The Newtown bee., 1891-01-09
STEPNEY.

Having been notified by Selectman
Burr Hawley of disease among cattle
here, Ephraim H. Hyde of Stafford,
chairman on diseases of domestic ami
mails, on Wednesday, December 81, visit
ed the cattle affected at Lynson Boards
ley's, H. w. Edwards and also called
on Eli B. Seeley, who sold the calves
first known to have the disease in this
region. Mr. Hyde was quite certain that
tuberculosis or pleuro-pneumonia caused
sickness, but could give no final decis-
ion until a competent veterinary had
made a., e-,n'nination. Last week Sat-
urday, Mr. Hyde returned, accompanied
by United States veterinary surgeon
and inspector from Brooklyn, l.. l. and,
in company with Selectman Hawley and
| others, proceeded to Lynson Beardsley's
where one of his three sick cows was
killed and its vitals removed for inspec-
ton. The lung cells were found filled
with small white worms not unlike those
taken from chickens throat when suf-
fering with gapes and were so small that
it was difficult to see them without a
microscope. Mr. Hyde said it was his
first experience with the disease in full
grown cattle, though he had frequently
found sheep or calves suffering from it.
The complaint is contagious only as
stock feeds in pastures or from stalls
where infected cattle have been, the
worms often being coughed up when the
disease is in it's worst form. Once in the
soil, frost has no effect on the worm and
it remains menace to stock for months
and sometimes for years.
OF the 60 or IS calves which Mr. See
ley bought in St Lawrence county, NY.
and unloaded at Bridgeport, about An
gust 1, Lynson Beardsley bought two
1 and I'll. w. Edwards four. These are the
only ones known to have had the pecul-
lar disease and, of these, but two have
died; others sold from this lot have
died, but it is not clear that they died
from this cause. One of the two sold to
Mr. Beardsley, Mr. Seeley succeeded by
iudicious nursing in saving, after remov-
ing them to his place and it is still there.
with 10 or IL others of the lot, as hearty
as need be. Mr. Seeley gave several do.
SEES of turpentine to the calf he cured
while Mr. Edwards found fumigatine
with sulphur to give relief; Mr. Hyde
and the veterinary also recommended
this method of cure.
| The remaining two cows at Mr. Boards
ley's seem better and his yoke of fat OK
en- have shown no symptoms of the com
plant, but he was advised by Mr. Hyde
to dispose of them, as there was chance
of contagion if kept many months ane
4 has his guarantee to any wishing to pur
Z chase them. Mr. Hyde recommended
that the carcass Of the cow killed ane
examined be burned,
B. Hawley & Co., Edison Turney ant
Walter Beardsley have housed a goot
supply of ice, averaging about II inche
in thickness.
A Bethel family are expected to occu
! py rooms at John G. Farnum's and rem
his farm.
Inc ~ cars u cdGtic winch = ASoN
Clark & Candee have brought in sine
August / are all sold and no more vii
be sold by them during the Winter. "
IL. Candee will go to Canada, next month
for car Of horses.
Monroe creamery keeps up to its aver
age of 65 pounds a day, the vote to clos
for the Winter having been rescinded.
: Levi French and wife Of Huntingdon
aEspent the holidays with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs George Platt Of Bridge
port were recent guests Of B. Curtis.
81 Miss Jessie Hawley was Christina
{ guest at John 4. Porter's.