The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-13
THE CATTLE PLAGUE
The Prevalence of Pleuro-Pn
monia Creating General Alarm.
Federal and State Authorities to
Combine for Its Eztirpatlon.

The appearance Of pleuro pneumonia
among the cattle at the Chicago stock yards
has caused widespread alarm. The National
Bureau Of Agriculture at Washington IS
actively engaged in .!deyising and putting
importation measures looking ~ the extir.
patton of pleuro-pneumonia, and Commis.
sioner Norman J. Colman has resolved
to adopt every legitimate means in his
power to check the outbreak Of the
disease reported from Chicago. Comment
ing on dispatch from the President Of the
International Range Association protesting
against the sale Of any Of the cattle that had
been exposed to uro-pneumonia in the
vicinity of Chicago, Commissioner Coleman
said:
"These people must be crazy to think the
department will permit any Of these cattle
to be sold. We have quarantined them
doubled our forces on Saturday, and are now
going to send out some Of the most expert
Veterinarians, so as to stamp out the disease
at once and do everything that the depart
ment can legitimately do. We did not get
through Coneress the bill we expected to
pass on this subject, SO We can only second
the efforts of the State authorities and assist
in carrying out the State laws. Under e1-
isting law we can only stamp out the disease
AS'Ss>e
authorities Sometimes the Governor Of the
State will not consent to federal interference,
so we can only second the efforts"
The Commissioner has drawn up and for.
warded to the Governors Of all the States
and Territories series Of rules and regular
tions for cooperation between the United
States Department Of Agriculture and the
authorities of the several States and Terri
tories for the suppression and extirpation
Of contagious pleuro- pneumonia, and II
they receive the consent OF the State au-
thorities the Bureau will make q. sys.
tematic and determined attempt to stamp
out the disease by attacking simultaneously
every affected district The circular recites
the provisions Of the law, laying particular
stress on the section which makes tia requis-
ite for action by the department to first Sc
cure the consent Of the State authorities and
then lays down the rules. and regulations
which are deemed necessary to insure results
commensurate with the money (SlOO, ,00D au-
thorized to be expended.
The rules and regulations provide for the
furnishing Of necessary inspectors by the
Department Of Agriculture, who are to act
under the authorization and protection OF
the authorities of the States where they are
placed on duty When an inspector discov-
ers herd infected with contagious pleuro-
pneumonia he will at once report 1t co the
proper State authorities as well as to Wash-
ington. E1yyl
When the disease is discovered the quaran.
tine regulations of the State in which the
herd is located are to be enforced from that
time. The affected animals will be isolated
when possible until they can be appraised and
slaughtered. To insure perfect and sahs-
factory quarantine, a chain. fastened with .
numbered lock, will be placed around the
horns, or, with hornless animals, around the
neck, and record will be kept showing the
number of the lock placed upon each animal
: in the herd.
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. The period
of quarantine will be at least ninety days,
dating from the removal of the last diseased
animal from the herd.
Allanimals affected with contagious p,euro-
pneumonia are to te slaughtered as soon af-
ter their discovery as the necessary arrange
meuts can be made When diseased animals
are reported to the State authorities they
shall promptly take such steps as they desire
to confirm the diagnosis.
incubation is MT recommended by the
Department OF Agriculture, and it is believed
that its adoption with animals that are to be
afterw ard sold to 20 into other herds would
counteract the good results which would
otherwise follow from the slaughter OF dis
eased animals 1t may, however, be practised
by state authorities under the following
rules: No herds but those in whit pleuro-
pneumonia has appeared are to be inocu-
lated; inoculated herds are to be quaran-
tined with lock and chain on each animal;
the quarantine restrictions are to remain In
| force as long as any ino:u!ated survive, and
| these anima are t. leave the premise: only
| for immediate slaughter. Fresh animals are
] to be taken into inoculated herds only at the
risk of the owner, and shall be subject to tho
same rules as the other cattle Of the inocu-
lated herd The Chst Of the Bureau OF AMI
mai Industry is to be promptly notified by
the State authorities of each herd inoculated,
of the final disposition Of each member OF the
herd, OF the post-mortem appearances, and
of any other facts in the history OF the nero