The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-28
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
A CIRCULAR FROM THE COMMITS
SIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Containing Instructions to State Au-
thorities-Cireular From
the Cattle Men.

WASHINGTON, September 27.-Tt Q
B Ireau Of Agriculture Is actively en-.
z 'ged IN devisiDg and putting in oper-
alton measures looking to the extirpa.
ton OF pleuro-pneumonis, and Com
missioner Colman hiss resolved to
adopt every legitimate means in it9
power TO check the outbreak OF the
disease reported from Chicago. An
evidence OF the anxiety and apprehen-
sion felt in the Western States is
afforded by the following telegram re-
ceived today from Denver, COL:
In behalf OF the live stock industry
in the West, we earnestly protest
sgaipst the sale, either private or pub
lie, OF any OF the tile that have been
exposed 10 pleuro.p pneumonia in the
vicinity Of Chicago. Cattle sold under
such circumstances must bring de-
| pressed pric s, thus giving eager spec
ulators abundant opportunity to
spread the disease throughout the
country.
TIE above message was signed by
r. g. Head, president Of the Iuterna.
lionsl Range Association, and J A,
Cooper, president of the Colorado Cat.
tie Growers Association.
Commenting on this dispatch, Com
mits oner Colman said: These PEG.
Pile must be crazy to think the de-
pa'tment will permit any of these cat.
tie to be cold. We have quarantined
them, doubled our forces on Saturday,
and are now going to send out some
OF the most expert veterinarians we
have, 30 As 10 stamp out the disease at
once, and do everything that the de.
paitment can lexilimately do. We
did no. get through Congress the blll
we expt cted to p IS on this subject,
so we can only second the efforts of
the State authorities and assist in
carrying ont the State laws. IN
der existing law we can only stamp
out the dis ase in State with
the permission OF the local
suthoities. Sometime the Governor
OF the Slate will not content to FL derfl
interferen Q, so we can only sect nd
their efforts. The commissioner has
drawn up and forwarded to the Gov
ernors Of all the States and Territories
a series of rule, aud regulations for
cooperation between the United
States Department OF Agriculture and
the authorities Of the severel States
and Territories for the suppression and
extrpation OF contagious pleuro-
phneumoLis, and If they receive the
consent OF the State authorities, the
bureau will make a systematic and de-
tetmined attempt to stamp out the dis
ease by attacking simultaneously every
infected district.
The circular reeites the provisions
OF the law, laying particular stress on
the section which makes it a requisite
for action by the department to first
secule the consent Of the State au.
thoritits and then lay down the fol- |
lowing rules and regulations, which
are deemed necessary to insure results
commaDsurate with the money ft1O0,-
OO0) authorized to be expended: |
Fira. necessary inspectt rs will
be furnished by the Bureau oil Animal |
Industry of the Department OF Ayr
culture.
Second The properly constituted
inspectors OF the Bureau OF Animal
Industry, which ara assigned to the
respective States, are to be authorized
by proper State authorities to make
Inspections OF cattle under the law OF
the States; they are to receive such
pr lection and asss auce as would be
given to STATE officers engaged in sim.
liar work, and snail be permitted to
aud quarantine herds when
ever 30 directed by the COMMISSIONS
1f Agriculture or the Chief OF the
Bureau OF Animal Industry.
Ihird.-All reports Of inspections
will be made to the Bureau of Ami
nal Industry, and a copy of these
will then be made and forwarded to
he proper State authorities. When,
however, any inspe ctor discovers a
1erd injected with contagious pleuro
he will at once report the
J me to the proper State authorities
Is well as to the Bureau Of Animal
Industry.
Fourth The inspectors, while al
yays tShiect to orders from the De-
,artment o. Agriculture, will cordial.
y co.cpera'e with the State authori.
les and will follow instructions re-
eived from them.
Hlh. - When contagious pleuro-
,-oumonia is discovered in any herd
he owner Of perscn i'' ""a'aH ' :, a. to be
It orce notified by the Inspector, and
he quarantine regulations OF the
State IN which the herd is locite are
% be enforced from that time. The
Affected animals shall be isolated
when possible from the remainder of
she herd until they can be properly
appraised and slaughtered.
Sirth. TO insure perfect and sat.
Iefactory quarantine a chain fastened
with q numbered lock will be placed
sround the horns, or with hornless
animals around the neck, and a record
will be kept showing the number OF
the lock placed upon each animal in
the herd.
Sepenth.-The lock and chains will be
blythe Department ofApricul
tuIe, but they will become the prop
erty of the State in which they are
used, in order that any one tsmpering
with them can be proceeded against
legally for iDjuring or embeEzling
the property Of the State,
Eighth. - Quarantine restrictions
once imposed are not to be removed
by the State authorities without the
consent OF the proper officers of the
Department OF Agriculture.
Ninth,-The period of quarantine
will be at least ninety days, dating
from the removal of the last diseased
from the herd. Duliug this
period no animal will be allowed to
enter the herd or to leave it, and all
animals in the herd will be carefully
isolated from other cattle. When pos.
sible, all infected herds are to be held
in quarantine and not allowed 10 leave
the infected premises, except for
10 this case fresh animals
may be added to the herd at |
the owners risk, but are to be
considered AZ infected animals and
subjected to the same quarantir reg,