New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
AGAINST PLEURO.PNEUaONIA.
Cattle Raisers Of the Country Uniting to staml
Out Pleuro-Pneumonia-W is Making it.
Dread Appearance in the West-Commissione
C0lemaD's Action.

Dread Appearance in the Commissioner
Coleman's Action.
Washington, Sept. 27.-Tke bureau O
agriculture is actively engaged in devisins
and putting in opera ton measures look
ing to the extirpaticn of pleuro
pneumonia, and Commissioner Coleman
has resolved to adopt every legiti
mate means in BIS power to CHECK
the outbreak of the disease reported from
Chicago. The commissioner has drawn uT
and forwarded to the governors of all tn,
states and territories rules and regulations
for cooperation between the department
OF agriculture and the authorities of tn.
states and territories. and if they receive
the consent of the state authorities thu
bureau will make a systematic and deter
mined attempt to stamp out the disease by
attacking simultaneously every infected
district. The circular says:
The provisions Of the law lays particular
stress on the section which makes it s
requisite for action by the department &c
first secure the consent of the state au
thorities and then lays down the following
rules and regulations which are deemed
necessary to Insure results commensurate
with the money ($10O,OOO) authorized te
be expended:
First-The necessary inspectors will b.
furnished by the bureau ofanimali industry
OF the department of agriculture.
Second-The inspectors are to be author
lied by state authorities to make inspec
tons of cattle under the laws OF the state
They are to receive such protection and
assistance as would be given to state OF
ticers engaged in similar work, and shall BIZ
permitted to examine quarantined herds
whenever so directed by the commissions,
OF agriculture or the chief Of the bureau Of
animal industry.
Third-All reports OF inspectors will b.
made to the bureau OF animal industry
and u copy OF these will be made and for
warded to the proper state authorities
Whenever any inspector discovers a
pneum onia he will at once report the sa me
to the proper state authorities as well as
to the bureau OF animal industry.
Fourth-The inspectors, while always
subject to, orders from the department Of
agriculture, will cordially cooperate with
state authorities. and will follow instruc
tions received from them.
Fifth-When contagious pleuro-pneumo
MIA is discovered in any herd, the owner OF
person in charge is to be at once notified
by the inspector and the quarantine regu.
lations OF the state in which the herd is 10.
Gated will be isolation, when possible, from
the remainder OF the herd until they can
be properly appraised and slaughtered.
SiXth-To insure a perfect and satisfac.
tory quarantine, a chain fastened with
numbered 10 ok, will be placed around the
horns, or with hornless animals around
the neck, and record will be kept show.
ing the number OF the lock placed upon
each animal in the herd.
Seventh-The locks and chains will be
furnished by the department OF agriculture,
1,1f how xri11 1ooC mo- IS +
state in which they are used, in order that
any one tampering with them can be pro.
ceeded against legally for injuring or EN-.
bezzling the property OF the state.
Eighth-Quarantine restrictions onceim.
posed are not to be removed by the state
authorities without the consent OF the
proper officers OF the department OF agri.
culture.
Ninth-The period OF quarantine will be
at least ninety days, dating from the re,
moval OF the last diseased animal from the
herd. During this period no animal will he
allowed to enter the herd or to leave it,
and all animals in the herd will be careful.
~ isolated from other cattle. When posi-.
BILE all infected herds are to be held in quar-.
antine and not allowed to leave the infected
premises except for slaughter. In this
case fresh animals may be added to the
herd at the owners risk, but are to be con.
sidered as infected animals and subjected
to the same quarantine regulations as the
other members OF the herd.
Tenth-All animals affected with conta
glOus pleurO-pneumOnia are to be slaush-
tered as soon after their discovery as the
necessary arrangements can be made.
Eleventh When diseased animals are
reported to the state authorities they
shall promptly take such steps as
they desire to confirm the diagno.
sis. The animals found diseased are
then to be appraised according to the pro-
visions of the state law, and the proper Of
fcec Of tne bureau OF amin al industry (who
will be designated by the commissioner OF
agriculture) notified OF the appraisement
Ii this representative OF the bureau of AMI.
NAL industry confirms the diagnosis and
approves the appraisement, the department
OF agriculture will purchase the diseased
animals OF the owner and pay such a pro-
ton OF the appraised value as is provided
for in such cases by the laws OF the state in
which the animals are located, when they
are condemned and slaughtered by state
authority.
Twelfth-All necessary distinction will
be conducted by the employees OF the bureau
OF animal industry.
Observation-Disclosures is not recon-
mended by the department OF agriculture,
ana IL DeneVeS UnaC lCS a0OpClOn With
animals that are to be sold 30 go into
other herds would counterfeit the good
results which would otherwise follow from
the slaughter OF the diseased animals. It
may, however, be practiced by state au.
thorities under the following rules:
Fourteenth-No herds but those in which,
leuro-pneumonia has appeared are to be
inoculated.
Observation-Disclosures herds are to be
quarantined with lock and chain. The
quarantine is to remain in force as long as
any inoculated cattle survive, and these
cattle are to leave the premises only for
immediate slaughter.
Sixteenth-Fresh animals are to be aiken
into inoculated herds only at the risk OF
the owner, and shall be subject to the same
rules as the other cattle OF the inoculated
herd.
Seventeenth-The chief of the bureau OF
animal industry is to be promptly noti-
fed 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 herd which may prove OF
value. The cooperation of governors, OF
state legislative commissions and of other
officers who may be in charge in the branch
of the service provided for the control OF