The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-03

THE CATTLE DISEASE IN hartford CoUN-
TY.-A correspondent of the Gazette writing
from Churchville, speaks as follows in rela-
ton to the spread of the cattle disease in our
county:
As everything connected with that very
fatal disease, the Texas fever, now prevail
ing hercabouts, must be of interest to Mary
land farmers, give some further develop
ments which tend to confirm the views given
in my communication of the 23d inst
Judge stump, on Friday last, bought of
MIR. kimmell, living Il mile or two from Port
Deposit, in Cecil county, twenty four cattle,
which on the same day were driven to his
farm in this vicinity. Mr.. X. had purchased
them, and probably others-as he specialized
in cattle-on the 18th instant, at one of the
regular yards in Baltimore city. Two or
three days after reaching Judge Stump s
farm one of the cattle was found to be mop-
ing about and off his grass, and growing
continually worse, died yesterday A gen
tleman who had assisted in the post .mortem
made by Dr. Magraw, as given in my last,
opened this steer and found precisely the
same morbid appearances of the internal
parts in other words, just as they are de-
scribed by Professor Gamgee in his valuable
treaties on the subject, written after labori-
Gus personal researches and post.mortem ex-
aminations, made in the West. Now, there
can be no doubt that this is also case of
Texas fever; that the steer brought with him
the germs of the disease from the Baltimore
cattle yards, where he had been in contact
with Texas cattle or with the soil which the
latter had infected, Would it not be well to
have the matter looked into? Is it not, in.
deed, very unjust? 1t is pretty well known
hnt nf hn nj ha nj Il
mits into its enclosure, or did until n few
weeks since, all kinds of cattle, Texans in
cluded. This insidious mode of spreading
devastation and death among the herds all
over the State should be checked in the most
summary manner. Two more of Mr.. JAN
ne's cattle had died up to yesterday, making
seven out of the ten that were exposed, and
the remaining three are down. Mr.. Wake
land has lost two more, making five out OF
eight, and the other three on the lift. There
is no doubt that such of Judge Stump's cat.
tie as were i'll contact with the Texans in the
city or elsewhere, even for few minutes
are liable to take the disease at any moment
For the information of such persons rs con
tend that the disease is propagated by ticks
l will state that not more than half dozeI
of these insects were found on the steer los
by the Judge.
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MINING SEED WHEAT.-Mr. james STAINS
bury, who lives near Clermont Mills, measur
ell some seed wheat which grew on Il south
eastern exposure, that yielded exactly on
bushcl to every dozen sheavcs. Mr. STAINS
bury says:
There is not the least doubt but q mix
turc of wheat will yield better than any va
riety cultivated separately. The varieties
mixed were the Boughton, the Seneca an,
the Prolific. If farmers will raise nike,
wheat and use the Maryland Fertilizing Com
panys Surcrphosphate they need not b.
dunncd for their printers bills"
The experiment is worth trying by som
Of our tardy subscribers.
HAvRE DE GRACE AFFAIRs-The mem
bers of St. Patrick's Catholic Church hav
purchased a handsome bell for their church
This bell weighs twelve hundred pound
and cost nearly $500. The new bell wa
blessed and the cemetery of the church con
secrated by the Itt Rev. Bishop Becker, @
the diocese of Wilmington, on last Sunday,
Thomas Anderson, q colored boy tel
years old, while gathering wood, &C., at til
Furnace wharf, on Tuesday suddenly dsap
peared. Thursday his drowned body wa
found in the narrow dock by Sadlcr's fls
house.
-Messrs. Keaveny & Buck, of Port De
posit finished the last contract taken by then
on the Columbia and Port Deposit Ralroa
last week. Twelve miles of track will b
laid next month on the Columbia end of til
road down to Safe Harbor -Hao,e Repu6.
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