The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-01-15
REPORTED DISEASED
CATTLE.
rhe Kentueky Herd at Au.tin

JERSEYS. 1Eey are ITOiH d HeIu VI OcI
sew cattle pronounced y the chief o.
the bureau of animal Industry or lhi:
department affected with contaglou!
pleuro-pneumonia. All were exposed
to the disease, and, fearing that II VII
develop in some OF them after arrival
recommend the quarantine and care
full supervision OF these animals lol
three months When l learn to whom
they were shipped l will inform you.
GEO. B. ORING,
Commissioner OF Agriculture"
The Frisbie herd of Jersey
cattle reached Austin, as has
already beea stated IN these col
ufnae; on Tuesday, the 9th instant
an afteI remaining in the YARD OF
Weed s. French for day and a
night, were moved out OF the city yes
terday to the faTin Of Nj. Love, Three
miles di tln5 f. m the city. a re-
porter OF The STATESMAN saw Mr.
Frisbie yesterday, and on lnVeSClga-
tiAg the matter, IS enabled TO give Ine
following facts: Two months ago
Mr., Frisbie wroteto gentlemen IN thls
city, advising with them as TO the
propristy, as q business venture, OF
selling lot OF Jerseys IN
this state. He was led to con-
template this sale because OF
very large business already done IN
Texas with people in all parts OF the
state. He has sold over I'VE hundred
JERSEYS in the STATE and has given
general satisfaction. lie is one OF tne
most eminent brssdeTs IN this country,
and'enioys a vide reputation as sucn.
After consultation about the pest
point to hold an auction sale OF Jer-
seys, he decided TO come TO AnsilD. In
a copy of the Texas Farm and Ranch,
dated December 10Th, there was an
elaborate notice of the conclusion
reached by Mr.. Frisbie, and 1ull
statement was made as 20 me preVa-
lence of pleurC pneumonia on one OF
his farms near Cynthiana, Ky. On
one farm they keep nothing but the
finest registered stock. Through a
calf, shipped to that farm from Limos,
pIeuro- pnelmonia did break out on
the farm and several head of their cat
tie died. The rest OF the diseased ami
mails we're killed. There has been no
disease on that farm for months, and
the cattle there are all IN a
healthy condition. But none OF
the cattle
SHIPPED TO TEXAS
were ever on the farm where the dls-
ease prevailed. The cattle here were
taken from farms seV eral miles dlS-
tant from The diseased herd. The cattle
that reached Austin are evidently IN
a healthy condition, though they look
ed badly justatter reaching here. from
ten DAYS confinement in cars. These
cattle have been held together 1ol
some weeks, and veterinary au-
thority goes to show that by
This time some of these
would have been sick had any OF them
been exposed to dieease. The mlsap-
prehension at Washington arises IN
the fact that FrisDie- IL Lake had dis
eased cattle on oneof their farms, and
this leads the opinion that the cat
tie shipped to Texas, which were
never with diseased stock, are liable
to the disease. Mr.. Frisble is SATISFIED
the department of Animal Industry
will set the matter all right. Early
in December he applied to this
department Tor an inspector to exam
inc these very cattle, which he Was
then holding for shipment to Texas
and The following telegram was re-
ceiVed:
"WAsHINGTON, d. c., January 8,
1935.-To Frisbie 81 Lake, Chynthiana,
XIV: Find | have no one who. ei.a be
spared to examine Y our herd. Advise
employment Of Dr.. Haygard.
"D. e. SALMON,
"Chief of Rureau."
Under this direction the cattle were
inspected, as shown by the following
certificate:
"CYNTHIANA, KY, December 16,
1884.-This is to certify that have
this day examined, at the request of
Messrs. Frisbie 81 Lake, the following
unregistered Jersey females and reg
istered bulls running with same, viz:
"Eleven COWS and heifers upon the
farm of John Moon, six miles from
Cynthiana; fifty-eight heifers and
three bulls upon the farm occupied
by Geo. Mitchell six miles from Cynthi-
ana; fifty-seven cows and heiferS and
seventeen bulls on farm occupied by
A. T. Fitzwater, as tenant OF L. X.
Lake. three miles from Cynthiana.
After Il careful aud thorough ex-
animation of these cattle, | find that
they are in a very healthy, thriving
condition, and altogether free from
disease contagious or otherwise.
"E. L. HAYGooD,
Vet. Surgeon"
Subsequent to this there was an in
spection made by Dr. Woodruff of the
department, one of the most eminent
veterinary surgeons in America.
81 hereby certify that / this day
inspected the aforementioned IN
registered Jersey females and regis
tered bulls belonging to Messrs. Frls-
bic Il Lake, Cynthiana, KY, viz:
ELEVEN cows and heiters upon the
farm of John Moore, six miles from
Cynthiana; tifty-eight heifers and
three bulls upon the farm occupied by
George Mitchell, six miles from
Cynthiana; lifty-seven COWS and heif-
ers, and seventeen bulls, on farm oc-
cupied by A. Il. Fitzwater as tenant
of I.K.Lake. three miles from Cynthl-
aha.
after careful examination, /
, found said cattle i'll perfect health.and
free from any appearance of pleuro-
pneumonia or other contagious dis
eases. I'll. A. Wo0DRoFE,
NJ. r.. G. VS.,
Veterinary Inspector, Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry.
"CYNTHIANA, KY, Dec. %. 1884"
From these papers, with which Mr..
Frisbie is fortified, it appears that Mr.
Loring has not been fully informed as
TO the sesult Of the inspections
made. Mr.. Frisbie has any
number of certificates from
well-known citizens of Kentucky
as to the health of his stock. His rep
utation as a breeder is at stake, and
outside of this, he could not run the
risk of bringing cattle here liable to
have disease; for were there disease
among them he would never be able to
sell one. L was not intended to offeI
them for sale at once. A month be-
fore Mr.. Frisbie came to Texas he ar
ranged with Mr.. Love to keeI
the cattle on his farm Ions
enough to satisfy everybody that
they were sound and healthy. Those
who have seen them are satisfied as t
this point, and Mr.. Frisbie's standing
as a breeder and dealer makes il
proper to take his statements as true
Its promised that THE STATESMAN
will watch this matter carefully, anC
report from time TO time the condition
of Mr.. Frisbie's herd.