The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-25
The Quarantine Against New York
and New Jersey Should
Now Be Removed.
DR.. Holloway Calls Attention to
the Sale Of Diseased
Meat.
Black Leg, Big Jaw. Loco and Chambers
Cause Some Losses Anon. Cattle
and Horses.


Holloway gives some interesting informa-
ton concerning the live stock interests of
Montana. Since his last report procla-
nation was issued by the governor remoy-
ing the quarantine against all eastern
states except New York and New Jersey,
and MIR. Holloway recommends that it be
removed from the last mentioned states,
there being no grounds upon which to
maintain it longer.
The inspection of southern cattle was this
year made at Cheyenne, Wyoming which
did not meet with the approval of some
shippers. On this subject Mr.. Holloway
explains some facts which he says do not
appear to be properly understood. Per
sonally, he says, he was not in favor of
making Cheyenne an inspecting station.
but the governor Of Wyoming had
issued proclamation ordering all south
ern cattle entering Wyoming to unload
at Cheyenne for inspection. Cattle des-
tined for Montana would be shipped at
Wendover and driven thence to the Mon
tana line. and would not be subject to the
sanitary regulations of Wyoming Is long as
they were in that state. Under these cir
cumstances. and AZ Il satisfactory inspec
ton could not be made at the Montana
line, Mr.. Holloway put an inspector at
authorities.
At the meeting of the state veterinary
surgeons lately held in Helena it was de-
cided to inspect all southern cattle en- route
to Colorado, Wyoming or Montana, the
coming season, at the point of unloading.
In carrying this out the Union Pacific Rail
road company has promised its hearty Co
operation as far as Il can be made practic-
abe
| Compared with 1899 there has been con-
siders bic falling Oft in the number of south
ern cattle brought into the state the past
year. Sixty-three thousand and thirty
seven head of southern cattle were brought
| to Montana.
Mr. Holloway states with much pleasure
that there has not been even a suspicion of
splenic fever during the year. Notwith-
standing the removal of the quarantine
against several southern states there has
been great falling off i'll the cattle brought
from this east rs compared with last year.
| The inspection of eastern cattle was this
year made at Minnesota transfer whereby
the Montana inspector could look after
shipments coming over the Northern Pa
Citic and Great Northern railroads. This
arrangement was appreciated both by the
shippers and the railroads, and was entirely
satisfactory. The deputy veterinary surgeon
stationed ut that point during the shipping
season inspected $3.50 head, which we're all
in small shipments and largely of the emf
grant class, divided as follows: For Mon
,ana points, 1855 head of cattle, $50 head of
horses PIP mules; for points west of Mon
tana. 800 head of CATTLE 3S1 head Of horses
and G3 head of mules.
The extreme shOrtness of feed caused the
stuck-growers to ship very closely this
season. One hundred and eight thousand
head of beef cattle were shipped east. which
Is the largest number shipped for some
years. if not the largest number that has
ever been sh ppei in any one year.
H1n i, 1T -
d rlnR the year Mr.. Holloway has not seen,
with the exception of few cases of big
law, Single bovine suffering from contag
ioas disease. He has heard of two or
three outbreaks of black leg, and the losses
under these circumstances were very slight,
county he found number of cattle dead
and dying from form Of indigestion COM
monty known as dry murrain," This was
due entirely to the quality of the hay upon
which they were ted, being made of old
grasses.
Pursuant to instructions to DESTROY cattle
suffering from big jaw, Mr.. Holloway says
his efforts have not met with success for
two reasons. In the first place big jaw ia
not looked upon with any particular degree
of fear, and people are slow to report cases.
Secondly, and what is much more import
antireason, there il always some local butcher
ready to buy the animal if it is in fair con
dition. On this subject he says: Il am
fully convinced that meat totally unfit for
human consumption is being sold daily in
the state. It. an absurd proposition that
in state which produces 80 much good
beef, consumers should be in danger of buy
ing portions OF al animal which, if shipped
to eastern markets, would he imme diately
CONSIGNED to the rendering tank" He calls
the attention of the various boards Of health
throughout the state to this practice.
Horses during the year have been partic-
ularly healthy, the greatest losses have been
from loco, and Mr.. Holloway is of the opin-
ion that such will be the case for many
years. The weed appears to be spreading
! rapidly, and IN the absence of grass it is not
clear how the horses are to be prevented
from eating the weed. Keeping horsei
away from the weed and a liberal diet Of
grain is suggested, will he all that is neces-
ssry in the early stages of the habit.
One hundred and twenty nine glandered
horses have been killed in the state durinl
the year. an increase Of forty-two over thu
number killed i'll 1889.
There was in the stock indemnity fund OF
December 81 1859, SIS, 1882, and tho re-
ceipts for 1890 were 81, u.s.. 40. The paw
ment of salaries and travelling expenses o.
D the deputy surgeons and other expense,
, leaves a balance in the fund of S3,477.22
l concluding his report Mr.. Holloway
says that the general health Of all kinds o
stock in the state is better than he has eve
2 known before.
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