The sun., 1894-12-26
GERMANY AND OUR BEEF.
REPORT OF AN AGENT OF TIE DE-
PARTMEHT OF AGRICULTURE

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not only be OF interest, but of immediate value
TO the department The general opinion among
the importers OF American live cattle and
dressed beef is that the German authorities
will never recede from the position they have
,aLon upie.. ,bav couid n. i,drced IN revoke o
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the prohibition order on condition that German
oo,,io .nd dressed hoo, bsfora ,oodino for trons.
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"This must also have been the opinion of the
directora NJ the Itamburo A American packe
Company. Directors Ballin and Wolf Of this
company inform me that they have made the
proposition IN the German Covernment TO en-
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ploy German veterinarians to inspect every cargo
Of dressed beef or live cattle in the United
What the ultimate answer will be remains to be
ICON, s,somsrs ,nr ,b. nnrnoss NJ ,ransnor,-
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ing lNe eIoCk anu uresseu peei u uer-
many, but these steamers now take their
freight tn IJavre Thu veterinariana employed
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at tine HAMBURG STOCK yarus anu slauBhter
house were rather reluctant at first to call the
disease disoovered Texss fever. as they were un-
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acquainted with hthesymptoms orthe general ma
ture Of the disease. They concluded that the
70 o,n lns
that the sixteen head injected had been watered
from tank probably in a filthy condition and
full of bacteria. An analysis OF the water, how
ever, proved this theory to be Incorrect: there
fore the veterinarians were almost at loss to
know what the disease was or what should have
caused the sickness
THE matter was reported to the Imperial
mandcd for inspection the intestines, lungs
liver, and heart OF one OF the diseased animals.
Three weeks after II was declared by the Impe-
rial Sanitary Department that the disease was
and proclaimed. The veterina narians at Hamburg
now affirm that, according to the diagnosis
made at the time OF the killing Of the diseased
animals, it corresponds exactly with the de-
scrlption given by American authorities and
there fore there can no longer remain any doubt
but what the disease in reality was Texas
fever. Tho chief veterinarian OF Hamburg,
Mr. Vollers, and the director of the Hamburg
slaughter house, MIR. Boysen, have gone Tn Eng
land to give this matter special attention and
to learn what precaution the English authorities
TAX O against the spreading OF the disease when
they discover cases OF Texas fever. Chief
Veterinarian Vollers has also written a PAM
phlet giving the complete details Of the natter,
copy OF which will be forwarded to the depart
men as soon as the pamphl ct ia printed
denmark following Germany, prohibiting
the importation OF American live cattle and
dressed beef, Is looked upon here as a move die
tated by self interest, The largest per cent of
because all the cattle ARRIVING from Denmark
must be slaughtered; they cannot be transported