Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-29
CATTLE DISEASES.

OAJjl6 UlOIHOlOs
Efforts Made to Stamp Out Pleuro.
Pneumonia-Beach Backs
Down.
PLEURO-PNEUMONI
Means Adopted to Extlrpate tho Disease
In the Country.
WAsnISCToS, Septen: Der 27.-The Bureau
Of Agriculture is actively engaged in devils
! ing aud putting into operation measures
looking to the extirpation OF pleurO-pneu-
monia and Comm;s ;ssiouer Coleman has re-
solved to adopt every legitimate means in
his power to check the outbreak OF the
disease reported from Chicago. Commis-
sioner Coleman says the people must be
crazy to think the Department will permit
any of these cattle to be sold. We have
quarantined them and doubled our force
Saturday and are now going to send some
OF the ost expert veterinarians We have
so as to stamp out the disease at once
and do every thing that the Department
can legitimately do. We did not get
through Congress the bill we expected to
pass on the subject, SO we can only second
the efforts of the State authorities and as
sist in carrying out the State laws. Under
existing laws we can only stamp out the
disease in the State with the permission OF
the local authorities. Sometimes the Gov
ernor OF State will not consent to federal
Sofo NySlv fhoir
efforts. The Commissioner has drawn up
| and forwarded to the Governors OF all
the States and Territories series OF rules
| and regulations for cooperation between
the United States Department OF Agricul-
ture and the authorities OF every State and
Territory for the suppression and extirpa-
tion OF pleuro-preumonia and other con-
tagious cattle diseases.
II they receive the consent State author
tiles the bureau will make a systematic and
determined attempt to stamp out the dis
ease by attacking simultaneously every in
fected district. The circular cites the pro
visions OF the law laying particular stress
on the section which makes it requisite for
the action by the Department to first Sc
cure the consent Of the State authorities
and then lay down the rules and regnla-
tions which are deemed necessary to insure
results commensurate with the money,
800. 900, authorized to be expended.
The following are the rules issued for fol.
lowing up the discovery of pleuro-pneumo-
mia and inspection necessary: The inspec-
tors to be furnished by the Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry, by the Department OF Agri-
culture properly constituted, which are as
signed to the respective states, are to
be authorized by the proper authorities to
make inspections OF cattle under the law OF
kho 2fofo q f<,r sy,rhV tor
ton and assistance as would be given to
State officers engaged in similar work, and
shall be permitted to examine quarantined
herds whenever SO directed BY the Commits
sioner of Agriculture OF the Chief OF the Bu-
reau OF Animal Industry.
All reports OF inspection must be
made to the Bureau of Animal In
dustry and copy will then be made and
forwarded to the proper State authorities.
When, however, any inspector discovers
herd infected with contagious pneumonia
he will at once report the same to the
proper State authorities as well as to the
while subject to orders from the Depart
ment of Agriculture will co-operat te with
State authorities and follow instructions
from them.
When contagious pneumonia isdiseovared
in any herd the owner or person
in charge ia to he notified by the inspector,
and the quarantine regulations of the state
in which the herds are located are to be en-
forced. Affected animals will be isolated
VIXEN possible from the remainder of the
herd until they can be properly appraised
and slaughtered. To insure perfect and
satisfactory quarantine chain fastened
with a numbered lock will be placed around
the horns or with hornless animal around
the neck and record will be kept showing
the number of the lock placed on each ami
NAL in the herd.
The locks and chains will be furnished by
the Department. OF Agriculture, but they
will become the property OF the state in
which they are used in order that any one
tampering with them can be proceeded
against for 'juring or embezsling the prop
erty OF the state. Quarantine restrictions
once imposed are not to be removed with
out the consent OF the proper officers OF the
Department OF Agriculture. The period OF
uarantine will he at least ninety days,
dating from the removal OF the last diseas-
ed animal from the herd. During the per-
cd no animal will be allowed to
inter the herd or to leave it and all
enimals in the herd will be carefully
isolated from othee cattle. When possible
all infected herds are to be held in quaran-
tine and not allowed to leave the Injected
premises except for slaughter. In this case
animals may be added to the herd at the
owners risk, but are to be considered as
infected animals and subjected to the same
quarantine regulations rs other members
OF the herd.
All animals affected with contagious
pneumonia are to be slaughtered as soon
after their discovery as the necessary dag
nosis can be made. When diseased ami
mails are reported, they shall promptly
take such steps as they desire to coAtirm
eased are then to be appraised according
to the provisions OF the State laws, and
the proper officers OF the Bureau of Animal
Industry (who will be designated by the
Commissioner OF Agricul.ure) notified OF
the appraisement. If this representative
OF the Bureau of Animal Industry con-
firms the diagnosis and approves the ap-
praisement, the Department OF Agriculture
will purchase..the diseased animals and pay
such proportion OF the appraised value asis
provided for compensation in such cases by
the laws OF the state in which the animals
are located whom they are condemned and
slaughtered by the state authority. Ali
necessary disinfection will be conducted by
the employees OF the Bureau OF Annual In
dustry.
lnOCulaClOu ID uOu FeCO"ulcHOcu ~ INC
Department OF Agriculture and il is not be-
lied that its adoption with animals that
are to be afterwards sold into other
herds would counteract the good results
which would otherwise follow from
slaughter. 1t may. however be prac-
ticed by state authorities under the fol.
lowing rules:
No herds but those in which
pleuro pneumonia has appeared are
to be ineculated. The inoculated herds
are to be quarentined with a lock and chain
on each animal, quarantine restrictions to
remain in force as long as any inoculated
cattle survive, and these animals are to
leave the premises only for immediate
slaughter Fresh animals are to be taken
into inoeulated herds, only at the risk OF
the owner and shall be subject to the same
rules as other cattle Of inoculs ted herds.
The chief OF the Bureau OF Animal Industry
is to be promptly notified by the State
authorities of each herd inoculated
nd the fiual disposition OF each member OF
the herd, the postmortem appearance. and
of any other facts in the history OF the herd
! which may prove Of value. The co-opera-
ton OF the farmers OF the State Live Stock
Commissions and OF other officers who may
be in charge OF the branch OF the service
provided for the control OF conta-
l y L.