The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-11

as it was necessary that they should
know the exact nature OF the disease
without any guessing about IT.
That unless this was done the State of Kan.
sas would have to adopt measures to protect
her own interests, and quarantine against
Missouri This ala med the Kansas City
stockmen, who declared that neither Kansas
City nor the State OF Missouri could afford to
have such action taken against them. On
the following day Captain j. II. Payne, A. b.
Mathews, of Kansas City, and q. III. Lack
land, OF Mexico, MO-, accompanied by three
veterinarians, Doctors Adair, Dundas and
Bates, left Kansas City for Fulton. Upon
their arrival, killed one of the animals in
their presence, and made an examination of
its lungs. The lung was 50 extensively dis.
eased and so finely marke 1 with the cnarac
teristic conditions of pleuro -pueum onia that
all of these gentlemen without exception
we're compelled to acknowledge that true
contagious pleuro pneumonia existed In the
herd at Fulton. They returned home and
published the result OF the examination in
the daily papers of Kansas CITY, and request
ed that the people of the state of Missouri
take immediate steps for the stamping out
OF this plague
DIR. HAGYARD's VISIT.
The next man who came to Fulton was DE-
+. T.. IIa yard, OF Lexington, KY, VINO was
mt for by Dr.. smith, superintendent of the
asylum, at the request OF t Board of Mana
gers, to confirm my diagnosis. He arrived
o the 2lst o March, and pro .eeded immedi.
ately to make al examination of the catt'e
on the farm. ON the following day l killed
three head ofc tile for examination, all three
o which showed plain evidences OF the dis.
ease. Dr. Hagyard was thoroughly con.
vnced that they were a1hicted with contagi.
GUS peuro pneumonia, and recommended
tn slaughter or the whole herd.
DR.. Holcomb, State Veterinary Surgeon of
Kansas, arrived March 9th. lie made exam.
nations that satisfied him of tle nature OF
the dizease, confirming my prev GUS dagno.
sis. Al nv request he remained to see what
| action would be taken at a meeting OF Q
slockmen of the State, whicn took place
| March 3lst, the full proceedings OF winch
have appeared in the st. Louis, Kansas City
| and other papers of the State.
| The Legislature having given the authority
| to the Board of Managers, the slaughter OF
the infected herd began March 9th. Previ-
| GUS to the beginning of the slaughter and be-
| lore my arrival nine had died. After my ar.
| rival killed twelve for examination, all
| having shown plain evidences OF the disease
On the 2,th we killed twenty seven head, all
but three of which were diseased. On the
| 18th we killed thirtytwo head. OF these
| twenty five were likewise affected. On the
| 3lSt the remaining 1--WE were killed III the
| presence OF the visit ng stockmen. Each Oh
these was affected. This made. total oil
! eighty five head that have died or were
kiIIed. Eighty six per cent. OF the Whole
numuer proved TO De affected Win pleuro-
pneumonia
KILLING PRIVATE HERDS
Inc COOk SUCH 40 "hi
warrant the killing of all inlected ana eA,
| posed animals. AS u result OF ms acton
Killed on April lst egnteen mead Oh caltle
| belonging TO A. l.. owens, OF fulton
His cattle had been in tIe held al;
joining the asylum herd, and showed
| evidence of the affection. L Killed
them in the presence of Governor Marina
duke, Hon. r. L. Bland, Hon. n. ID. Inur'
mond, Colonel Robert McOulloch anu Dr' L.
| T.. Young and several other persons from
| various portions OF the state. After Tue
| slau ghter l examined the lungs OF slA OF
these cattle for the purpose Oh showing 10
those visiting gentlemen the patnolosIcal
| conditions round III TINS disease. Tnere are
| several other town COWS that L DelleVe TO De
| afflicted, and when l return to tdlton eX.
| pect to make examinations OF all cattle, ana
| those showing the least symptoms Oh allec-
| ton viii be Killed hrmly OelleVe tnaC the
| disease can be stamped out before IL eA-
| tends beyond tine boundaries OF Callawdy
| County. 1 most urgently request the people
| OF Cailaway County aud or the eta1e OF
| Missouri 10 MAINTAIN ana TO stand ny TINS
| WORK until the last contaminated aninal ls
| buried and the disease e&ternIinated from
| this state, witho ut any question or douot. 1
| am sure that TINS can DC done. 1t Is aDso'
| lutely necessary that lC should DC uohe 10
| save the great cattle interests involved. Con
| Ia ,ious pleuro pneumonia Is one OF the dis,
eases with which we canot anord TO trlne.
| am anxious to see the state OF Missouri set
| the honorable example, ana snow 10 other
| States wnat can oe done By the adoption Oh
| prompt anu effective measures IN ex.ermi-
mating this dread uISease.
! HISTORY OF CONTAGIOUS PLEURO- PNEUMONIA.
Coma sious pleuro pneumonia was first in.
troduced into tnls county by an animal
| winch was brought IRON Holland 10 brook
| Ign, n. T., in 1913. 10 TINS animal we can
| trace to the present day the infection or the
stables in Brooklyn, IN New Jersey, Mary
land and IN Pennsylvania. In all OF these
| States the disease exists TO u greater or less
| extent at present. In 1871 MIR. Rlcnat dson, OF
| New Jelssy, imported a number Oh cattle
| from England: soon after their arrival
on has Taim the disease ap,
| peared amoag them. lie recognized
The disease immediately and killed every
ANIMAL IN inc Lerd, valued ut Sl2 ,UUU. No DIS.
ease Is known 10 nave spread IRON this place,
nor was he ever reimbursed Tor the great
Sacrlnce lie made. In loJ3 another COW from
Holland brought the disease to Brooklyn.
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
| In 1858 Mr. Chenery, of tho Belmont stock
| farm of Massachusetts, imported TOUR heau
| from Holland. On their arrival aG Boston
| three OF them were SICK, but he removed
| them to his farm, and by the sale OF rev
| calves to some OF MS heignUors, the disease
! gradually extended, and ntteen months later
| was found to exist IN twenty inherent coun'
| ties. The State authorities Inen TOOK holu Oh
| the mater, and killed y54 head OF catlle In
| the course OF fifteen months, ana expended
| SS7, 900 in paying Tor slaughtered cattle anu
| expenses oil quarantine. IL was believed theh
| that the trouble was ut an END, out year
and a half later IL again reappeareu IN u
| number OF these infected looalitles. 1t re-
| ouired five years of active work ana the
| closest system of inspection to eradicate the
| disease in the state. ,-, ,...., .,,,,o,,
| Conn, cticut has been invaded four times,
| hut by prompt measures IL was mmed ately
| stamHed out. The close proximity OF these
| States 10 New York and Brooklyn IaNors tine
| recentIon of diseased cattle.
] In the month OF November, 1888, MI. Y. IL,
! Dye. OF Troy, o., purchased lew heau OF
| Jersey cattle from the Injected dlstr'.t IN
| Marvinnd, He sold two mead rom ms nero
| To Mr.. Mitchell, of Dayton, o. Nh Mitcheil
has since then lost five head OF his cattle Win
c"ntagious pleuro pneumonia, ana Mr. Dye
has lost seven head with the same uise"se.
In the month OF January, 1854, MI Epler' oi
| Virwnia. Cass County, Ill, purehn5eu tne
COW named "Pansey Lassle" from MI Dye,
of Troy. o. Soon alter he brought ner nome
| she became sick, and was Ueateu loL
ordinary pneumonia. She soon muuc
an apparent recovery, and not suspeci'in ny
| that any such disease lurkeu IN ms helu' nU
sold this COW, to ether with about torty
head, all Jerseys, at a public sale ON the rs
| of February, 1854 At this sale, Mr. clarke, OF
Geneva, ILL.,, purchased two COWS. IN lnv
month of April his herd began to sckeh; ah
the latter part of July examiner ms MY N.Y.