, 1860-05-31
THE MASSACHUSETTS CATTLE
DISEASE.
An Impending Crisis,

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pending over 1t more disesul thsn' almost any
other which could be imagined. And it does
not stand alone, for the whole agricultural in
terests Of this country is liable to IecaiYe &
olo" IRON which It may not recover In many
years. The fearful p!euro'pneuuohis, despite
adopted, i. spreading from one townto another,
ana pursuing its deadly work apparently un-
Checked. The earnest warning uuered- two,
months ago By ths- 1F15uns was nut 'uncal!ed
1of: IS the developments subsequently hare too
aad!y Proved Our worst fears are realized, and
We ieel 1t our duty at this important juncture
70 c1!l upon the authorities of every cattle-rais-
Ing State to take instant measures to prevent,
u possible, the laroductio. Of the disease with.
IN their borders. The first victims will m
doubtedly be the States adjoining Massaehu-
sets; but from them the disease will be COM
in turn. The public MUD in the injected Stats
Is SO exercised in viez Of the probable spresd
Of the contagioa, that the Governor has called
speefai session Of the Legislature, to devise
means, and appropriate sufficient money to ex-
nIpa1e It, possible, at its present stage. 1he
following is his proclamation:
COMMONWEALTH or MASSACHUSETTS,.
n' r1ocIxaarioSA Ss;ItHaf e S.A<K, e0'r.zo1
rsxSsa g., e. tss @ ..ss
fse a4si T tte csuaei full povtr md auheE
hs IL ne 10 .hieh i nv Ss o.
IfGr fa.a TIE Teifase Of tie Commonwealth .hsb re-
The com IT, ~ ssea rs semnntd r me oSca7 b.
p'ose tr!4 o. a p1sylis ar IL e1uspH On Of the
- e :.fea .eur existing among site
int tic mai d. IL. oTfr sfs hoeds
wa.as d.t anticipated ind ,fat ad hoSsi I'D pos
t'2ax assef ip|ISSpssnoss S3 .ssr qa:1td and
vim .ueh lmmtda,e 'esslsive sssn a,i aead u,
oej s which thry srpn!nied ean te spe.dl1 "a
ueo aaa tney thst IN e1ta sesion ol The
wh.t :nrtser scion nav Be Ikn i 81
SoE therefore, b. ttk nwn Ii eeeiias IL r,,seat
yestes VIII the t'ntc e I'll "a q t4e s
~ PIT Non tte emn,. nes .pt tcn1ed snsr tsia
s1te ,h" ihs sa.e eoana ot AEuu.e
rsea hit pro, q rs nav ~ 1nen
. acc ,b r. ssso1e sas hs ny 10 he
II tc Sue iouse IN Tostop un @ 9e% e s9 ea*
st'nt :. laocosk n:on fet puspsse to whIch .fe
enSs sss!, ss,T NJ maas: En:r,
NdTuA Il L III r y HsSif M:si ~.
hy hs Exee1c7c7 the Cor wth tue sdsre Of the
~ Secretary Ii Il he eE e:omasaIas5;, mAnkEK;
uba. xa h.,;a-a ~. .,-s.s"Aa "1
ererT r,se of n,snr,. ntreaa{ snown toat
served. hes resulted f!nm nr,nai .nu.s ons 'ar o.
soc;stinn vz;,b an;nasis ~ ~ eenIae' OF as
where the ;nfection fret anne,red .ae na o.s'1ct
a. liberty to infer that If prorer ana W. ale
Of the farms and herds bad hesn asssasoo st ,"ss
the disease might have become extinct hefo's, 1,
this. Cupidity and carelessness sJJs5 9etoas ~
natnral jeuorapce Of The rea3 ds.asS uaIso 10
ut naught the ef,rts Of the com9;s,,anses se ~
stop the contaeinn and II soanrs ~ ~. 10
can be no hope Of eraGicstin1 ~ - ,a snat tnete
mouia except in one waTs T5a ~ con.ep p.sso:pneo'
should at once ascertain not onv wha. sn;a1
at BrooksfeId. Uubbard.town W. en!mals !791
Pelham. aud the udiacsnt n,"csis hhAsea Naas,
posed to the disease. hnt sisn ~ osen ex-
the destiration If ererr on;toh, atu especially,
sent from these places for af Iass. ~ nus oeen
prior to its first nnnnaranco :, ast .Ho montns
Yokes Of cattle, COWS and calves sold r. .b;.
rnneao.;on. ~iu ~ saposted perhans to Maine
Ionlsi'Gu'' .;S s; Aoeoc Island and Vermont, hare
POSSIBLY. ia this or uIssase IKE VIII Them. and
this susmise b. correct. ths Sreadti 1s,1i Haonid
on!g be imagined BY reference to he e1ner;enea a
OF European States in like situation. In nnr
tb;s On .nis subject. we stated what
~ rs nao Deeo, and called attention
~. 80 er ."u..ss ~. "e.e Aorght Necessary. In
r..;.; ~ J.. ...s eonTSeat1on OF the Massachusetts,
well to restatc few tacts fefore presented
In l1a4, arnasr residing At Poplar, in Eur
Iano, imported t"o calves irom Holland. under
circumstances exactly similar to those 6bich
attended Mr. Cheners's importation. Startinc
rom Ih1s Po'nf' Slowly at hsat, bat more rapid.
lg as more meaps foz its propagation were ofIsr.
ed, it spread over the le6gth aud breadth Of thc
land, destroying hundreds OF thnu.,nIs - 80
tie, aud continuing its deyastatinr eff. cta liz
almost uumitlgated severity dawn IT, 1@.ss '.o
Notwithstanding the deep and painful ;nte-ust
woleh tsis disease excited, and thcetyort made
BY the Government to stay it's rayacra II w.s
ascersained by one Of the Commissioners ~
pointed to investigate the matter, that in Knt.
tingbanlshire aio1e 10000 bead of cs+tIa 49,
ished in six months, nad in Cheshire nnwa,a -
10000 in the same space Of time, VI
."by special IT Of Pa,l,sn+ur -rter. WIRE .tvrn.
If hen cht:1e with tis stn sashtd I'm heaaio
nssuf c.u.e1 N.Y. " aseo os The pu'tasea Of the
@,l Fur the busn!pg Of iii the h,y and .,-,,1.,
The =; aas.a.; Eal l.. 1''' A''''
ard o. so unJ s a1h tanSa:isE r. ot tse aed etc.
afe. :t,.' ns !emov u the !cea ed: '~' "'''h'
For no ,se"ssIed aa:mal TO be allowed to coma,
sstn. Forno dissa.s es - e,a sdas ~ .issesnse -
iet of the heh be sd for d. ss ~ 'a4s or mar
% G: fGr 10 h.athy ea,s 70 b; removed fson, farm
it. dis .presvapcr IL LESS tnaa uarnth after
Aud ast'y. orers eyen ferbc no,rc n, =, o,,
hre x t. be Immediately By tic f 10 H.. ~ Ut
.''''<s'
;. In one year, the third OF the existence of the
o'seose, 113o,0 900 were paid out of The npb1;c
treasury as recompen.e for the cattle killed
accord."G to the p1escs orders During the
year ~ Voo mead Ct cattle we're killed because
more or less Infected, and nearly donble tbat
namner aied Of the disease. The prompt &C.
ton Of the Government, although It did MT
'sao1sa'e tne dlseaSc, Jet much diminished it's
1a9aees. anu undoubtedly shortened the period
u its sn13afn IN EnEland.
ID 1901, oVee IA 600 head Of cattle were
sausnteted or died, In only three villages
10 ho1tand, caustng distress among ,he psas-
aot5s ol lan' ntao'e nature. What distress
IN equal mortality among the nea. stock Of
american farmers, most Of them not oyer rich
woulu occasion, may be imagined. Let pleuro,
pneumonia once get to the prairie country Of the
"est aho sweep a%ay twenty per cent, of the |
esttie rom which this city is supplied, and what
"on'd oetue elect upon the railroads and cities |
tnat even under existing circumstances ean |
barely hold their OWL? I've thpreforn iii,
u.E5 ne.eIsaly tnae Vhlo, lnd1aua, Illinois, /
aug coming Eastward, Pennsylvania. New Yort
aaa hof sem . serse? should take their precautions
cs!ote taey a!e invaded b. the disease. 4 conf
petfnt Commissioner should be chosen By each |
gate ,he disease. ard report to- she;. aeTs1,
feciual. TINT the necessary 1ec;s,a,;n .ouuo a.
oncc he taken. Aes'S'a''o" might at
Once let the maladT pass the bonndar;aa of
the State. and m irretrievahfe ;n;n-w "
been done. It is almost unsafe 10 purrhasa a
head OF stock from Massachusetts,, for, howeyer
remote from the infected district, The beast nav
hare been diseased by reason Of contact witR
some animal exported thence. When lie Stata
Commissioners arc prepared to ANNOUNCE to he
euohe winch towns nse aud which are not ia.
Eecteo' TIE butchers IN this city, aud stock-prqv
efs and farmers throughout the country, will at
least De able TO purchase nuderstandiuc}v, Az
i i now, infected cattle from.the Connecticut
alley, or other parts Of Massachusetts,, NAV be-
sent 10 th!s marker, or to Albany, there sold to |
farmers for tne yoke. and thus whole districts |
De faFRgeu oy the dtsease. Not siprTe boof |