Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-21
NATIONAL CATTLE GROWERS.
Suggestions for Preventing the
Spread of MILK Fever.

CHICAGO, November 20.-The annua
meeting of the National Cattle Growers
Association began here to-day. In j..
paper read by Mr.. Hines, of Michigan
mem Der of the committee appointed t.
investigate the contagion of Texas fever
it was recommended that the association
instruct the legislative committee to ash
Congress to enact that all railroads OF
other transportation companies shal
transport southern cattle from one
State to another between the first day O
March and the first day of December O
each year, only in cars or compartment
labeled or branded in plain, distinct char
acters, "For transportation of cattle from
south of 36th parallel of north latitude
only" and that they shall be yarded and
led and fed only in yards distinct and
apart from northern cattle and that are
branded and lettered similar to the carr
and compartments. The committee also
recommend the enactment of uniform
legislation by various States, regulating
the transportation of cattle and their care
in the stock yards.
The Range Association and Butchers
Association spent the entire day in dis.
cussing and caucusing, and seem to have
no set plan of action. The Convention
proper will be organized tomorrow.
The afternoon session was opened by
DR.. D. E. Salmon, Superintendent of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, who in the
course of his report said that 274, ,255
head of cattle had been inspected in
search of pleuro-pneulnonia during the
year; Of this number 1880 were found
infected and slaughtered; also 4,77S
head of cattle which had been exposed
to the disease were killed. In the ma
jority Of cases the disease had been en-.
tirely eradicated.
ed favorably the resolution of the Com
mittee on Legislation. Before further
reports were made resolution was
adopted, advocating the enactment of
National inspection law, providing that
1t shall be unlawful to transport from
one State into another State or foreign
country, any beef, pork or mutton, to be
sold for human food, which has not been
alive at the slaughtering place
by United States inspector and found
healthy; and that special Bureau OF
Inspection should be created in the De.
partment Of Agriculture.
The Committee on Resolutions made
favorable report on other matters pre-
sented at The morning session, and res
olution was adopted approving an exhi.
bition of American animal products at
the Paris exposition in 1889, and urging
all stockmen 20 give all possible aid to
the authorities in connection Herewith.
1t was resolved to continue during next
year the system of tests, at Chicago or
some other point, relating to the contigu-
BUSINESS of Texas or splenic
fever. The following resolutions relat-
ing to the bruising of cattle in shipmen'
was unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That we, as cattle growers
and shippers, realizing the great suffer
ing of cattle and loss to shippers by
bruised and injured meats, caused by
shocks in cars while in transit, believe /.
and even duty, to say to the
great railroads that we are inclined to
give our patronage to such companies az
equip their freight cars with such brakes
and couplings as will prevent suffering
to stock and loss to owners. Adjourned.