The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28
The Rules and Regulations Prepared by Conn
missioner Coman, and Forwarded to Gov
ernOrs of the States and Territories.
Precautions at Chicago to Prevent
Further Spreading of the Disease.
Consul Heap Finds Turkeys New Tariff Rates
Fair and Reasonabe-Mrs Lockwood a
Candidate for the Presidency-Notes.
PLEURO-PNEUMoNIA.
Arrangements of the Agricultural Bureau fol

Arrangements of the Agricultural Bureau for
Suppression of the Disease.
| WASHINGTON, Sept 21-Tne Bureau of Agri-
culture is actively engaged in devising and put
| ting in operation measures looking to the extir
patton of pleuro- pneumonia and Commissioners
Colman has resolved to adopt every legitimate
means in its power to check the outbreak of the
disease reported from Chicago. An evidence of
the anxiety and apprehension felt in the West
ern States is afforded by the following telegram,
| received day from Denver, Col
In behalf of the live stock industry of the West we
earnestly protest against the sale, either private or
public of any of the cattle that have been exposed to
peuro pneumonia IN the vicinity of Chicago. Cattle
sold under such circumstances must bring depressed
prices thus giving eager spectators abundant oppor
tuniy to spread the disease throughout the country
The above message was signed by r. G.
Head, president Of the International Range
Association, and j. A. Cooper. preside ent of the
Colorado Cattlegrowers' Association. Com
menting on this dispatch, Commissioner Colman
said: These people must be crazy think the
department will permit any Of these cattle to be
sold We have quarantined them, doubled our
forces OF Saturday, and are now going to send
out some of the most expert veterinarians We
nave, so as to stamp out the disease at once, and
do everything the department can do We did
not get through Congress the bill we expected to
pass on this subjecG so we can only second the
efforts OF the State authorities and assist in
| rying out the State laws Under existing laws
we can only stamp out the disease in a State
with the permission of the local authorities. .
Sometimes the Governor of the State will not
| consent to federal interference, so we can only
assist the State authorities
The Commissioner has drawn up and for
! warded to the Governors of all the States and
| Territories series Of rules and regulations for
| co operation between the United States Depart
| ment of Agriculture and the authorities of the
| several States and Territories for the s-npres-
| sion and extirpation of contagious pleuro pneu-
| monia, and if they receive the consent of the
| State authorities the bureau will make a system
| attic and determined attempt to stamp out the
| disease by attacking simultaneously every in
fected district The circular recites the proyis-
| ions OF the law, laying particular stress on the
section which makes 10 requisite for action by
the department to first secure the consent of the
| State authorities, and lays down the following
| rules and regulations which are deemed neces-
| sary to insure results commensurate with the
| money ($l0O000) authorized to be expended:
First-The necessary inspectors will be furnished
by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department
| of Agriculture
Second-The properyconstituted in nspectors of the
Bureau of Animal Industry which assigned to the
respective States be authorized by proper State
authorities to make inspections of cattle under the
laws of the States they to receive such protection
and assistance would be given to State officers
gagged in similar work, and shall be permitted to ex-
Commissioner of Agriculture the Chief of the Bu-
| reau of Animal Industry.
Third-An reports Of inspections will be m ade TO
the Bureau of Animal Industry and copy of these
will then be made and forwarded to the proper State
authorities When, however, any inspector discovers
herd infected with contagious pleuro pneumonia he
will at once report the to the proper State
thorties well to the Bureau of Animal Industry
Fourth-The inspectors, while always subject to
orders from the Department of Agriculture, will cor
daily cooperate with State authorities and will fol-
| low instructions received from them
Fifth-When contagious peuro pneumonia is dis
covered in herd the person In charge is
to be at notified by the Inspector and the quar-
antine regulations of the State in which the herd is To-
Gated to be enforced from that time The affected
animals will be isolated, when possible, from the re-
mainder of the herd, until they can be properly ap-
| praised and slaughtered.
| Sixth-To insure perfect and satisfactory quaran-
tine, chain fastened with numbered lock will be
placed around the horns, or, with horness animals
around the neck; and a record will be kept showing
| the number of the lock placed upon each animal IN
| the herd.
Seventh-The locks ana chains will be furnished by
tho Department of Agriculture but they will become
the property of the State in which they are used IL
order that any tampering with them can be pro-
ceded against legally for injuring embezzling 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 Nof the Department of
/ Agriculture.
| Nnth-The period of quarantine will be at least
ninety days dating from removal of the last deceased
animal from the herd During this period no animal
will be allowed to leave the herd and all animals in
the herd will be carefully isolated from all other cat
w
in quarantine and not allowed to leave the infected
premises except for slaughter In this case fresh ami
mails may be added to the herd at the owners risk,
but are to be considered as infected animals. and sub
ected to the same quarantine regulation as the other
members of the herd.
Tenth-All animals affected with contagious pleuro
pneumonia are to be slaughtered after their
discovery the necessary arrangements be made
| Eleventh-When diseased animals are reported to
the State authorities they shall promptly take such
steps they desire to confirm the diagnosis. The
animals found diseased then to be appraised
cordnc to the provisions of the State law, and the
proper officer of the Bureau of Animal Industry, who
will be designated by the Commissioner of Agri
cu :ure notified of the apprasement the Department
of Agriculture will purchase the diseased animals of
the owner, and pay such proportion of the APP
praised value is provided for compensation in such
cases by the laws of the State in which such animals
located when they condemned and slaughtered
| by State authority.
| Twelfth--Al necessary disinfection will be con-
Quoted by the employees of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry
| Observation-Disclosures is not recommended by the
Department of Agriculture and it is believed that it's
adoption with animals that to be afterwards sold
to go into other herds would counteract the good
suits which would otherwise follow from the slaughter
of the diseased animals 1t is, however TO be prac
tced by State authorities under the following rules:
Fourteenth-No herds but those in which peuPo-
/ pneumonia has appeared are to be inoculated.
| Efteenth-Inoculated herds to be quarantued
with lock and chain on each animal the quarantine
restrictions to remain in force as long any inoc
uated cattle survive and these animals to leave
/ the premises only for immediate slaughter.
Sixteenth-Fresh animals to be taken into inoc-
uated herds only at the risk of the owner and shall
be subject to the same rules the other cattle of tho
/ noculated herd.
Seventeeth-The Chief of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry is to be promptly notified by the State author
ties of each herd noculated. of the post up
peaances and of any other facts in the history of
/ herd which may prove of value
Corporations of governors and State livestock COM
missions and of other officers who may be in charge
of the branch of the service provided for the control
of the contagious diseases of animals in the States
where peuro pneumonia exists, is earnestly requested
under these rules and regulations, which have been
framed with view of securing uniform and efficient
action throughout the whole infected district 1t is
hoped that with vigorous enforcement Of such regu
laons, the disease may be prevented from extending