, 1884-04-09
Second Days Proceedings of the
Big Association Meeting.
A Lengthy Report Presented by
the Territorial Veterinarian.
Considering the Most Serious of
Contagious Cattle Diseases.
National Intervention Necessary to
Their Proper Regulation.
The Association Decidedly Favor
ing the Animal Industry Bill.
Some Lively Discussions on vari-
GUS interesting Subjects.
important Matters Which Come Up
for Consideration To-day.

The second days session of the Wyo
ming St~oekgrowers association convened
yesterday morning in Library hall
Judge Carey, the chairman, called the
members TO order and then the minute.
of the previous days session were read by
the secretary and approved by the con.
v%ention.
Veterinarians Report.
The following report which was pre-.
scented and read by the territorial Yeter.
marian, Professor J. d. Hopkins, was
unanimously adopted: ~
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the
Wyoming Stock growers Association:
The duties of the territorial veterinarian
as laid down by laws. of this territory has
kept me actively employed travelling, not
only through Wyoming, but also for the
better protection of our W herds,
through the adjoining states and terri
tories, upon receiving notice of the de-
velopment of any strange disease among
cattle, and my explanation of the cause OF
outbreaks TO their owners, has resulted in
restored confidence and materially limited
the mortality, and in many instances
averted a threatened panic in the cattle
industry.
IMPORTED EASTERN STOCK.
| have pleasure in stating that a study
of my last year's report to this association,
by those having charge of important
eastern stock, has led to a more intelli-
gent management and reduced mortality.
There still remains a few of those reports,
and as they contain n description of dis
eases important to the stock grower,
those not having copies should supply
themselves at once, as will only refer to
them in future.
During the past year | have condemned
forty-twO horses and mules suffering with
CHAMBERS and farcy, the territory paying
two-thirds of their sound value.
l desire to warn all persons having
charge of horses, that CHAMBERS and farcy
is very easily communicated to man by in
oculation, inducing an incurable disease
and most loathsome death in from ten to
twenty days five persons died IN Illinois
during the past year from glanders con-
tracted from the horse.
PINK EYE AND sTRANGLEs.
Influenza or pink eye of a mild charac-
ter was reported to me during the past
year, but | have no information of any
deaths. Strangles prevailed at many horse
ranches and the young stock suffered
severely. To those engaged in breeding
fine horses, l would suggest the advisable
ity of halter breaking all their colts, so
that should it be necessary to apply rene
dial agents in case of sickness, many lives
may be saved; also to provide a few box
stalls to afford shelter during the critical
period of sickness.
Last fall my attention wass called by
Mr.. A. Martin of Egbert, Wyo., to some
calves at his ranch, lately imported from
Iowa; they were suffering with a disease
hitherto unknown in this territory, yer
minous bronchitis.
This disease prevails in low-lying dis
tricts. on land near rivers, and is very fatal
to calves and lambs. In this disease the
seat of irritation is indicated by a bron-
chial cough, loss of flesh, a varying degree
of constitutional disturbance, and death
by suffocation if the sufferer be not reliev-
ed. Vorminous bronchitis is caused by
the presence of Il parasite (strongylus mi
%crurus) in the trachea and bronchial tubes.
The disease itself is not contagious, but
that the parasites or their ova, discharged
from the sick are apt to gain access into
the bodies of the healthy; therefore the
healthy animals should be removed to fresh
pastures and dry localities, as the fields
upon which the disease has prevailed will,
for a time at least, be tainted by the para
sites and ova. GL
Unless proper treatment is promptly
undertaken the loss in young stock will be
severe; separate the healthy from the sick,
and warmly house if the nights are cold;
inhalation of chlorine or sulphurous acid
in a closed building thirty minutes twice
daily. or small doses of t%urpentine mixed
with Cruel daily, will in a short time re.
lieye the afflicted animal. fHl
ANTHRAX.
The loss from blackleg among calves,
and braxy among sheep, during the past
year has been very light. This disease
requires the most careful study on the par
of the stock grower, hat by a thorough
| knowledge of its causes, he may with con.
slant watching SO regulate the growth o.
his young stock, and avoid the cluses o
this dread maady, that his losses will b.
reduced to a minimum. My last years re
port gives a full description of the Gauss
and means of treatment.
SOUTHERN cATTLE.
1t is reported that arrangements ar,
being made to transport Texas and othe,
southern cattle during the coming sum
merto 0galalla, for the purpose of stocking
the ranges of Nebraska and Wyoming.
Gentlemen, this is a serious question, t,
which hope you will give your earnes
attention. When southern cattle ar,
driven north, consuming four to fv,
months on the trail, the change Of fee
and lapse of time, arriving here in the be
ginning Of fall cold weather. has induced
a change in the system of the animal
They no longer contain a virus spreading
disease, and such cattle are perfectly SAT;
to add to our home herds.
If there are any southern gentlemeI
here, do not wish them to misunder
stand me, Wyoming needs the Texal
cattle, but experience has taught us, tina
transporting southern cattle north of
certain latitude by railroad, has been fol
lowed by the spread ofTexas fever anon
northern cattle.
Texas fever is an ~enzootic disorder
probably due to the food on which south
ern cattle subsist, whereby the systems q
there animals become charged with dele
ferrous principles, that are afterward
propagated and dispersed by the excret
Of apparently healthy animals.
In Texas, cattle of all ages, from tn
time they begin to Craze, are Athlete