Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-22
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disease, on fourth page.
DR.. A. A. Holcombe, United States Vetsr-
mary Surgeon, thinks the cattle ailment at
Neosho Falls, Kan. is the foot-and-month
disease.
Mr.. Isaac johnson, travelling live stock
agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad, tells
the Nevada, Mo-, Mail, that the hoof and
mouth disease reported a, prevailing at
Neosho Falls, Kan, is not the complaint at
all, but simply the result Of frozen feet and
bad wintering.
Messrs. VIM. H. Ewing & Co.. bought a
few days ago, from Mr.. Jacob Mercer, near
Aullville. Il splendid pair Of Clydesdale geld
ings. weighing 2,sO7 pounds. They were
sold. Yesterday, to j. K. johnson, superinten-
dent of the Pacific Express Company, at
Kansas City, for $500.
W. Il. Ewing S Co.. will he In Aullville,
Wednesday, March 90, 1884, for the purpose
of buying a few mares and horses. The
mares are wanted for farm work. 4 to 8 years
old, and good workers. The horses must be
IL TO - hands high good ages and sound
also want n few large draft horses, oun
and good ages. 1t
Mercedes, the celebrated Holstein cow own
ed by 7. b. Wales, of Iowa City, -Iowa. sec
rotary of the Holstein Breeders Association,
died, last Monday morning, Of milk fever.
The cow and her calf, which also died, were
valued at 10000. Mercedes had the great
est milk and butter record in the world, and
took the Breeders Gazette cup AT Chicago
la, fall. Her last calf sold for $1,000.
The HulSiein breeders Association of
America. in session at Syracuse. n. Y, last
Wednesday,, voted down the proposition TO
change the name HOlstein TO Holland. Two
examiners will be appointed for naming the
cattle. Nc animal will he received having II
red spot four inches in diameter, and no i'm
ported animal under 1 year old will be ac-
cepted for registry at Chicago, the next place
of meeting. on the third Wednesday of March
newt. f. A. Powell was chosen president,
and Thomas Wales OF iowa City. secretary.
The foot and mouth scare is subsilinS u
little. Last week stock men were very much
alarmed. 1t was reported as prevailing In
Northeast Missouri, Illinois and Iowa az well
a. in Kansas. But since then many cases re
ported as foot-and-mouth complaint have
been discovered to be mere local troubles at
tributable to local and easily ACCOMMODATION
reasons. Beside, when authorities upon the
disease have been consulted it has been found
that it Is not nearly 80 fatal as was ut first
supposed.
A Springfield, H., special of March 10,
says:-''D. E. Salmon, the veterinarian OF
the department Of agriculture, telegraphs
from Kinsiey, Kan, that the foot-and:mouth
disease at Neosho Falls Is not spreading.
There are no contagious diseases In the coun'
ties father west. DR.. Rauch, secretary of the
state board of health, has a report. from
Xenia, Clay county, ILL.,, that twenty head o
cattle have recently died on the farm of B.. T
Forth III Wayne county; adding, no doubt
that the cattle died of the foot and-moutf
disease. DR.. Paaren, state veterinarian, haa
gone to investigated"
| DR.. n. Fl. Paaren and Simon Beattie, ex
perts sent to Wapello, Iowa, by the Breeders
Gazette, visited the herd of cattle of joni
than C. Drake, that herd having been said. t
be affected with contagious foot and moutl
disease. They found fifteen head out of
herd of fifty affected with the foot rot. all be
ing calves but two. The disease was foupt
In various stages, from those Just beginning
to show it, TO others that had lost the entir
foot. The condition of the affected cattle wa
exactly like those described as existing il
Eftingham county, ILL.,, the various stages be
ing identical. The herd of Mr.. Drake is tn
only enc in that section that il in any man
ner diseased. The mslady with which thes
cattle are suffering has no relation whateve
to the contagious foot and mouth disease"
Mr.. William Charles. who has had a yres
deal Of experience with the ~foot-and-mout
disease in England, writes to the Chicag
Tribune US follows:-''If the outbreak is onl
local it is not dangerous, as, with proper care
cattle seldom die with the disease-that |:
where the herd is small, 50 that they can b
looked after. Ii l We're fattening stock Ia
day l should not mind lily cattle having 1t, s
they always improve after it more rapidly. l
= herd that has go. it, have two cans OF Stool
holm tar; mix with each q good quantity
common salt; use one can for those affecte
and one for those that show no SYMPTOM.
get a stick with Il piece of sny woollen al
ticle, and put the tar and salt all over tn
hoof, taking care TO put well in between Ii
crack OF the hoof; also put some on the nos
of the animal in such Il position that he ca
lick it OF do this four or five times a day.
the animal is very bad, q half pound of Ell
som salts will do no harm. being aIeful NJ
to use the same stick on the afflicted ones /:
the sound ones. and not to let the same ma
attend 10 both. If tho farmers who have u
signs ofthe disease viii take The trouble to d
this they need not bother about the foot.anJ
mouth disease. Should it show in the moutl
let them rub the tongue aud roof of the mout
) with common salt two Or three times A da,
feeding them directly after, but only In SINS
quantities, taking care TO destroy what til
an,rnal lauVaa-