Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-14

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live stock from this country to Great Brit
ain must cease. | is, however, not likely
that the people of this country will submit
qnietly to his state of affairs. The grea
cattle producing States will undoubtedly
bring such a pressure to bear upon the gov
assumed Indifference and most rcpreliensi
bic lethargy. II the members of Congress
who are now sojourning among their con.
s%ttuent, can not be made to understand
their plain duty in this matter, let the State
board of agriculture of each State, memoir.
alize the State legislatures, with a view OF
having such action taken that Congress be
appealed to direct by these legislative bod.
les.
The United States cannot plead that there
are no contagious diseases existing at pres.
ent in this country; for we have among our
cattle III the Eastern and Middle State one OF
the very diseases which England breads the
most, (although perhaps not in so malig-
nant a form as abroad), and from the rava-
ges of which that country has sustained
losses, representing nearly 100, 0O0, 900
pounds sterling, and which to-day still holds
sway among its herds of ~cattle-namely the
contagious pleuro pneumonia. 10 give an
idea of the enormous losses from diseases to
which all classes OF domestic animals are
subject, we will mention that, according to
a tabular statement compiled from informa-
ton received from LOO counties, the annu-
al 1non,c -, +ba UI,:to1 C+,+.a .u. ~
classes of domestic animals from various
diseases, represents nearly SIT 600, 900, AS
this statement is based OF the returns from
only half the country, it is suggested that
the annual loss from this cause may be
placed at $4,000, 900.
During a number of years, the so-called
hog cholera has caused a loss of over $1O,-
100000 yearly. After many futile attempts
to impress upon the government the neces-
sity tor Investigating the nature and causes
of this disease with a view of Graduating
1t, a paltry appropriation was at last made
by Congress. A commission has been ap-
pointed to investigate that disease. The
manner in which the investigation is direct !
ed by the powers that be, is VIGOROUSLY rid |
iculed by the agricultural press of the whole
country, and no results OF practical value
are expected to ever accrue therefrom to
anybody. AS evidence of the care with
which the members composing this So
called hog cholera commission were select
ed may be mentioned the fact that one DR..
Alfred Dunlap, of Iowa City, Iowa, is the
proprietor OF an extensively advertised
"specikc" for the cure of this disease. AL
though the United States COMMISSIONS of
agriculture was aware of this mistake soon
after that appointment was made, and also
with the alleged fact that this doctor in con-
nectlon with the advertisement of his DOS
tru'n, announced the fact OF his official rec
ognition, in such terms as would lead one
20 infer that his appointment was an en-
OF his specilc,-nevertheless has
the commissioner of agriculture seen fit to
retain this man. The making, vending and
using OF a secret remedy or 'specifc' COM
pound, for the cure of disease, is very rep-
and unprofessional but when
such practice is both sanctioned and re-
warded by the government of the United
States, with what feelings of confidence can
we expect other nations to regard d,r eff
for this elimination of contagious dis
among our domestic animals?
In all OF the European countries, sanitary !
are prescribed by legislation, to
prevent the spread of contagious maladies. /:
ma the means of carrying these measures
nto execution are very stringent. By :
satisfactory system of insnootsn, ~ +,