The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-30
B + l. \ IR, Md.
no Correspondents,
PleurO.PneumOnia.

with the destruction of Capt. Gallup's herd
OF cattle, at the Dairy Farm, near Perrymans-
vile, last week, we believe the cattle disease
was entirely stamped ont in this county,
Two cows belonging to Mr.. Wesley GALLON,
of Abingdon, were wintercd with Mr. Gallup's
cattle and removed from the farm several
weeks ago. DIR. James NJ. Magraw found
one of these cows at Abingdon and the other
at Aberdeen. They showed no signs of the
disease but as prudential measure DR., Ma
graw ordered them to he quarantned for
several weeks, by which time the disease, il
they have il, will be Enthusiastically developed.
Mr. Gallup had also sold four cows to Tay-
lor Pyle, of Chester county, Pa, and two OF
them have died of pleuro pneumonia, after
affecting other cattle.
Mr. Gallup, at the request of DR.. Magraw,
has destroyed all his pTovender and will have
his barns and premises thoroughly frmigated
and purified. The farm has also been placed
in quarantine for nine months, during which
time no neat cattle may be brought on the
place.
On Wednesday of last week DR.. Magraw
visited Rangers Lodge" the farm of Hon.
George H. Williams, for the purpose of in
specting the cattle thereon, under the proyi-
sions of the pleuro- pneumonia law. DR. Ma
graw states that all of the cattle on Mr. Will
liams' place appeared to be thriving and in
fine condition, showing no symptoms of
pneumonia. The disease having ex-
listed there, DR.. Magraw ordered the cattle TO
be quarantned for sufficient length of time
to ascertain whether any seeds of the disease
are left or not
DR.. Magraw has also visited several farms
where sick cattle were reported, but found no
cases of pleuro-pneumonia or other infectious
or contagious disease, except those already
reported.
1t is therefore safe to conclude that the
danger of the disease becoming epidemic is
over. The prompt and decisive action taken,
under the instructions of Governor Hamilton,
has efectually nipped it in the bud.
Mr. Thomas ]. Edge, Secretary ofthe Penn
sylvania Board Of Agriculture and special
agent of the Governor of Pennsylvania for
preventing the spread of the cattle disease,
has been in communication with Hon. Her.
man Stump in reference to future action in
relation to pleuro-pneumonia along the bor-
ders of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Governor Hamilton, who has been warmly
interested in preventing the disease, has also
requested DR.. c. W. Chancellor, of the State
Board of Health, to meet Mr.. Edge at Phila-
delphia and confer with him ms to what
should be done along the Hartford and Cecil
line to prevent the spread of the disease, as
well as to gather all the information he can
as to the management of the plague. DR..
Chancellor will also examine the system
practiced about the cattle yards of Philade-
phia, with view to the adoption of measures
for the prevention of the spread of the dis
ease from the stock yards at Baltimore DR..
Chancellor was also requested by the Gov
crnor to proceed to New York for the same
purpose, if necessary.
DIR. Charles p. Leyman, Veterinary Surgeon,
OF the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington in recent conversation with GOV.
the slaughter of cattle was not of much con-
sequence unless the stables were thoroughly
purified by proper fumigaton and cleaning
before any cattle are put in them. He also
said that stables are infected for ten or twelve
months unless purified Cattle appearing
healthy, in a herd partially affected, should
be quarantined until their health is fully cs-
tabshed. DR.. Lcyman had no doubt that
all the disease in our State came from the
cattle yards at Baltimore
The Baltimore SIM says that efforts to
trace the origin of pleuro-pneumonia in cat
tie reported as having died of that disease in
Hartford county, have failed SO far rs Bati,
more city is concerned. The cattle remain
at the stock yards only short time after
their arrival, so that little opportunity is af.
torded to detect the disease