St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-13
DISEASED JERSEYS.

Report of Y1r. Saf1noDs Chief OF the bureau
of Animal Industry ON Prevalence and
Spread of Pneumonia Among IL
linois Cattle-How the Disease was Dis
seminated.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August %.
DR.. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry, has submitted report to
the Commissioner of Agriculture relative
to the Investigation of pleuro -pneumonia
among the cattle in Illinois. He has
found eight cases in the vicinity of Chi
cage; two near Sterling; four near Peo-
ria; one near Springfield; two near Vir-
GINA and one near Jacksonville.
A number of reported cases have
not yet been traced. DR.. Salmon
further says: sit is impossible for me
to get experienced men to assist me
without moving them away from New
York and Brooklyn, and this | do not
want to do until absolutely necessary.
Men who have had no experience with
pleuro-pneumonia would be useless.
Illinois has good laws and a State Veter-
marian, and the Governor will issue a
proclamation on the subject, and direct
the isolation Of infected herds and the
slaughter of diseased animals. | shall
soon direct my attention to other States
Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky have re-
ceiyed animals from the infected parts.
I telegraphed the Governor of Kentucky
a few days ago in regard to the animals
that went there. We have not been able
to decide which of the animals brought it
to the Virginia sale, but one that
came from Dye of Ohio, was
sick with Inflammation of the lungs,
supposed at the time to have
been the result of exposure. This is
| most likely the origin of the disease, and
| if the suspicion prove correct, it makes
| the matter still more serious. Dye is the
most extensive Spectator in Jersey cows
/ in the country, and has sent cattle to
nearly every herd in the West. If his
herd is infected, the disease must have
| been spread TO nearly every State In the
| Union. / shall Investigate this matter
as soon as p >ssible, and if the infection
is traced to Ohio, l shall need ali my men
| that will come. should consider this a
| last resort In the meantime | shall in
dulge the hope that this will not prove
| true.
81 will say positively that this disease
! Is neither the result of scrOfula nor ex-
posure to inclement weather or like
causes. 1t is contagious pleuro pneu-
monia, and am just as certain of it as
/ am that such q disease exists"
f. Acting .Carman has re-
| fused the request of an Alabama cattle
| firm to import a number of Jersey cattle
| for exhibition at the New Orleans Ex-
position.
HOW PLEuRo-PNEUMONIA WAS SPREAD.
CHICAGO, I'LL, August "a.
The Breeders Gazette to-day publishes
the results of its investigation as to the
| distribution Of cattle sold by a man
named Epler last winter from when it is
supposed the recent cases of pIeuro-pneur
monia originated Purchases were made
at that sale by NJ. G. Clark, of Geneva,
Illinois, D. Il. and SIS. Trip, of Peoria,
Peter Yates, of Springfield, Frank CASTOR,
of Normal, .Bevis, OF Virginia, Illinois,
and Rawlings, of Jacksonville.
From these the injection was carried to
| the herd of Keefer st Sterling, ILL.,, John
Boyd at Eimhurst, and o. J. Bailey at Pc
/ oria. In all these herds there were sick
ness and thir Ly-two animals died or had
been killed because affected with pleuro-
| pneumonia OF those which died before
the Infection was made public the disease
was yarfously stated as severe cold,
| pneumonia, pleuro-pneumonia, ,lockJaW,
and hepitization of the lungs.