The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-05-25
DEER CREEK FARMERS CLUB.
A Talk About Contagious Diseases I'm
Live stock.

A Talk About Contagious Diseases I'm
Live stock.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club met on the 18th
instant, at the residence OF s. Is. and George L.
Silver; near PIiestford Bridge. There were pres
W. Hanna. Secretary: Geo. X: Silver; John
Rogers, Jas. Lee, X. Harris Archer, b n. Barnes,
Jr, George X. Stephenson, Jas. b. Kenly and T.
W. Baker. activs members, and DR.. Favilie.
n0 s;eA6e asys' Geo H f. Gopse ReH b. B.
Fitzgerald, Rev. Z. ID. Wilson, VIM. n. Bayless
and Turnbul Murdoch.
committee appointed to inspect the premises re-
ported that the grass fields were well set. One
of them, containing 90 acres. has not been plowed
for 20 years and has on II a thick sod, which does
not show the mark Of hoof, although stock
has been Lunnin on II every month In me year:
were wintered on sugar corn fodder. He has ~
acres Of promising stalk ground wheat. and three
another by c. A. McGaw's HambIetonian Mes
senger and a third by Thorndale Idol. Mr Sill
ver's fences are in good order manure hauled
out; wood hauled. and a field of sugar corn
planted. He has built house, 30 by 60 feet, for
the storage of canned goods, OF which 1t will hold
be converted into hay barrack. The greatest
Improvement apparently Is the repainting of his
bly, selected and the work well done.
DIR. George C. Faville. U. s. Veterinary Sur
geon and Director Of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry for Baltimore, was then in
PRODUCED He spoke of the dearth of informa-
ton 10 regard to contagious diseases among live
stock and the Importance of the subject to every
one. He had reports every day of CHAMBERS,
disease which, although peculiar to the horse. Is
communicable directly from the horse 10 man
Four years ago there were thirty deaths of hui
man beings in Illinois. from glanders, and he had
seen 1t stated that 5O00U0 children die annually
from consumption, traced directly to the use OF
meat and milk from consumptive cattle.
The disease more particularly affecting the
country at the present time is pleuro-pneumonia.
Ii is not communicable from cattle TO man. In
acute Of pleuro pneumonia. the lung,
when cut across. has very much the appearance
OF a block of Tennessee marble, being notified,
and the air spaces filled with yellow serum.
The disease has a period OF incubation. AMI
mails exposed to II to-day may not be taken down
for three months. The period varies from 10 days
to three months. 1t is therefore peculiarly dam
gerous, because an animal exposed to u may he
removed to fields at q remote distance and thus
crate a new centre of infection. The only places
where IL now exists are Maryland. PenHsy lvania,
New York and New Jersey. but active efforts
are being made 10 stamp 1t out with prospect
In Maryland it's location is confined to within
six or seven miles OF the City Hail. Baltimore
Since the Sth of last November the s. govern
ment officials have ma ie post mortem examina-
tons on 5000 head of cattle. No COWS are saugh-
tered in or around the city except after inspec-
ton. All cattle within six miles of the City Hall
are tagged and numbered. and no COW can be re- |
moved without permit.
From Nov. 9Th, 1887, to April LIST. 1884, the
government has purchased and killed 90l head |
of cattle. OF these nearly 40 per cent. had pleuro
pneunyenia. A year ago there were 100 different
centres In the city where the disease existed |
Now there are only four infected herds. which |
will be cleaned out as soon as the government |
funds are available for the purpose.
Maryland seems to he particularly unfortunate |
In the number OF cattle here affected with tuber-
culosis or consumption.
Being asked the difference between tuberculo-
sis and pleuro pneumonia, DIR. Faville said IL was
an indefinite way of putting the question. the |
diseases being entirely different. Tuberculosis |
Ia a disease of the Rlaudular system. due to |
specific micro organism "a minute vegetable |
parasite-which causes a secretion in the lung |
tissue OF a cheesy deposit which often takes on |
a calcareous appearance. II is. in fact. little |
particles Of limestone secreted in the lungs. The |
ordinary lungs Of a steer weigh or Z lbs. When |
affected by tuberculosis he had seen them weigh |
~ lbs. 1t can not be developed spontane nusIy.
In the first stage of pleuro-pneumonia the ami
NAL has cough, a duh look aud the back is arch
ed. There is an effuslon in the cellular tissue
OF the lungs of a liquid and great deal of water
on the chest.
tuberculosis is incurable but not heredi-
tary. 1t runs In families and ia undoubtedly
Identical with consumption in man Being
germ disease 1t is communicable from cattle u
cattle. from cattle to man. and cases are known
where the disease has been communicated from
man to cattle ~ person with consumption
splitting upon the hay which the cattle ate. Con-
sumption may be &C ntracted from using the milk
OF cattle suffering with tuberculosis.
The disease is slowly contagious and will pass
through large percentage OF cattle in stable,
Jersey cattle are more susceptible to tuberculo-
sis than others: their systems being enfeebled by
being bred with one idea.
The milk from diseased cattle is so in BaIt-
more In cases of peuro-pueumona the milk is
dried up at once and there is no danger of any be-
ing sold but there are many herds In which tuber-
culOeis exists and the milk Is sold. Maryland |
is cursed with consumption more than any other
State In the Union.
His department. he said. has no control over
tuberculosis, the appropriation by Congress be-
ing to stamp out pleuro-pneumonia alone.
Maryland farmers are deeply interested In the
are quarantined against by the Western States.
and they lose from SIS TO $40 head on them
against ose and
There 10 no pieuro- pneumonia In Canada and her
cattle can be sent to England, where they are
bought by English farmers, fattened up for
few :" eeks and sold as prime English beef Cat
tie from this country, on the other hand. are
slaughtered before leaving the docks, and being
killed before they have recovered from the
effects OF the voyage. their meat sells at low
prices. England is anxious to have our beef and
ease. As soon as they can report that it is stamp
ed out the quarantine will be raised and our cat
tie can be sold in England at the very best
DIR. Faville explained the methods of work by
which the U. 8. authorities and Marylsnd Sani-
tary Commission, work in conjunction, with
government money.
Chambers In horses, he said, was a disease
m spea pea sects the mucous
the glands. The symptoms are running at the
nose and general unthrifty appearance, hard
discharge from the nose being glairy and sticky
There Is also a peculiar blueish condition of the
mucous membrane of the nose and a pitted APP
pearance of the nose. Sometimes there ia no
discharge at the nose. Often the lungs are
affected: He had known horse with CHAMBERS
TO keep 10 good condition for three years, while
Y or "a horses In the same stable died with the
disease In the same time. The disease is COM
municabe to human beings by contact. For in
stance II man had an abrasion of the skin he
might be inocuated by getting some of the dis
charge from a glandered horse upon it.
1t is difficult TO diagnose between aggravated
cases OF nasal gleet and CHAMBERS.
The so-called Western disease, which is obsery-
ed In horses brought here from the West Ia
merely influenza. due to a change of climate
Horses taken TO the West from the East are SINH
larry affected.
In reply to a question about collie, DR.. Faville
said the best remedy was so to feed the animal
that 1t will not have collie. He would not under
take 10 give prescription as specific for any
particular disease. but in general where there ia
not too much bloating 10 or Is drops OF tincture
relef. ~ the animal Is much bloated 1t should
be tapped This may be known I'm the case of
COW, by making an incison tack Of the ribs
and In front of the point of the hip A cows
paunch will hold. when distcnded, IS gallons,
and there Is no danger In making an opening to
let out the gas.
He would say to farmers. don't dose your stock
too much. In most cases II animals survive
the various nOstrums dumped into them when
sick, nature will cure them.
The best remedy for foul hOof Is to clean the |
hoof and apply dry calome Then tie 1t up In a |
cloth TO keep the dirt out.
DIR. Faville, In reply to question about hol- |
and the way to prevent hollow horn is to saw the
horns on close TO the head, or better way is to |
gouge out the horns while the animal is a calf
l so,ing the horn may act as oounter.rri,ant in
tarrhal trouble the horn is filed with pus and
b. ring hole In 1t will let the pus out.
49, vote OF thanks was given to DR.. Faville for
pair of handsome eyeglasses were presented |
by the club TO the Secretary, Mr.. James W |
Hanna, which he duly acknowl edged in neat
speech.
The next meeting Of the club will be held at
the residence OF Mr. James Lee, June Sd.