Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-20

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inspectors will not fail To do their ,iuty
oth. Fines against parties who are
obdurate, and wilfully fail 10 cure
Hooks after reasonable time.
1th. Limitation Of the range, ASH
quarantine measure, by the inspector.
Sth. Most stringent measures In re-
gard to travelling sheep, and require
IDent OF certificates of inspection be.
fore sheep are allowed to be moved
except on the owners ranges.
9TH. Notification by travelling flocks
to owners of range through which they
drive.
10th Low rate of fees to inspector.
when certificates are required, by own
ers OF clean moving sheep.
llth. Prescribing the length OF a
days. journey for moving flocks, OF not
less then 1--WE miles each twenty-four
hours.
18th Providing penalties which
should reach the maximum of jurisdic-
ton of Justices courts for any derelic-
ton OF duty, on the part of inspectors
or failure TO comply with the law on
the part Of sheep owners
18th Efficient quarantine measuresat
points of debarkation and requirement
OF thorough dipping at these points.
l4th Providing that owners of eve
fiocks shall not be required TO dip them
for a period Of twenty days before
or while they are lambing.
ii. l.. Bentley for committee.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Groom, chairman Of the commit
tee on Diseases Of Live Stock, submit
ted the following report:
DISEASES OF LIVE STOCK.
Committee Room.
Austin February 9Th 1885,
Hon. James f. Miller, President
Texas Live Stock Associations
Sir: Your committee on diseases of
live stock would beg leave to say that
time allowed was too short TO make any
thing more than "a brief report, calling
attention to the leading diseases ofthe
country.
LIST Cattle. As to cattle, the disease
first in Importance in the state of Tex
as, is the one usually known as Span
ish fever, and altogether unlike any
other disease either of man or beast, In
the fact that the individuals impartlng
the disease to Others arein perfect health
Mt the time. The manner OF its com
munication has never been well under
stood. Some well informed and expe-
rienced persons contend that it is inn
parted 10y an excrescence from the foot;
from the saliva of the mouth; Others
by tick or an insect. Every cattle
man IN the southern part of
the state IS 'a''ia- with the
diflicuify Ut iun dcing improved
blood FROM The Norm, and all engaged
in growing cattle n the northerN
state are acquainted with the
danger 20 the.r herds rom cattle
driven from the South during tho hot
months. There Is comparatively little
disease amongst cattle in the state ex-
cept such rs springs from the above
mentioned disease growing out Of the
moving Of cattle from one part of the
country to another.
There are several other diseases Of
cattle, all of minor Importance, such as
black leg, murrain, etc.
The diseases that now cost the state
ofTexas, by far, the largest amount OF
money, are not to be found within her
borders, and not even west of the Ale
ghany mountains. The musty and
dirty COW sheds along the Atlantic
coast are costing the state of Texas
not less than $l0,000,000 year DR..
Loring, the present United States
commissioner of agriculture, esti.
mites that an expenditure of s., 000, 0t
would crush out, completely, all conta
! gious diseases, on account OF which ouI
| cattle are excluded from British mar
kets, except when slaughtered at the
port within thirty hours after they are
| landed. The best informed men on
| this subject express the opinion that il
our lean cattle, as well rs fat cattle.
were permitted to be fed and grazed in
Great Britain, the price of our cattle
/ would thereby be increased in value
| fully 81 per head, or about Sl0,000,op
per year estimating the cattle OF the
state &, 600, 900 in number. Putting the
entire cattle of the United States at
| 40, 600, 900 in number, our proportionate
part of the expense, estimating 1t by
| the head, would be only S250,0D0, when
we would receive q benefit of at least
! $40, 600 900, to say nothing OF the in
creased value of our lands and other
property growing out of the increased
value of cattle.
SHEEP.
OF live stock sheep stand second in
! importance in the state, and are liable
/ TO uuite number Of diseases, the most
IMPORTANT of which are Lombriz and
Scab, both OF which are highly conta-
/ pious. Lombriz is worm OF the
/ stomach very fatal and so far Inns baf-
! fled the skill of scientific men to subdue
! Il. Scab is disease of the skin which
often causes, the loss of the entire coat
| of wool, and some times destroys entire
iiocks Of sheep.
HORSES.
The leading diseases of horses are
\ aisiomDer, Spanish itch and Loco,
The first OF these distonl'er, prevails
(. throughout the state and destroys a
great many horses; Is disease OF the
! Glands and is highly contagious.
,SI,nnish itch is believed to depend
insect life, which entirely strips the
horse OF hair and health and IS also
very contagious.
Loco l. a comparatively new disease
caused by the eating 81 an evergreen
piant of the dusty miller family oi
That name. which very soon destroys the
health and strength of the animal,
rendering him entirely useless refusing
20 nerfornl any OF the duties required
of him losing his entire senses as
behavior. conception Of height or DIS
lance and after few weeks usuais
ldwindles and dies. -.
The importance OF these various dis'
cases is such that yosr committee up
on the diseases OF live stock recon-.
,nanls that this association petitiVh
tho legislature now In session 10 max
an appropration for the employ mentor