The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-12
FOR IMMEDIATE DEATH.
Conditions on Which Southern Cat
tie May Be Transported to
Northern Points.
Even Then the Regulations Are
Made Stringent in the
Extreme.
Secretary Rusk Says splenetic or Southern
Fever Exists In II Large Section
of the Country.

One of the last circulars issued by Hon
Jeremiah 1usk before his retirement iron
the office of secretary of agriculture wa
one containing regulations concerning cat
tie transportation from southern points. II
Is addressed to managers and agents o.
RAILROAD aud transportation companies
stockmen and others, and notifies then
that "a contagious and infectious disease
known as splenetio or southern fever" ex-
lists among cattle south of q described line,
Tho territory south of thisi imaginary dead
line takes in all OF the states Of Arkansas
Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida, all of Texas
except the northwest corner and n small
section in the southwest, all the Indian
Territory except No Mans Land, the south
ern portion of Tennessee, the entire state
of North Carolina, except n few counties
lying northwest of the Blue Ridge noun
taina, and the whole southeast half of Nir-
glnia. The circular says:
From February Is to December ], 1898,
no cattle are to be transported from said
area to any portion of the United States
north or west of the described line. except
by rail for immediate slaughter, and when
80 transported the following regulations
must be observed:
First-When any cattle in course of
transportation from said area are unloaded
north or west Of this line to be fed or
wntered, the places where said cattle are to
be 80 fed or watered shall be set apart aud
no other cattle shall be admitted thereto.
Second-On unloading said cattle at
their points of destination, pens shall be
go o-~.k t> %lny, Nyl NO ~tln~
cattle shall be admitted to said pens; and
the regulations relating to the movement
of Texas cattle prescribed by the cattle
sanitary officers of the state where I'M
loaded, shall be carefully observed. The
cars that have carried SAID stock shall be
cleansed and disinfected before they ARE
again used to transport, store or shelter
animals or merchandise.
Ihird-All cars carrying cattle from said
area shall bear placnrds stating that said
cars contain southern cattle, and each of
the way-bllls of said shipment shall have u
note upon its face with Il similar statement,
Whenever anv cattle have come from said
area and shall be reshipped from any point
in which they have been unloaded to other
points of destination, the cars carrying said
animals shall bear similar placards with
like statements. and the way-bills be 30
stamped. At whatever point these cattle
are unloaded they shall be placed in sep
arate pens. to which no other cattle shall
be admitted.
Fourth-The cars used to transport such
animals, and the pens in which they are
watered, and the pens set apart for their
reception at points of destination. shall be
disinfected in the following manner: (a)
Remove all litter and anure This litter
and manure may be disinfecied by mixing
it with lime or diluted s%ulphuric acid or, if
not disinfected. it may be stored where no
rQftIa ran ANNA into CONTACT with e. rVtil
after Dec. 1. ~ Wash the cars and the
feeding and watering troughs with water
until clean. (c) Saturate the walls and
floors OF the cars and fencing, troughs and
Bhutes of the pens with q solution made by
dissolving four ounces OF chloride Of lime
to each gallon of water. Or disinfect the
cars with q Jet of steam under q pressure Of
not less than fifty pounds to the square
inch.
Fifth. 1t is further expressly provided
shat cattle which have been as least ninety
days in the counties of Coke, Nolan,
Fisher. Stonewall. Haskell, Knox, and
Hardeman. state of Texas. which lie with
in the above described area, may be moved
from said counties by rail into the states of
Colorado. Wyoming, Montana and South
Dakota. in accordance with the regulations
made by said states for the admission
OF Southern cattle thereto: Provided
~ That cattle from said area
shall go into SAID states only for
slaughter or grazing, and shall on no ac-
count be shipped from said states into any
other state or territory of the United States
before the LIST day of December. 1893. (2)
That such cattle shall not be allowed in
pens or on trails or on ranges that are to be
occupied or crossed by cattle going to the
eastern markets before Dec. !. 1893, and
that these two classes OF cattle shall not be
allowed to come into contact. (3) That all
cars which have carried cattle from said
area shall, upon unloading, at once be
cleaned and disinfccted in the manner pro-
yided by these regulations. az That the
state authorities of the states of Colorado,
Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota
agree TO enforce these provisions.
1.-The losses resulting yearly to the own
ers of susceptible cattle" says the aecre-
tary in the circular, both In the interstate
and export trade, by the contraction of
this disease from exposure III unclean aud
infected cars and pens, and by means of
the manure carried in unclean cars from
place to place, have become n matter of
grave and serlous concern to the cattle in
dn6try of the United States. II is abso.
iutely essential, therefore,, that this cattle
industry should be protected as far as pos.
sible by separating the dangerous cattle
and by the adoption OF efficient methods OF
disinfection. Inspectors will ba instructed
to see tnut dlslnfectlon Ia properly done
and 1t Is expected that transportation com
panies will promptly put Into operation tbe
above methods"
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