Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-21
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Wapell6. 10. March l8-Dr. N. a.
Paaren and Simon Beatter, the experts
sent here tLou,sa county, by the
Breeder's Gazette, OF Chicago. to-day
visited the herd of cattle belonging to
Jonathan @. Drake. a short distance west
Of this place. this herd having been said
aud mouth disease. They found fifteen
head out Of herd Of fifty afflicted with
foot rot, all being calves but two. The
those just beginning to show it to those
that had lost an entire foot. The condi-
tion of the affected cattle is exactly
similar to those described as existing in
EMngham county, ILL.,. the various stages
being identical to those. The herd of
MIR. Drake is the only one that can be
learned Of in this section that is in any
manner diseased. The malady with
which these cattle are suffering has 10
relation whatever to the contagious foot
and.mouth disease.
Burlington, March 1S-Dr. Frame, vet
erinary surgeon of this city, has exam
ined the herd of cattle at Wapello, To-.
reported affected with foot and mouth
disease. The doctor says the cattle are
suffering from an ailment produced by
frost. -
Cottonwood Falls, Kan. March 18-
But few cattle men in this vicinity be.
lieve the disease affe. ting cattle in the
vicinity of Neosha Falls to be foot and
mouth disease. A number have cattle
similarly affected, but always by local
causes. Last winter, Amby Hinkle,
we'll known cattle raiser, lost twenty. two
COWS out of head of forty, aud every
farmer in the neighborhood lost proper.
tionally. Hinkle says the disease is
caused by aikali and freezing.
Boston, March 18-The United States
Veterinary association adopted resolu-
tion declaring that the United States
quarantine authorities, through careless
ness and incompetency, are responsible
tor the spread of the foot and mouth
disease; for loss to citizens IN the neigh
borhood of Portland. and in the state of
Maine; urging the establishment of &
stringent quarantine and declaring that
the whole sanitary system of cattle in
speetiOn needs revision.
Topeka, March 18-The state legisla.
ture convened to-day. Gov. Click, after
reciting in full the course he hal pur-
sued after the cattle disease was reported
to him, and regarding the proclamation
calling the legislature together. said:
The measures to be adopted are entirely
tor your judgment to dictate. / can only
offer the suggestion that the state shall
at all times have in its employ an edu-
Gated, competent veterinary surgeon,
whose duties should be clearly defined
by law. Provision should be made tor
quarantining stock brought into thes
from places where contagious disases
exist. The law should provide for the
destruction of diseased animals when
necessary to prevent the spread of disease,
and compensation should be provided for
in such cases. As there are many
diseases that may be
imported into the state, the whole
ground should be covered, so that in any
in the future there would BIZ
no doubts as to the malady aud no delay
in securing o speedy eradicator OF the
disease. An appropriation will be neces-
sary to carry out such n system as the |
now in the state requires. |
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treasury ut present available for such u
purpose; it might be advisable to pro.
vide for issuing bonds for the necessary
amount at rate of interest not exceed.
ing five per cent, aud limiting the actual
issue to the amount that would be re
quired from time to time to meet the
Ifdecislve action is taken
at once before the stock is turned ont
to pasture the disease may be checked
If not, the consequences will be disas
trous in the extreme. But I feel conf
dent that you will be equal to the emer-
gency. Knowing you will be called up
here at an inconvenient time of year, and
that you would be desirous of endins
your labors in the shortest time, have
asked Maj. Sims, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, Hon. T. o.
Thatcher, Hon. Jas. D. Snoddy, aud Vet
erinary Surgeon A.A. Holcomb to prepare
bills covering the matters you were con:
vened to consider. They cheerily COM
piled with my request, and the result of
their labors will be submitted to you for
consideration.