty Of ascertainns length OF time that
eacs between the inception and fun development oil the dts
Sh importance Of sveriDs it; avases by promptly in
closing that infected in lots where is impossible they
c,pld come contact with other cattle and that IN districts
in tie middle Of the farm in places secure from communities
the necessity for prohibiting all cattle from
Triuins public roads -
other States bringing any into healthy neighborhood which
f u mouths preyogy have been exposed to disease or the
NrR WHIT mode of treatment been found eaicacous'
7r Ths the Society appoint Committee to attend to and
have charge Of these duties print and publish the information
sd i-ruate pamphlets Advise calling OF township committees
OF uee'rss recommending adoption Of precautions &c visit
Ell parts Of the State necessary and other states TO Obtain i
Erca That the Society the expense incurred by
the Committee Of which an accuTste account ha De kept end
that application made the Legislature at its next session for
reimbursement the Society for tie expenses so incurred
TIE proposition WAS motion unanimously adopted,
and the President appointed Committee consisting of
H. w Cooper of Camden, Ben Haines of Elizabeth,
A. NJ. Treadwell Of Morris, Daniel lluscmann OF Ber-
GEN On motion the President was elected Chairman
OF the Committee
Abram johnson, the owner of the infected herd at
Newark was then announced as being present and re-
ouested to give statement of the present condition OF
Bis herd He said that be had little if anything to add
to what had already been stated TO the meeting The
disease Yves still in his herd the last animal having
died on Friday Inst bu several Others will undoubt-
ediy soon fall victims TO the disc ase He thought 1t
the same thing rs he had seen some ten years ago.
Tie six calves which he bought at Brownngs, had
undoubtedly infected his herd The disease did
not appear for six weeks after their arrival his
farm. They came from Columbia County TO New
York healthy and probably been infected by coming
in contact with distleTy which were turned into
tie same pen. Being asked by gentleman present 1t ne
bad turned any diseased cattle 10 pasture along the
highway he denied il in strong terms, aud said he had
merely driven them from barn to pasture and back and
not even that until he thought they were eonvales-
cent.
The gentleman who reported the testimony of a
friend relative to meeting johnson with his cattle on
the road had left the room some time before johnson
entered IT, that can Simply PRINT the charge ana
denial and leave the question OF yeracy TO be set'ied
between the parties Interested. The question under
discussion having been SATISFACTORILY seted the 80
cietv on notion adjourned, subject to the call OF the
President.