Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-04
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Inc annual report Of the State Board of
Cattle Commissioners opens with a record or
diary of all the cases which the Commission
era were officially called to Investigate to al
OF hfty-three- The first Of these wa, on
FEB. j. and the last Dec. %, 1883. Thirty
two were cases of CHAMBERS or supposed
glanders; and nineteen were cases of dis
ea.ed cattle, suspected herds, or diseases in
other farm animals. The Com uissioners re-
ceived eighteen calls to visit farm. where an
imals or herds we're supposed to be affected
with tuberculosis, in three of which, only,
was the disease found. One case of hog
were condemn AM! destroyed at an expense
OF 1854, AL 10 horses were also con
demned and destroyed at an expense of ST.
800. so, making a total of 81 1856 "a; a, COM
parsd with 1857, IS herds of cattle were in
spected, and IS head of cattle were de-
stroyed at al expense of s309.75, while
eleven horses YES destroyed, (seven of
them being traced to one lumber camp at
an exuea.e of sg2e 20. making a ,o,al of
1896 25.
From the above summary it will be observed
that the number of cattle killed by order
Of the Commissioner. in 1883, has greatly
decreased as compar.d with the preyious
year. With disease. affecting horses. how
ever. the case is different Here the num-1
Der of horse. condemned in 1899 wa. eight
more than in 1887. In tracing the history
Of this unusual number Of cases Of gIanders
and farey in thi. State, the most signlscan,
fact has develops d. tina, but two of these
horses were bred in Maine, while five of
them were broncos. three came from Canada.
one from the Provinces. one from New
Hampshire and seven Of them came 10 Us |
from Massachusetts This showing conelu- /
sively proves tina. CHAMBERS does not prevail |
among horses in this state, together With a
strong probability that what cases DO develop |
among them are caused by incubation from
horses brought into Maine, that had been /
previously exposed, if they had not actually !
developed the disease when brought here,
although We have been unable to verify this
fact but in a single instance
A very considerable portion Of the report
is taken W with lengthy technical drscrip-
lions Of glandcr., and farcy. which il an
allied disease in horses; and of abortion in
ca tie which lat, happ'lY has never pre-
4. i
IT, jugh in New York and some wes.ern
Satcs il has taken a courageous form and
made terrible havoc nong the dairy herds
in some of those .ta'es. These divisions Of
the r port are from the pen of DIR. Bailey.
sat Veterinarian, and 40 plainly written
A. to acquaint our farmers with what is thus
far kaown Of the nature Of these diseases.
The Commissioners recommended that
tharr be left 0ut of section l. of the cattle
diseases act of 1887. chapter 1873 the words
"espec,allv tubereulosis" and on. Of
sections 2. &. and !. snch PORTIONS a. recon-
mended the Quarantine and destruction of
such animals as have been EXPOSED to the
disease known A. Tuberculosis bnt not them
selves actually diseased a. being contrary
TO all well recognized authorities and prece
dents in dealing with and disposino of cases
of tubercnlosis among cattle. 1t has been
repeatedly nroveu in this State that some one
or more casea may he found present in
l,rg,. herl v,icb being J4.trovp,A no other
ca.ps ever afterwards dexelopcd. and the
three. ca.e. DESTROYED the present wear show
cnnclusively that although summered AMI
vinter,d with other cattle. no suspicious
cases remain in the herds from which hey
came. while should a single case Of conta-
glous pleufo pneumonia be discovered in
herd of cattle. the only rational means to in
sure its extprminalion would not only be to