The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-16
NEW JERSEYS CATTLE.
Uncle Jerry Rusk Tells What He Has
Done to Stamp Out PIeuro-
Pneumonia
sneeial to the Jsrsey cur Ns'0s-

Spec1dt 10 me JefSey CttJ Aet0s.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. 1s91.-Secretary
of Agriculture Rusk in his annual report
gives some interesting statistics on
pleuro pneumonia among cattle in New
Jersey. The report SAYS
I'm New Jersey the active work has
been almost entirely confined to hudson
county. The diseased herds discovered
have not been numerous, ana both
affected aud exposed animals have been
promptly slaughtered. From June 80,
1889. TO July !, 1890. there were inspected
in New Jersey 1924 herds, containing
81, 10S mead of cattle. OF this number 40
305 were re-examined and $3.50 were
tagged with numbers n registered upon
the books OF the bureau. There were
twenty-nine new herds found affected
with pleuro-pneumonia during the year,
aud these herds contained 4O5 animals,
forty-six of which were pronounced dis
eased at tue time the inspections were
made. There were purchased for slaugh-
ter during the same time sixty-nine
affected cattle at a cost of 81, S4s. so, an
average of S26.7 per head; also 451 ex-
posed cattle at a cost of SO, 947. rs, an
average of $24.2T per head. 1t has been
found necessary TO disinfect 167 stables,
~stocKyards or other premises aud also TO
make post-mortem examinations upon
the carcasses of 10. 74l bovine animals, of
which e~ighty-nine were ound diseased
with pleuro-pneumonia.
'sThe total expenses in New Jersey
from July l, 1889, to June 90. 1890, were
$50, s2S.02. of which Sl2, SIG. p was paid for
cattle purchased for slaughter because
they were either diseased or had been ex-
posed. Including all the districts in
which pleuro- pneumonia has existed
there were inspected from July /. 1889, to
June 30, 1890, a total OF IS. 657 herds of
cattle, containing 2s3, 500 animals. OF
this number 100. 957 were are-examined
and 54,9e3 were tagged with numbers
and registered upon the books of the bu-
reau. There We're 159 new herds found
affected with pleuro-pDeumonia during
the year, aud these herds contained 1912
animals, 230 OF which were pronounced
diseased when the inspections were
made. There were purchased for slaugh-
ter during the same time 676 affected cat
tie at a cost Of 81, 104 06, an average of
$26.19 per head; also. 3,033 exposed
cattle at a cost of S67, e07. 30 an average of
So 30 per head. IL has been fouad neces-
sary to disinfect 56S stables, stock yards.
or other premises, aud also TO make pos
mortem examinations upon the carcasses
of 1851 bovine animals, Of which 724
were diseased with pleuro-pneumonia.
1.-The total expenses of the pieuro-
pneumonia work from July 1. 1889, 10
June 30. $3.50, have been SEA, 33367, of
which SIS, 5ll. 46 was paid for cattle pur-
chased for slaughter as either diseased or
exposed The remainder constitutes the
expenses for inspection, disinfection, tag
cling, registering and supervising the
movement of cattle, OF post mortem ex-
aminations, and OF all the various ex-
penses necessary TO insure the prompt
discovery OF this plague when t appeared
n any herd and to prevent the further
extension of the Infection"