The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-26
Disease. Of cattls.

The report of DIR. Leonard Pearson,
State Veterinarian, covering the work Of
his department during the past year, deals
at some length with the results OF the in
vestigation of the diseases Of cattle under
the provisions Of the act Of June Is. Is97.
The number of cattle tested up to June l,
1897. was 9, lbs. OF this number $50 were
found TO be tuberculous, and condemned.
The percentage of tuberculons cases was
2O39. Since the first of June 4.Ss7 cattle
have been tested with tuberculin, and of
these 67i were found TO he tubereulous
and killed, equivalent to lS % FER cent
At the time of the publication OF the
last annual report, the average appraise-
ment for cattle condemned "a tuberculous
was S2L42 Since the beginning of the
last fiscal year the average appraisement
has been sos. The total payments for
tuberculous cattle to date amount to $751;
19I.l6., for oslo animals. Since the be-
ginning of the present fiscal year GIL cat
tie have been appraised at Sl3. ia 65, being
an average of SO 45 per head, as against
S22TS per head for all of the cattle that
have been appraised since the beginning
of operations, and S24.42 per head as the
average for last year.
HINTS TO CATTLE BUYERS.
The report recommends the continuance
of the present plan of dealing with tuber-
culosis, and advises owners of herds that
they intend 10 replenish to buy cattle
only subject to the tuberculin test or from
herds that they have reason to believe are
free from tuberculosis. Many dairymen,
the report frankly admits, find difficulty
in purchasing according to these provis-
ions, being obliged 10 buy cattle that are
gathered from unknown sources by dro-
vers, who ship them long distances and
dispose of them at public sales, offering
no guaranty as to freedom from tubercu-
lOsis. Some dealers, however, have ar
ranged to sell cattle subject TO the tuber-
culin test, and in some cases also, whole
herds are inspected and sold with certifi-
Gates showing that they are healthy.
This SYSTEM" the report continues, sis
desirable for the purchaser, and il has
been observed that cattle sell better with
guaranty Of this kind than without it,"
NO DANGER IN TUBERcULIN.
A few years ago tuberculin was object
ed to by those who had no experience
with it, on the ground that it might in
jure healthy cattle. But experience, COW
ering thousands of cases, extending over
years of time, show that this view is
groundless, and with the very large num-
Der of animals examined with tuberculin
in Pennsylvania, there has not been re-
port of a single case in which it was even
suspected that the test had caused the
slightest injury.
CHAMBERS CARRIED PROM NEBRASKA
The report notes that glauders is be-
coming rarer each year. During the past
twelve months cases have been discover
ed and killed in Allegheny, Beaver, Bed
ford, Berks, Bucks, Elk, Lackawanna,
Lycoming, Montgomery and Philadel-
phia counties. Altogether, p cases hav g
been disposed Of Four cases found in
three different counties, were traced TO a
single carload of horses from Nebraska
that were sold at auction in a small town
near Philadelphia. Chambers has been
found to be transmissible from horses
and mules to dogs, cats and men.