Daily Republican., 1879-12-17
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Extract from the minutes Of the Della
ware State Grange nesting held al
Camden, Del, December llth, 1879.
iour committee appointed to consider
the alarming spread and ravages Of
Pleuro pneumonia among the cattle Of
the country do most earnestly drprecste
the seeming apathy with which It Is
regarded by many OF these interested.
"The history Of tho disease proves
that il must b. met BY "H.roic" treat.
m.nt or NAV dsvastate our dAiriet
and sweep our cattle from the land.
II spreads rapidly from herd to herd,
aud nsighborhood 10 nei hborhood by
the ordinary mode Of Communication,
and to points widely distant BY means
Of droves and BY the purchase Of ami
mails OF the improved br-sds ont Of In.
fsctsd herds. II has caused immense
losses to breeders and dairy men In Eu,
rope aud in this country, mainly In
Masssch usstts, New York, New Jersey,
and in Pennsylvania IN the eastern and
south eastern counties Of the State.
In all these States i, Ia nov prsva-
lent to an alarming degree notwith-
standing the means adopted by Lsgisls-
tive Oh aotments 10 check its spread. In
this country aud in Europe experience
has shown that only the most vigorous
stamping out" process is efsctual or
profitable. II Ia now evident that In
rh;o -, ata siaa tta lanoar Ia srovni ant
In the nsighborhood Of Wilmington
there have been fatal CAGES, and 1t ia
believed that tho infection is spreading,
and may soon reach Kent AID Sussex.
Indeed it is gravely suspected that it
may already bs in Gent, Is it Is within
the personal knowledge of your COM
mittes that q herd in a Hundred ad
joining this has passed through an cpl
demic believed by its owrer and others
to have been Pleuro Pneumonia.
In view Of these facts 1t Is much TO be
regretted that our last Legislature has
made no adequate provision for the
emergency. Means should have been
to pay o competent com
missioner and veterinary surgeon for a
wstchful inspection Of the c'ttle Of the
State, and particularly Of every animal
imported from another State, to pay
owners of infected cattle moderate
price therefor and compel their imme,
diate slaughter to secure proper disln.
lection Of the quarters OF such stock and
suitable quarantine arrangements for
infected aud suspected herds.
1t is TO bs hoped that In case the
danger becomes more threatening, our
worthy Governor will convene the Leg
isl .tuIe and recommend such legisla-
ton. Meanwhile We advise, LIST, That
no NOR. cattle be imported into our
State from the infected district nor from
any quarter whatever. ID, That every
owner of cattle strive to diminish the
liability to infection by keeping them
at home, thus restricting their inter
course between nsighborhoods and also
remote points. 81, That We carefully
watch our herds for the first ap-
pearance OF the disease, and il
H. does appear, instantly sepa-
rate the suspected case widely as
possible from the rest, disinftct them
thoroughly, rigidly prevent any COM
between them and other cat
tie and speedily slaughter every well
developed case that does lot yield readi
" to treatment. 4th, That it is our
tuty as farmers to agitats this subject
in Our rpspactiye neigh bOrhOOds In order