Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-18
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LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMITS
SION

| pr. I!OlcOnIb, the slate veterinarian
1t j. q pamphlet of fifiy-four pages.
much ui il taken up with di>ru->iun,
| ia regard 10 the so GALE foot and
mouth disease in Nco>ho COUNTY. ai:l
descriptions OF the various disease
with which live stock is troubled ami
prescribing remedies. There j.. hua-
ever, much of interest in the report to
the people, and we make : me cx-
tracts from that part of the document
IL says:
During this period %.
service there have been received 79l
fliciai comm unicatiouS. now on ii.,
II This office OF these il5 related
TO CHAMBERS AMI farcy: las 10 Texas
Fever: 80 Ia black leg; IS TO hvdrophn-
hia: 10 Ia hog cholera, and tine
remainder TO various diseases of
The domestic animals, and To- The duiie,
imposed 10y this Office. hrcc hundred
and Eighteen made calls upon the State
Veterinarian 10 inspect reported cases
sf suspected contagious diseases. Eight
hundred and siXt,-iiVc Irit,rS have
bern written anu sent out by mail, h..
side a large number of special rcpurr-.
quarantine regulations. etc. The cor
rr~noudencc of the Office has Increased
from - communications received dur
IN. the month of itpril 10 2lO received
during December. Attention to IA :
cure, poudcnce occupies "a large pur-
ton al the lime " iIiciI >houl! br ,lc,o-
ted TO ia" inspection of diseased ani-
ma!>. and the investigation OF the la
iurc. causes. etc. of certain cnnta.i-
ou> diseases. Whenever possible thee
communications have been answered
4, night and on SUNDAYS: al present.
at least three days in each week are
required "a keep the records of he !
office ia proper order, and il can only
hc done in Ibis time by working from /
fifteen "a eighteen hours a day
Df the 2lS calls, made by letter, for |
the inspection of diseased animals. !
nearly POS remain unanswered. Ia 1
addition TO the AIS calls which have +.
been made by letter and answered by 1
person, more than twice that nunb |
Of vcrbal.callS have been responded 10. |
In answering these $50 or more calls. /
IL has been necessary TO travel on an
average about , 40 miles month. ar !
Il total of p 900 miles. The incidental /
expenses incurred by reason of this
travel. ana which have been charged I
TO the state. have averaged - .0I a
month. or total of J0ill. The ex-
act number OF animals inspected dur
in@ this time j. unknown but Is some
ihlnS over $500
One hundred and foriy-cight com
have been received on
this subject Thirty seven counties
this disease during the sum
ncr and Autumn just passed Tho
estimated number of Death. accord
ing 10 these reports. j. 3,9cS. Thi-
evidently does not include all the los
sC-. for none are reported from sum
ncr. Harper. Barber. Comanche, Ford.
Pratt. Edwards. Seward. Hamilton.
Finncy. Scott. Wichita and Thomas
counties. in which cattle capable of
the disease are most
likely 10 enter. Cattlcmen acquainted
with the disease and lis general prcva-
rurc during the year. estimate the
losses within the state at from S25D-
200 To 500, 900. believe the smaller
he actual losses The first cases re-
ported We're from Green " God county.
~ .Julv 5th No investigation of tr,-
was maGe. The first caSe-
'een were in Riley county. on July
,9,h. Fifteen outbreak, in thirteen
were investigated
believe that the danger of the in
reduction of this disease into our
tate is greater 10 iav than II ha- ever
,een in the past. Our own int,rc>; ,
ieinaui thar Impossible !; should be
,cEi OUT This can only br doHe l
~ cun-tant vigilance sud 'he mantle 4
i;,Gcc OF our quarantine regulations q
vquiriu- cattle from infected terrific
ir~ t. undergo n ninety day period of '
observation | believe thai there are
lEer localities which should be- in :
iudcd ia the list of injected dis5ric.>
Forty-:ine communications nave
'ccn received re,a I've tot diseases !
i swine. i"rgy-sr,eu OF which were
pom ih- subject al hog cholera. These
rrty->rvcn correspondents reuort-
4 he death II 1854 animal, from
his disease. The principal loss :
: has been confined ia Il Z
rw counties and the mortality FROM Il
his cause j. probably greatly in eN- g
- OF the figures above stated On Il
lc 18th ct October. the state board of i
gricrlurc Published 4 circular report c
II the nature. cau.e, symptoms. pre- Is
cI.i'un and treatment of the disease. =,
copy at which i herewith submitted :,
beg 10 call your special attention 10 %
h. measures of protection rrcom- ,'
icnded therein. believe that the "
',>eS from this disease can be largely.