The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-01
farm aud atuusrhuld,
rhe CnttIe PInrmc.

Up 20 the 81 Of Merch. according to Of.
fetal roturns, l97059 cattle have been IN
feeted by the plague in England. of which
1864 have died directly from the disease,
aud 2G,l35 have been killed in order 70 pr, :
- vent its spread. OF ceurso there were
= many cases not repotted TO inspectors, aud
il is safe to say that over 100000 cattle
have been attacked, Of which fully four.
Rfths have died. In addition, thousands Of
cattle huye been hastily sol Ito butchers at
nominal ptiots IN order 10 get them out Of
the way Of the plague. Tho losses suffered
BY faFi0ere have been enormous, aud thous.
ands have been utterly ruined. When this
plague shall have ceased the animals in the
country will have been 80 largely reduced
in number that the propagation OF stock
must be slow, and under the most favorable
circumstances il will require many years
to bring the supply up'to the average.
The latest ndvices from Eugland report
an epidemic similar to that which is carry
ing oil cattle 70 have broken out among the
sheep, but Of this wo have had no definite
or trustworthy intelligence.
Itis worthy OF notice, IN this connection
A that while the supply Of cattle in England
tis being destroyed, the number IN the United
States has, by reason Of the extraordinary
foduiremehts of the Government been
KltNttll ltNNitht ~ NllhN Nllhlt ~ lil Niilh
country an absolute scarcity of both beef
Aad breeding cattle. The packing of beef
during the past seison shows a large falling
oft as compared with previOus years, and
notwithstanding tho weekly markets, upon
which the people rely for fresh beol, arc
inadequately supplied with cattle. In view,
therefore OF the vacuum in the supply oi
English cattle, the heavy demand which
inust consequently prov.dl for owred Tro-
visions from the United Slales, and the
scarcity of stock in this country, farmers
have every mducement 10 give increased
s' attention TO stock raising, II would seem
now that il must for years TO come prove
T., tLo most prvhlable branch Of agriculluro
There is nnother feature connected with
This cattle plague which is important Ad-
!. VICES by the last steamer state, that in cou-
u sequence Of tho prevalence Of tho disease
among the cattle, the consumption of Eng
lsh iinde butter had fallen off, and M far
MS possible, American butter aud lard were
Icing substituted. In similar manner
th0oonsumpton, of choose must be elected
The production of cheese and butter in
Bngland Unjust, IN the 'Krst place, fall of
largely, in consequence of the destruction
mof cattle, aud in the next place, during the
I, prevalence ui the epidemic, people WILL
naturally, dsncline to use tho products
o of English dairics. Heuco.we may expect
iotan increased demand from abroad for but
fer, cheese and lard, Ahoaly, notwith.
hiandihg Che large supply Of fresh beef
thrown on tho English markets, prices of
% dil kinis of American provisions have ad.
Lauced, and are now comparatively very
= high.
II. We rensa;, therefore, that tho farmers Of
tiie United States have every induccmeni
70 luin' their attention more largely than
heretofore to the propagation of cattle.