Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-11
TIE HERDS OF IANB.


miss onefs on the Contagious Diseases Of
Dsmsstic Aninais vAs placed In the hand
Of Hi. ExceiIeney Gov Bur.sisb, yesses
DAY. It IL sisped by the fall board, r. o
Besl Of Bangor, ". ". Hsrrisof Portland
and George II. Bailey Of Portland
4 bsief record Of the several individua
cases OF dissasss in animals which hsv,
been brought TO the notice Of the commits
sion, during the yesr 1889 Is herewith given
The ArH esss called to the attention Of
the csnls Con missioners the presen. year
rs On January 7tb. when an ig,peetlon VA
ordered Of ,he herd Of Hereford and Jsrsej
cattle. belonging To Hartley Lord. Esq, o.
KsLae This 10 the herd already re-
fsrYed To-, where re we're met upon TIL
sery threshold Of the new year With JUS
such case - ne had anticipated and AZ
tempted 10 guard against In cur recommen
astions TO the Legislature Of 1887. ant
where . special appropriation vas asked fo
and obtained to pay for the entire herd
| which vss condemned under the Old lss.
| Mr.. Lord's herd consisted Of seventeen
| snimaia cali thorough breds). fifteen o.
shieh were Hsrefords. and tvo Jerseys
| Eve Of the number being calves. and al GU
arst visi, = yesrling heifer vas CONDEMNED
and destroyed, the post norton di,cio.in.
the fact that a portion Of the right lung, TO
ss,hsr with the bronchial iYmphstic gland
we're effected With tobercaiar isposit.
Our next visit to Mr.. Lord's herd was o,
January 10th. when we Condemned and de
stroyed . Registered Hereford COW, founc
to he clearly affected With Tuberculosis.
January 2eth The full board" me, a
Mr. Lords farm 10 decide what Gispositiof
shor d be made Of the balance OF the sni
mails, the owner having demaoded, andsl
the Contz gious Act Of 1887. that h. be gaic
| three. fourths Of their value az dste rminec
upon the basis Of health before infection
| aud the foil appraised value in case Of ami
mails exposed to either of such diseases
bus not themselves actually diseased, GU
Of any moneys appropriated by the legisla
sure for that purpose; provided, however
that they shall not pay more than tao hun
bred dollars for an animal with pedigree
recorded or recordsble in the recognized
herd-books of the breed in which the ANNA
destroyed sball 1elong. nor more than ems
hundred dollars for an animal which has ne
pedigree" The Commissioners hndn,
| hey bad no alternative but TO sppraise anc
| condo mn the entire herd, under section 2
chapter 1873, de iiuiug the powers and dutiel
Of said Commissioners, appraised the her,
at seventeen hundred dollars, and the legis
la,ure then In session made an especial ap
preparation In payment Of the award.
January 18th. The Commissioners in
spected the herd of Addison True o.
I a. III l. a.
Jersey COW, appraisal s25 90.
January 23d. An inspection WAS ordere,
a, the farm Of c Il Dunn, East New
Sharon, where grade COW was found dis
essed and was condemned and appraised a
S25 90.
February ID An inspection was ordere,
At Charles NJ. Haynes stable at Bucksport
but no contagious disease was found.
March I+th. A case Of CHAMBERS was re
ported at Milo at the stable Of William
Mayo, which proved to be chronic cat,rrh
March igth An inspection was held o
the cattle belonging TO Henry Merrill o
Garland, and a grade Jersey COW found t
be badly disea" d, appraisal, s25.
March 2lst. Anox beloaging to Spragu
Keene of Harrison, was found badly affect
ed vi b tuberculosis and condemned, ap
praisal. $50.
March 23d. An inspection was ordered
In Lumber Camp" at Danforth, Wash
iDston Co for supposed CHAMBERS, which
proved to he case of chronic catarrh
March 25th. Inspected he herd of Mel
son Harmon of SeaFboro Beach. who haC
lost several calves A pot morte m reveal
ed the fact that they had died of impactiol
of the third stomach. No appraisal
March 26th. Inspected the herd o
Leonard Stevens. South Windham, ant
condemned Jersey COW found badly dis
essed with Tuberculosis. appraisal, s25 90.
March 29th. Inspected the cattle O
Geo. W. knight Of South WATERFORD, ant
found grade Jersey COW" diseased. ap
praisaI. $1,000
April 9Th. Inspected cattle of James |
PAYNE of Standish. but found no contagiou
disease.
April 9th. A reported case of CHAMBERS
At Unity, vas found upon inspection to b,
chronic cstarrh.
April 10th Inspection was ordered a
farm Of F. +. Irish of Buckdeii. hut nj
contagious disease was discovered.
April l2,h. The Mayor Of Calais" re
ported case of CHAMBERS at Red Beach
" bich proved TO be- chronic cstsrrh. but th'
following day, April 18th. case Of gland
ers was found in the stable of Frederick J
Young, at Calais and condemned, appraisal
$40 90,
April S0th A case of CHAMBERS was re
ported at the stable of Frank G Conner, a
Richmond, which proved to be catsrrh
May Sd. A case Of tuberculosis was re
ported upon the farm of Henry Smith o
Troy, which proved to be emphysema.
MAY 9Th Inspe ton was ordered of cat
lie at farm of 4. j Warehouse of Grove
vile. but no contagious disease was foun,
to exist.
NAV 18th The cattle of Chas. W
Smith OF South Orriugton were inspected
but no tuberculosis was found
May 18th. A post mor,e IN was held upoi
q cow that had died under suspicious cir
cumstances, upon the farm of James l.
Carter Of Scsrboro. No contagious dis
ease.
May 27th. The herd Of cattle belonging
to Ii vi Jordan of East Raymond was in
spected, and 4 grade Jersey heifer foun'
affected with tuberculosis. Appraisal
e25.
June Sd. A case of CHAMBERS was re
ported at the stable of Jacob Levi at Port
land. and chestnut gelding found bsdl,
Affected with the disease. He was con
demned and appraised at 500.
June sth The Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty TO Animals, reported cas-
of CHAMBERS at Cumberland Mills. which
proved upon inspection to be chronic ca
tarrb.
June llth. An inspection WAS ordere,
of the cattle of Frank Hart of Howard
and Jersey COW WAS quarsntined.
June l<th. A case of tuberculosis va
discovered in a Holstein Bull. belonging tt
Geo. W. Reed of South Orrington. and h,
was condemned and destroyed. Apprsisa
$40 90
June 10Th. Inspection ordered of her,
Of cattle belonging to A. s. Forbes o
Brooke, but no contagious disease discov
cred
June 18th. A herd Of cattle were in
spected at Bowery Beach. but no conta
sious disease was found TO exist.
June 18th. The herd of cattle of VIM
II. Cole of Paris, WAS inspected and an o!
found badly affected with tuberculosis al,
condemned. Appraisal $1,000
June 10Th Inspection ordered of th,
cattle of Herbert J. Holt, of North Nor
way, but no coutasion found.
Jdne 2lst. A post mortem was held a
Durham, upon an OK that had died upor
the farm Of John Ssywsrd. when the OF
vas found to have died of congestion Of
the lungs"
June 2+th. An inspection was ordered
Of the cattle of Messrs. Bonney and Jewel
1t Mechanic Falls, bn; no contagious di.
ease vas found to exist.
July 18th. The herd Of Albert A. Youns
Of Auburn was inspected, and registered
Holstein COW found badly affected with
tube rculceis She was condemned and ap
praised at $4,000.
July 18th. A case of CHAMBERS was re.
ported at Hampden, which proved to be
al.