The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Attention, Cattlemen.

houston PoSt,
We would urge Texas cattlemen to
answer promptly and fully the circu-
lar hereto attached, of the Hon. Nor
man j. Coleman, Commissioner Of
Agriculture, asking questions, which,
IT properly answered, will enable
him to determine officially the non-in-
fected portion of Texas. DIR. d. Z. |
Salmon, chief of the Bureau of |
Animal Industry, enjoys the conf
dence of the quarantine officials of the |
Northern States and Territories |
which have placed restrictions on |
Texas cattle, and we are assured by |
those in position to know, that DR.. |
Salmon will act honestly and fairly by
Texas, in passing In the Information
given HMM reference TO the ques-
lions propounded by Com missioner
Colman.
There are rs many cattle needed for
the northern ranges this season as
heretofore, and as northern cattle
have not depressed any in value, the
| only reason for the GepCeciation of
values Of cattle in Texas has been
because of the restrictions placed on
their movement north Now as the
| Live Stock Sanitary Commissioners
1
New Mexico and Arizona have full
authority Under the laws of their re-
spective localities 10 admit Ill cattle
that will not endanger the ealth of
their native cattle, we feel confident
that all the cattle wanted for those
sections coming from the portion Of
Texas determined officially by the
Commissioner of Agriculture lis non
Infected portions Of Texas, by rhl, 10
any of the ranges North within Il
weeks time, it will readily be Sect
that the movement can be kept up
until September and then the ranges
of the non infe cJed regions Of Texas
that have been depleted by the move
ment of their cattle to ranges north,
can be filled up with cattle IRON the
infected regions. If this. policy is
carried out by Texas cattiemen, and
J the Commissioner of Agriculture is
: assisted IN his laudable efforts TO de-
termlne the non-infected Portions OF
Texas, values of Texas cattle, which
have gone off, unnecessarily, about
100000, will be restored in time to
+ greatly relieve our cattle men
Prompt action is required, and, we
trust, will be taken.
/ UNITED STATES DEPT. OF AGRI-
3 CULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL I
, INDUSTRY,
Important to Tt xaS Cattle owners:
MY attention has recently been dl
! rected TO the fact that various States
3 and Territories have prohibited the
. introduction OF Texas cattle, because
of the alleged danger that they vii
Q communicate fatai disease to the
@ native cattle of such States and Ter
( ritories. Such prohjbi Ion Is very Diet
. rimental to thu cattle industry of the
whole State of Texas, and l am in
: formed by TIL Chief of the Bureau Of
/ Animal Industry and by many other:
: acquainted with the subject That the
cattle from considerable par
ot the State do not communicate
such disease and are not sources o.
= d niger To the cattle of other States
Therefore, to secure reliable anG
abundant information as TO the limit;
Of that part OF Texas from which cat
/. tie may lie safely taken to Other
q States without restrictions, l hereby
;, request the c..tjlemen of the tollo wing
framed cou4tits 10 send ans wers Il
tie queS ioDs tl"reto appended directed
$ 10 the BIre III of Animal Industry
t Department of agriculture, Washing
y ton, d. q.
: Counties of Archer, Bandera, Bay
= = lor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman
L Comanche. CoEcho, Cook, Cottle
Crockett, denton, Eastland, Edwards
y Erath, Fisher, Gillespie, Greer, Ham
iNon. u.,rdeman, Haskell, Hood
! Jack, Jones, Kent, Kerr, Kimble
T Kinney. King, Knox, Lampasas
8 Llano, McCulloch. Mason, Maverick
Menard Mitchell, Montague, Nolan
. Palo p nto, Parker Peco5. Runnels
San Saps, Scurry, Shackleford, Som.
o ervijIe, Stephens, Stonewal', Tarrant
Taylor, ihrockmorton, Tom Green
. Uvalde. Wichita, Wilharger, Wise
u Young.
: l. Have sou purchased any bulls o.
|. other cattle, or do you know OF an.
: that have been brought from nOrtl
Of the south line OF Kansas to you
vicinity OF TO any part of any OF tn
+. G. uatie, named above If so, Stat'
: the nuirJer, the location, as near a
, posSii,ie 10 Where they were taken
- and t;e number, If aaY which did 0
accommodation fever,
y 2 D. }uu know OF any cases il
n which Il te from the eastern countie
/ .cf Tek S h.tye been taken to tn
counties u4;J.pd AGO, { in the sprinj
or summer months and allowed t.
- pasture on the sans ranges with tn
cattle native TO those countieS?. l
so, state If any disease occurreC
: among the native cattle, and Civ,
b symptoms and numbers affected as ia
e as possible.
, 1t the cattlemen Of the District re-
ferred 10 unite in sending this informa
ton at once, it is hoped that it will b.
p possible to secure notifications of tn
y restrictions now placed upon tn,
Texas cattle trade to such an extern
as to bring great relief.
Very respectfully.
NORMAN i COLEMAN