The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
SPLENIC FEVER IN ALAMANCE.
DR.. Long Has a Valuable Herd Dying
at Saxapahaw.


cattle has been reported to the Agricul-
tural Department here. This time it is
in Alamance coumy-in Il fine herd
owned by DR.. Long, of Saxapahaw.
Among the cattle he has just lost by
this disease is IL fine bull recently bought
from the Experiment farm here.
Other valuable cattle in the herd are
sick and expected to die.
DR.. Curticc, the departments vet
erinarian, went up to SaXapahaw TO
examine this herd and have steps taken
TO prevent further spread of the dis
ease.
Although unfortunate for the owners
of cattle which have been attacked by
tick fever, the losses incurred furnish
an illustration Of the services which may
be rendered to the farmers by the De
partment of Agriculture. in preventing
loss by others.
Mindful of the havoc caused by these
pests. the State Legislature, during the
last session. empowered the Board of
Agriculture to regulate the transporta-
ton of cattle in this State, and to CO.
operate with the Federal Government
in creating quarantine districts and
At its last meeting. June End, 1899,
the Board Of Agriculture adopted regula-
tons, especially adapted to prevent the
spread of this disease which has recent
~ caused 80 much loss in this county
Copies of these regulations and the
State and Federal laws. relating thereto
are today issued by the Commissioner
of Agriculture i'll a pamphlet OF twelve
pages, which may be had by application
to the commissioner.
After citing the authority for adopting
regulations contained in Chapter 81,
Laws of 1899. and the repeating clause
concerning all other laws Inconsistent
with the Act and the penalty which
makes any person willfully violating
such regulations guilty of a INSIDE
meanor the pamphlet proceeds with the
regulations:
1t adopts the regulations Of the United
States Department of Agriculture as a
portion Of the regulations OF the Board.
Directs the Commissioner of Agricul
ture to ascertain infected districts. and
in cooperation with the United States
in placing quarantine upon their cattle
traffic.
Forbids the traffic of cattle from all
the State east of the Blue Ridge into
the mountain counties, excepting that
portion of Henderson county east of the
French Broad river.
Cooperate with the United States
Department of Agriculture in prohibit
ing cattle from quarantine States enter
ing the exempted districts of this State.
Declares that cattle infested with the
la i.l- Il ntas no tn orr pf
splenic or Southern fever and considers
cattle infested with these ticks as in
fectious cattle and subject to quarantine
when found in unaffected districts.
These cattle infect the territory upon
which they are driven or pastured.
States that no cattle infested with
ticks shall be led. driven or caused to be
driven or allowed to stray upon the high
ways or public roads. or received into
any market or stock yard of the exempt
ed districts. or of any stock law district
of this State.
Declares that whenever the majority
of cattle men of any county may so de-
SIRE the Commissioner of Agriculture
shall, upon their application, forbid the
entrance of cattle from surrounding
quarantine counties, after due notice of
ten days.
Imposes upon the Commissioner of
Agriculture the duty of investigating
reported outbreaks of contagious or in
fectious disease among live stock of this
State.
Empowers the Commissioner of Agri
culture to quarantine stock or places in
fected with contagious diseases and en-
force all necessary disinfection. He is
also directed to make public and enforce
all other rules and regulations temper
arily necessary to prevent the spread OF
contagious and infectious disease of live
stock and cause disinfection of infected
premises.
Forbids the importation of live stock
from outside the State whenever any
contagious or infectious disease prevails
among its live stock, except when it
is accompanied by a description and
certificate of absence of disease. or of
contact with diseased animals for thirty
days prior to equipment, which certi-
fcatc shall be approved by the State
sanitary authorities. where the live
stock originates and be acceptable to the
State Board of Agriculture: this certi-
fcate shall be presented before or at
stock into this State.
Since January 1st, 1899, owing to the
request of the cattle men, that portion
of Henderson county west of the
French Broad river. has been added to
the districts heretofore exempted.
A bulletin by the Department upon
"Cattle Quarantine. Ticks and Dis
temper" will be issued early next week.
This Bulletin is especially devoted to-
wards the means of preventing such out
breaks of disease as have recently oc-
Cured.
The report of tho Veterinarian to the
special committee on Cattle Quarantine.
containing reasons for quarantine and
protection of cattle has not yet been
published.
All cattle men living in the stock law
counties should send for copies of the
regulations and the "Cattle Quarantine
Bulletin
n "