Smyrna times., 1879-12-24

Pleuro Pneumonia,

Extract from the r; .lu. IS of the Della.
ware State Grange Meeting held at Camden,
Del, December llIh, 1879.
Your Committee appointed to consider
the alarming spread and r&vages of Pleuro
PneumonIa among the cattle Of the country.
90 most earnestly deprecate the seeming
apathy with which it is regarded by many
OF those interested.
The history of the disease proves that it
must be met by Heroic" treatment. or il
may deVasta:e our dairies and sweep our
cattle from the land. 1t spreads rapidly
from herd 10 herd and noighborhood to
neIghborhood by the ordinary mode of
communication, and to points widely dis.
tant by means OF droves and by the pur.
chase oil animals of the improved breeds
out OF injected herds. 1t has caused i'm.
menSe losses 20 breeders and dairy mon in
Europe and i'll this country, mainly in Mas.
sachuSetts, New York, New jersey. and in
Pennsylvania in the Eastern and South
Eastern counties of the State.
In all these States it is now prevalent to
an alarming degree notwithstandin. the
means adopted by Legislative enactments
to check its spread.
In this Country and in Europe, exper
fence has shown that only the most yigor
Gus stamping out process is Sffectual or
profitable. 1t is now evident that in this
State also the danger is imminent In the
neishborhood of Wilmington there have
been fatal cases and it is believed that the
infection is spreading, and may soon reach
Kent and Sussex. Indeed il is gravely
suspected that it rlay already be in Kent,
as 1t Is within the personal knowledge of
your Committee that herd in Hundred
adjoining this, has passed through an Cpi.
demlc believed by its owner and others to
have been Pleuro Pneumonia.
In view of these facts it is rauch to be
regretted that our last Legislature has
made no adequate provision for the
emergency. Means should have been appro.
prlated to pay competent Commissioner
and veterinary surgeon for a watchful in.
Spection OF the cattle of this State, and
particularly of every animal imported
from another State, to pay owners of in.
fected cattle n moderate price therefor and
compel their immediate slaughter to secure
proper disnIection of the quarters of such
stock and suitable quarantine arrange.
ments for infected and suspected herds.
1t is to be hoped that in case the danger
becomes more threating our worthy Cover
nor will convene the Legislature and recon.
mend such Legislation. Meanwhile We
advise, LIST, That no more cattle be i'm.
ported into our State from the infected
districts nor from any quarter whatever.
2nd, That every owner Of cattle strive to
diminish the liability to infection by keep.
ing them at home, thus restricting their in.
tercourse between neighborhoods AMI also
remote points. 3rd, That we carefully
watch our herds for the first appearance OF
tho hiSaaca III "a
separate the suspected case as widely as
possible from the rest, disinfect them
thoroughly, rigidly prevent any communi.
cation between them and ether cattle and
speedily slaughter every welldevelOpsd
case that does not yield readily to treat.
ment. 4th, That it is our duty as farmers
to agitate this subject in our respective
neighborhoods in order to secure the co.
operation of all good citizens in this urgent
matter.
CHANDLER LAMBoRN,