, 1886-09-28
PLEURO PNEUMONIA.
Preparing to Keep Out the
Disease.
Railroad Men Indicted for
Manslaughter.
An Enraged Lady H~orsewhips
a Reporter.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-fhe fol
lowing are the rules issued for following
up the discovery of pleuro pneumonia
The necessary Inspectors will he fur
nished by the bureau of animal industry
Of the department OF agriculture. Prop
erly constituted inspectors Of the bureau
of animal industry, which are assigned to
the respective states, are to be authorized
by the proper stale authorities to make
inspections of cattle under the laws Of the
state. They are TO receive such protec
ton n assistance as would be given to
state officers engaged in similar work, aud
shall h. permitted to examine %quarantined
herds whenever So directed by the com
missioner of agriculture or chief of the
bureau of animal industry. All reports
of inspections will he made TO the bu-
rcau of animal industry, and a copy of
these will then he made and forwarded to
the proper state authorities. When,
however, any inspector discovers Il herd
infected wIth>contagiOus pleuro pneumu-
mia, he will at once report the same to
the proper state authorities as well as to
the bureau of animal industry. -
Inspectors, while subject TO orders from
the department OF agriculture, will cordi
ally co operate with the state authorities
and will follow instructions received from
them. When contagious pleuro pneu-
monia is discovered in any herd, the
owner or person in charge is TO be at once
notified by the inspector, and the quaran-
tine regulations of the state in which the
heard is located are to be enforced from
that time. The affected animals will be
isolated when possible from the remain
der Of the herd until they can be properly
appraised and slaughtered. 70 insure
perfect and satisfactory quarantine, a
chain fastened with a numbered lock will
be placed around the horns or, with horn
less animals, around the neck, and a rec
ord will be kept, showing the number of
lock placed on each animal IN the herd.
Locks and chains will be furnished by
department Of agriculture; but they
become the property of the state In
they are used, in order that ANYONE
ia importing with them can be proceeded
legally for i%niurinC or embezzling
the property of the state. Quarantine
restrictions are not to be removed without
of the prope officers Of the de
partuent OF agriculture. The period of
quarantine will be at least ninety days,
dating from the removal OF the last dis
eased animal from the htrd. During this
period no animal will be allowed to leave
the herd or to enter it, and all animals in
the herd will be carefully isolated from
cattle. When possible, all infected
herds are to be held in quarantine and not
allowed to leave the infected district ex-
cept for slaughter. In this case, fresh
animals may be allowed 10 enter the herd
1t the owner risk; but are to be consid
cred as infected cattle, and subjected to
he same quarantine regulations as the
other members of the herd.
All animals affected with contagious
pleuro pneumonia are to be slaughtered
as soon after their discovery as Necessary
arrangements can be made. When dis
animals are reported to the state
authorities. they shall promptly take such
as they desire to confirm the dag
nosis. The animals found diseased are
then to be appraised according to the pro
OF the state law. and the proper
officer of the bureau of animal industry
twho will be designated by the commits
of agriculture notified of the APP
praisment. If this representative of the
bureau of animal industry confirms the
diagnosis and approves the appraisment,
the department of agriculture will pur-
chase the diseased animals of the owner.
and pay such proportion Of the APP
praised value as is provided for compen
satiun in such cases by the laws OF the
state in which the animals are located,
when they are condemned and slaughter
ed by the state authority.
All nect ssary disinfection will be con
Quoted by the employees Of the bureau OF
animal industry.
incubation Is not recommended by the
department of agriculture, and 1t is be
lieved that its adoption with animals that
are to be afterwards sold to go into other
herds, would counteract the good results
which would otherwise follow from the
slaughter of diseased animals. 1t may
however he practiced by the state author
ties under the following rules No herds
but those in which pleuro pneumonia has
appeared TO be inoculated. lnoculated
herds are Ia be guaranteed with lock and
chain on each animal. quarantine r%estric-
tions to remain in force as long AZ any in
oculsted cattle survive. and these anlmsls
are to leave the premises only for immcdi
ate slaughter. Fresh animals are to be
taken into inoculated herds only at the
risk of rhe owner, and shall be sui icct to
the same rules rs the other cattle of the
inoculatcd herd.
The chief of the bureau o fanimal indus
try is 10 be promptly notified BY the au-
thorities of each herd inoculated. the final
disposition of each member of the herd,
post mortcm appearance, and of any other
facts in the history of the herd which
may prove Of value. The corporation of
farmers, state live stock commissions and
of other officers VINO may be in charge Of
the branch OF the service provided for the
control OF contagious diseases Of animals
in states where plcuro pneumonia exists,
is earnestly requested under these rules
and regulations, which have been framed
with the view OF securing uniform and eff
icient action throughout the whole intcc-
ted district. y
1t is hoped that with the vigorous en-
forcemcnt OF such regulations, the disease
may be prevented from extending beyond
the present limits, and may be in time en-.
tirely cradicatcd
fSigned NORMAN j. GOLDMAN,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.