The New York herald., 1879-02-15

entirely vacated Governor Robinson's order is
hailed with great satisfaction throughout the vicinity
PROFESSOR MAYS INVESTIGATIONS.
II will not be pleasant the people of Brook
lyn who use Long Island dairy milk only to know
have Contained diseased ,nsse and ai that the
milk from them shipped TO the city for
consumption Scarcely stable in Queens county
has escaped and some of them have lost as many as
fifteen animals. No precaution seems ever to have
been taken to prevent the spread of the disease and
cows badly infected have been driven from place to
place until sold. That this state of affairs has
listed and to certain extent exists now was
shown by the Investigations made by Professor Law
yesterday. The Professor visited Roslyn unan-
nounced and. securing team, drove direct to the
large farm of Thomas W. willetts. where he found
made both of the stock and the stables Not acow was
found diseased, and none had been Mr.. Wietts said.
He ships three hundred and sixty quarts of milk
day to Brooklyn. He feeds his stock roots. stalks
and bran but very little grain and none whatever OF
distillery waste or starch feed.
The first case of pleuro-pneumonia ever known IN
this section is alleged to have from the stables
of Gaf. Fleischmann Co.. more than year ago.
Some infected cattle purchased at the stables
by Elwood Titus and taken TO Roslyn. He gave his
notes in payment, but finding cows diseased he
compelled the seller to take them away, and they
driven from place to place through the country
until sold 1t was not long before the cattle owned
in the vicinity of Rosyn taken with the dseasei
and large number either died or were killed to pre-
vent the contagion spreading. On the farm of
II. c. Howell were found twelve fine Alderney cows.
stable. said that they had killed eight cows
and two had died All of his cows had been
infected, and to certain extent yet Professor
Law made most minute examination which
suited in the condemnation of two cows. Mr.. Whee-
lock was advised to have these killed and to keep the
Others within doors for while. Mr.. Howell pur-
chased an infected COW from a dealer named McCabe,
Sixtieth street New York. and after sold two
infected cows to John II. Kenyon, and in q short
time his entire stock sick, but they milked
and the milk shipped to Brooklyn. The cows gave
less milk and some of them dried up entirely. Mr..
Kenyon is shipping 130 quarts of milk day and
Mr. Howell 200. The sixteen cows now in Mr.. Ken
yon's stable ana the twelve in Mr.. Howells stable
have all been innoculated and some of them have
lost parts of their tails III Mr. Kenyons stable
found two infected cows, one of them so bad that
Professor Law advised that it be killed. and the other,
having passed nearly through the ordeal. Mr.. Ken
yon was advised to place in quarantine for time.
These all the stables that the Professor had
time to visit but there is doubt, from the infor-
nation which came to him. that the disease has been
general, that hundreds of cattle have been
killed. and that the disease exists to
an alarming extent. and unless summary
dealt with may spread in every direction as the
to another. these farmers being continually trading
and selling. Most of the cattle fed on disllery
grain and starch factory refuse sour as to be
offensive.
Benjamin Post is said to have lost twelve head of
cattle. and Henry Post, John Post Stephen Post and
William Post said to have lost from five to ten
each The farmers hereabouts keep their cat
tie in warm and cleanly quarters, the only OBJ
jectonabe feature being the feed before mentioned,
which is not generally used.