New-York tribune., 1867-03-15
SWILL MILK.

100, M sr,nLEs-CAuSBs OF DISEASE IN
'"h royvs REJECT or BREWERS GRAIN ON CATTLE
,r oa;onrred case of Morris Phelan, accused by
Ne perch President OF the Association lor FeVcoi VI
ce,tv 10 Animals, of illtreatlng cows at nis S''"o''
~ % stlI,man-st and Park Brooklyn. came up
o ., netore Judge Cornell, An the Police Conrf, CITY
{ RroRlyn The first witness examined ior Ine oe
& fense was Dr. Charles Pilgrim .oor ana had aaen
dn ,s.a His practice among all domesticated am.
snse 's n Wednesday morning me was requested to VISIT
iesis U staScs of Mr. Morris Phean and report upon
their condition. He visited them ana Was itb ~ ~ aDi
mails could be obtained II the doors and windows We're
ft open To keep the stable warm ann @ e I've
Gsosad The cows IN Mr. Pbeans stables Were in
excellent condition, many ,dohd Gl unfin Of good health
df Sha,n attached 10 or 70 inches long, with long
enable mE Il" cows to lie down They could not be tied an
easier comfortably, % ana l1 nor inmrious Pre-
os 20 "wednesday he did not know any about me
condition Of Mr. P5eans GoTs tSs d anu Of Fcbafy Last or
they might not The absence OF vehIiaSUi S % on,msIs
S9% en he Ssed the stable the ventilation was perfect
acow would be more eofortaDe anu ~ i, ,e and sIx
lot mt se gi me With proper food and ventilation;
moi in the habit Of attending professionally 10 cows oos
gas , SSeascnSEy @ yEose IssSd houses oS he attended
John Conner testified that he was pics,at % oo W s
Nr Rerch and r Pilgrim visited the stables anu rs nr
as he saw there difference IN me ynS tnd V tnd
cows; the day much colder when SI boisn so1 81
Ga s,abIes than M the time OF DIR. Pilgrim Nlsi NJ
,ne m "t inside the stables on the day Mr. Bergh
there but was on the a sae snpcrnpdnt mi OF
Mr. Wilson's stables for 10 years mas i,eI@ny @ III
tied Mr.. Phelans COW stables ana wl' hey " are bt of
brck two stories In hight, GO feet VIDE anu ly 81 49, 49,
n % ri foor front of the stable doors the second
floor above IL windows on the south sue, anu % o5
m tbe west side The cows are allowed three ieet oi
ou % Wv htween them so as 20 enable them to lie down.
That Is the space allowed III all slapSS Wiz Wiz ,, foot
frd from dstilerics. Farmers gencfaly aoH Ioi v,,
NJ fha de
lated COW costs from 500 10 Siy9, saeo a. 70 ,rc-
them wel Is the interest OF the The disease pr
xniine among COWS some years ago he rcnembered well
IL originated with COW imported Hoi ron, - hrewer's
sn ni npon cattle is make them thrive we'll anf DC nsa
never heard Of any disease caused by me use W I'm
an an '4 ordinary Winters day, all the ventilation vent uiT
could be obtained with one door ana VIII, IN
The roof is kent open Vaccination was OF no pshct 10
the disease hc had mentioned, but Tor 'o nc Luz ' ~ min
three years il had decreased ~ per cent nc amid
ion il was diving out entirely and IN year or Two ~1 %
be quite unknown Some i've or SIX SestS so When
COW sick the first indication llklnan has - ,I ,t ~
MN n M ,bS cdYs would moi get fat which they do Both
brewers and disers acknowledge that II Is impossible
~ sv. en- e hav NJ il presumed she has had enough TO
eat The stalls are three feet wide that s there j. a
foot and half each side Of the COW allowing Two feet
for the breadth of the animal that would make the stan
five feet wide -, ,,. .,,
an extract from the report Of The cattle Oh
Massachusetts. who appointed by the state Legis
10 INTO ihc vi
M were az thc amman that the disease was pienro
ueaOHid IL Infectious, ana was importer INTO 'hc
country by four Dutch cattle. . o., o,.,,-.
Dr. Van Ness dcposed that he resided IN skllmahst2
near Mr. Pheans stables The locality ls =,
healthy lie had observed the building IN respect to
ventlators and windows, but not In regard To dc3fs II
the doors and windows were kept Open ho uoupl tc "
tlaton would he sufficient His practces IN the vicinity
where that milk Is used. and has never seen any
dcleterious effect arising from the use Q Has been
resident Of that locality f0r nearly twenty years, and
il notoriousy healthy. The absence Of daylight during
a considerable portion Of the day would not eagrndcr
disease IN Light In stable can be better DIS
pensed with than heat; the absence OF light IN tseli,
would not produce liberation IL Is important Ia
the place O cess for air larger than the place oi
lie does not ht milk of those COWS. hs he
Keeps his Light Is Indispensable TO animals as Il
In 10 vegetables
This closed the on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock Mr. Charles = Spencer counsel for plaintiff and
Mr. W G. DE- Witi counsel for defendant, viii up the