The Portland daily press., 1884-03-11
DISEASED CATTLE.
The Governor and Committee
from the Council Visit the
Infected Districts.
REsULT OF THTR INTERROGATION
AND THE ACTION TAKEN.

GOV. Robe and Councillors Cornish, Bolster
and Locke, accompanied by Geo. Fl. Bailey,
V. S., to the State Cattle Commissioners, visi-
ted the districts in Deering and Falmouth in
feeted with the Foot and Mouth Disease. From
all appearances the instructions of DIR. Bailey
have been carried out to the letter, disinfeet-
ants have been freely used, quarantine regula-
tions rigidly enforced and all the infected ami
mails are doing we'll The party visited the
farms in the order named below, and we give
the result of their inspection:
THE SMITH FARM.
The farm belonging to Mr.. John A. Smith
is situated near Aliens Corner. The herd here
was the first one visited and numbers in all II
head, including eight COWS, a bull, heifer
and calf. Here are the latest cases reported,
and the animals are doing we'll.
DR.. Bailey held open the mouth of COW, re-
vealipg number of broken vesicles on the up
per lip. When this vesicle first breaks open,
the color of it is bright scarlet and from day to
day these vesicles grow paler and paler until at
last they fade entirely.
The doctor pointed out another COW close by
the temperature of which he said was 1073o on
Monday, March Sd, but, by the use of quinine
it was reduced to 104 $50 the next day. An
estimate was then made on the quantity of
hay in the barn and it was found to be 30
tons.
Mr.. Smith employees his brother to tend the
cattle and no one is allowed in the barn except
the proper authorities.
THE GERRY FARM-LEMUEL RoLFE's.
The farm of Lemuel Rolfe is in Deering,
and this man has the entire charge of the
stock himself, and makes business of buying
| and selling cattle. The stock consists of two
oxen, i've grade cows, four calves, two heifers,
and one sucking calf. One OK has Shrunk
three inches in girth since he was taken sick,
and here may be seen heifer which is losing
her hair on account of the sickness. Several
bare places may be seen upon her back. There
are about 30 tons of good hay in this barn, the
| greater part of which the owner was intend
ing to sell. The cattle are doing well.
JOSHUA L. wHITEHoUsE's FARM.
The farm of Mr.. Whitehouse is situated in
West Falmouth, near the Maine Central depot.
His stock consists Of two oxen and six cows.
This entire stock is rapidly recovering. They
were placed in quarantine Feb. o. He has
about % tons of hay, most of which he expect
| ease he sold the milk at the depot.
JAMES L. VESTS FARM.
| This farm is in Falmouth, and here may be
seen the original pair of black oxen which
some say did all the mischief. Mr. West
states that one of the oxen neither ate nor
| drank for five days. The cattle were quaran-
tined on the 14th of February. 1t required the
| attention of one man all the time to look after
| the animals which are now we'll and will be
| out of quarantine ths last of this month. The
stock consists of four oxen, two yearling steers
two two year old steers and one heifer. 1t
was estimatedthat there were thirty tons of
hay in his barn.
LANES L. PiERcE's FARM.
| Mr.. Pierce's farm is situated in Falmouth.
| His stock comprises yoke of oxen, yoke of
steer, one COW and one heifer; bu asesfe Npsc-
essary precautions were .asssfss time, only the
two oxen were iRsec.ed. His family uses the
<sSnaK d the COW. There were about fifty tons
of hay in this barn.
THE EVENING MEETING.
In the evening, Governor Robbie, Councillors
Cornish, Bolton and Locke, met with the Sc
lectmen of Deering and Falmouth, and DIR.
Bailey.
The meeting was held for the purpose OF
looking up the law, and Messrs. Locke and
Bolton were appointed as committee to ex-
anime the law and see whatever liabilities
there should be growing out of the damages,
and see what expenses will be incurred in TAX
| ing care of the disease.
| The selectmen of the towns of DeeriDg and
| Falmouth fully concurred in what had been
done in regard to the arrangements that had
been made to check the progress of the dis
| ease.
| The following letter from the Dean of the
| Faculty of Montreal Veterinary College, was
read by DR.. Bailey:
MONTREAL, March g. 1884.
| Dear Sir,-In compliance with your request
| in your letter of 29th February, have much
| pleasure in submitting the following sugges-
tons with regard to what you should advise to
| be done to prevent a further spreading of the
| disease, "Foot and Month";" which il now pre-
vailing near Portland, Maine.
Such is its contagiousness that nothing short
| of close quarantine of the infected district
will prevent its further extension. All in
| fected farms or buildings should be isolated
| and signbosrds put up in conspicuous places
| warning all neighbors not to enter the prem
ises. (This you have done.) All movement
| of animals except for slaughter on the
| after the recovery of the last case. A Gordon
| sanitaire should be organized to prevent the
| movement Of animals beyond the infected
| district, which should include one mile beyond
| the actual existence of the disease. Especial
/ care should be exercised with reference to
/ railroad cars. No quarantine officer or other
| person coming in contact with diseased cattle
| should be allowed outside the infected district
| nor should any such be allowed to leave the
| infected place where he is doing duty, without
| first disinfecting his hands and changing his
clothes, including his boots No sale, barter
| or exchange OF animals, except horses, should
be allowed in the infected district so long as it
! is in quarantine. At least no movement of
animals so sold should be allowed.
| Ali railroad cars, wagons, steamboats, or
| buildings in which infected animals have
been should undergo thorough disinfection,
| by scrubbing with hot water and carbolic acid,
| one pound to four gallons or where practicable
| by steam and afterwards whitewashing with
| hot lime, to which chloride of lime Il pound to
/ gallon) is added. All the wood work to
height Of seven feet should be so treased.
ANY hay, straw or other fodder which has
been in the same building should be either
/ consumed in the building or, if sold, it should
| be delivered under official supervision for the
| use of and to be consumed by horses only. If
| the quantity is small, it should be bought and
| either consumed on the premises or DESTROYED.
All halters, covers, bags, &C., should Dc
| boiled in a carbolic solution or destroyed.
| Manure is dangerous and should be placed in
| heep we'll mixed with lime, carefully fenced
| in and used only as a dressing on powed land
where it will be covered up, and on no &C.
| count as top dressing for pasture lands. You
| should take advantage of the winter, and
| while 1t lasls prosecute active suppressive
measures, as it is more difficult to manage in
summer as animals are more moved then. I'm
pose heavy penalty on all who fail to report
disease in their stock.
All this may to some seem unnecessary, but
| of the enormous value of the cattle trade of the
| United States which is mensced by the ex-
| tension of the disease, it will be seen that the
| temporary Inconvenience which such meas
ures may entail are trifling in comparison.
will be greatly pleased TO hear that rig
| ed quarantine is being instituted, and feel CON-
fident that if faithfully carried out it will be
| successful, if not it will spread not only in
| your own but to other States and in the end
| prove very costly to extermnate.
Yours faithfully,
D. McEACHRAN, f. r. G. V. S.
G. III. BAILEY, d. V. S.
| Veterinary Officer of Board of Cattle Com
missionerS, Me.
There are only eleven head OF cattle now
| sick and there has been no outbreak reported
in any new place since the 25Gh of February.
Aurin H.. Dresser.
Mr.. Aurin L. Dresser, who has been out of