The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-05
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION.
Successor to DR.. Knowles-what Its Annual
Report Contains.

The State Sanitary and Livestock Com
mission was in session yesterday in the az
ricultural room of the Stste-house. with
Adams Earl. president, Mortimer lowering,
of Lafayette. samuel Bowman. of South
Bend and George Hall, OF Nashville, all
present. The chief business was the cleo
ton of a successor to DIR. NJ. T.. Knowles,
secretary, who resigned to 60 to Montan o
In the service of Marcus Daily. There were
twenty-one applicants for the position. The
successful contestant is DR.. G. 81. Stull, Of
South Bend. He is q graduate of the
Chicago Veterinary College. He won on
the siren 9Th of the recommendations of
the prominent men or the State of both
parties.
The member of the board agreed upon
their annual report to the Governor. to be
by him transmitted to the Legislature. 1t
shows thirty-ive horses affected by CLAN
ders and killed by order of the board, at on
shows a decrease from the previous year of
thirty-one. and q reduction in the average
cost of Si.20. There were no cattle killed.
and no sheep. The board will report that
markedly healthy. but that scab prevails
among sheep. The report will
contain q recommendation for q
more stringent law concerning
dogs. On account of the increase in the
number of cases of hydrouhobia of which
complaint was made In support of the
recommendation the board will show that
in all forty cattle. sheep, horses and hogs
had to be killed last year from having
been bitten by mad dogs. As the result of
an affected dog at Elwood two cows. two
horses and fifteen dogs had to be killed,
ell without expense to the State. At Pur-
due University two sheep. three hogs and
three dogs were bitten by q mad dog and
bad to DO killed. In speaking of tie latter
Instance, last night. MIR. lowering said:
"A sheep suffering from hydrophobia will
only buck and paw the earth, but a hydro
phobia hog is dangerous. A yesrling boar
was bitten, and the Purdue teachers in the
Agricultural School thought they would
see how long he would live. But before
night they became alarmed that he would
break out of his Pen and do serious mischief,
so they shot him. His squeals> could be
heard o long distance. and he would stand
and shake his head as If il were a rattle.
The foam would fly twenty feet. 1t was q
frightful sight"
The total expense of the commission for
the year was 50, 100. a decrease from the
previous year of 81. 1900. This is the mini
mum practicable. and much less than is
spentin other States. Illinois approprIates
$4,000 for her livestock commission The
board took no action in reference to the
recent outbreak of Texas fever in West
Indianapolis. It is said that the dealers
quarantined threatened TO sue the com
mission, but concluded otherwise when In
formed of the heavy penalty tor shipping
Texas cattle into the State at all from
May TO November. The resignation of Dr..
Knowles was given to accept q position
with Marcus DALEY. of Helena, Mont, the
noted hOrsemaD. His salary is $500 per
year, and a house to live in. His contract
lasts for i've years. 1t is a much better
position financially than the one resigned.