The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-08
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
The Dread COntagien Among
Kansas Cattle.

Kansas Cattle.
Emporia, KS 7.-FollowinR are
the facts regarding the cattle disease
at Neosho Falls and vicinity. Yeeter-
day morning party OF Lyons
County stockmen, accompanied Dy
several newspaper representatives,
started for Neosho Falls, on spe-
cial train, to examine the status or
the foot and mouth disease, which
it is reported exists there in such 8
malignant form. At Junction the
party we're joined by Governor
Click, VIVA. Simms, Secretary OF the
State board of agriculture, and DR..
Holbrook. United States veterinary
surgeon, the latter detailed by Com
missioner Loring The train reached
Neosho Falls at o'clock and was
met by Lieutenant Governor Fin.
ney. The first place visited was
that of Dan Keith, five miles north
of town. This gentleman had 40
cattle; during the holidays he no.
ticed symptoms Of disease which
have been roved 10 be beyond doubt
the foot~and- mouth disease. In
his herd ABOUT sixty are affected.
The sight presented In the corral
was almoss sickening. Some OF the
animals were seen with one foot off,
some with two, others none at all.
Many of them were lying do wn, ap.
pearipg to have little life left. DR..
HolbroOk at once began an exami-
nation of the cattle and found
symptoms of the dreaded disease
prevalent in all. Some were broken
at the heel and several appeared to
be recovering. 1t was learned that
the first symptoms noticed were the
jerking up of one leg of
the cattle and the arching of
their backs as if cold.
There is no doubt that the fatal
poison which produces this disease
was first communicated to this herd
and afterwards to others in the
neigbborhood. Keith's cattle are
all natives. The next place visited
was Mr.. Goodrich's and his step
father, Ed. Hendman'S, who have
ninety-six head, and thirty-five
affected. The disease was first
noticed three weeks ago. The ma
j1rity of the cattle presented sim
gular feature, the limbs of nearly all
being much f1attened, which, on in
vestigation, showed it was the result
of freezing. It seems the disease
checks the circulation OF the blood,
which allows the body to 'reeze. A
co was seen with her two hind feet
just ready to come off. When the
trouble was first noticed Mr.. Hend-
man separated the afflicted cattle
from his herd, and put the greater
portion in wood corral some dis
tance from the sheds. Before pros
ceeding to the third and last place
visited there was q consultation of
State officials.
DR.. Holbruok gave it as his opin>
ion that foot and mouth disease eX- |
listed II a very Contagious form. He
Iigid quarantine SIS a |
means Of preventing its spread and |
showed how necessary this was, as !
the disease was the most easily |
spread of any known to veterinary |
surgery. He thought the best plan
would be to burn all cattle in the |
aft icted herd.
Governor Click favored quaran-
tine regulations and spoke OF the |
inefficlency of the laws to do any
thing in the matter. The disease is
confined to very small section OF
and as the utmost precau
lions will be taken to prevent it's
spread and stamp it out, cattle men
are somewhat more hopeful Of the
prospect than was the case yester-
lay.