The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-08
AGAINST PLEURo.PNEUmOSIA.

Dread Appearance In the
COleman's Action.
Washington, Sept. 27.-The bureau d
agriculture is actively engaged in devisins
and putting in operation measures look
ing to the eXtirpation OF pleuro.
pneumonia, and Commissioners Coleman
has resolved TO adopt every legiti.
mate means in his power TO chcca
the outbreak OF the disease reported from
Chicago. The Commissioners has drawn ur
and forwarded to the governors OF all th.
states and territories rules and regulation.
for cooperation between the department
OF agriculture and the authorities Oh the
states and territories, and If they reeeiy
the consent of the state authorities th
bureau will make a systematic and deter
mined attempt to stamp out the disease by
attacking simultaneously every ~infectee
district. The circular says:
The provisions OF the law lays particula.
stress on the section which makes it ,
requisite for action by the department Ca
first secure the consent OF the state au
thorities and then lays down the followin.
rules and regulations which are deemed
necessary to insure results commensurate.
with the money $500, 0o0) authorized te
be expended:
First-The necessary inspectors win b,
furnished by the bureau OF animal ndustr
of the department OF agriculture.
~Second-The inspectors are to be author
lied by state authorities to make inspec
lions OF cattle under the laws OF the state
They are to receive such protection and
assistance as would be given to state OF
ficers engaged in similar work, and shall b
permitted TO examine quarantined herds
whenever so directed by the COMMISSIONS
of agriculture or the chief OF the bureau o
animal industry.
Null an .~~I. 80 ..,~oota.~# ,.;l1 L..
made to the bureau of animal industry
andru copy Of these will be made and for
warded to the proper state authorities.
Whenever any inspector discovers 2
herd injected with contagious pleuro
pneumonia, he will at once report the same
to the proper state authorities as we'll as
to the bureau OF animal industry.
Fourth-The inspectors, while always
subject to orders from the department oil
agriculture, will cordially cooperate with
state authorities, and will follow instru
tions received from them.
Fifth-When contagious pleuro-pneumo.
MIA is discovered in any herd, the owner Oh
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 To-
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 Q
numbered 10 TX wiz be placed around the
horns, or with hornless animals around
the meek, and q record will be kept show
ing the number of the lock placed upon
each animal in the herd.
eevcnth-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 tempering with them can be pro-
ceeded against legally for ~iniuring 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 viii be
at least ninety days, dating from the re.
moyal of the last diseased animal from the
herd. During this period no animal will be
allowed to enter the herd or to leave II
and all animals i'm the herd will be careful
ly isolated from other cattle. When posi-
BILE all injected 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
gious pleuro-pneumonia are to be slaugh-
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
ais. The animals found diseased are
then to be appraised according TO the pro.
yisionsof the state law, and the proper OF.
ficer OF the bureau OF animalindustry (whc
will be designated by the commissioner oi
agricultural notified of the appraisement.
III this representative of the bureau Of ami.
NAL industry confirms the diagnosis and
approves the appraisemenc. hedeparment
OF agriculture will purchase the diseased
animals OF the owner and pay such a pro.
tion OF the appraised value as is provided
Tor 10 such cases by the law Of the STATEN
which the animals are located, when they
are condemned and slaughtered by stats
authority.
Twelfth-Al necessary distinction viii
be conducted by the employees OF the bureau
OF animal industry.
MISUNDERSTANDING is not recon-.
mended by the department Of agriculture,
and it believes that it's adoption with
animals that are to be sold to go into
other herds would counteract the good
results which would otherwise follow from
the slaughter OF the diseased animals. 1t
may. however, be practiced by state au.
thorities under the following rules:
Fourteenth-No herds butthosein which
pleuro-pneumonia has appeared are to BE-
inoculated.
Observation-Disclosures herds are to be
quarantined with lock and chain. The
quara1tine IL to remain in force as long as
any inoculated cattle survive, and these
cattae are to leave. the premises only for
immediate slaughter.
Sixteenth--Fresh animals arctic betaken
Mto inoculated herds only at tho risk OF
the owner, and shall be subject TO the same
rules rs the other cattle Of the inoculated