The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-19
SLAUGHTER
OF CATTLE
TOMORROW
State Will Payfor Value Of Pro-
ducts Lost Through Quaran-
tine Of H0Of and Mouth Disease

An important meeting OF the executive
committee OF the state board Of agv1cul-
ture was held this morning at The state
OF combating the hoof and mouth dis
ease In this state were decided on.
Inc nrst was 10 order a careful inspec-
swine In the state, this work TO be done
by the cattle commissioners, their depu-
Ties and the state veterinarians.
Ihe other was to determine TO pay for
the products Of animals lost through the
ease The determination NC OF the value
tie commissioners and this determine ton
Will be final, The value will be based on
the wholesale price OF the products
In the state will be begun tomorrow, this
heln fthe first effort on the part OF the
Federal government 10 combat the dis
a week the bureau OF animal industry OF
the department OF agriculture has been
represented la the state IN the persons
OF Drs. H. A. Christmann and Il. l..
From now on every animal that has
become infected. and II there be but one
animal In an entire herd infected. the en-
tire herd will be condemned by the gov
eminent and slaughtered. The federal
officials have already condemned four
herds. and these will be slaughtered to-
morrow. The one herd is at the town
farm Of Lincoln and consists OF IA cows
and one calf.
The second 10 that OF John Cullen, a
prominent cattle purchaser OF LIMERICK,
Lincoln. whose herd consists OF 22 head.
The third is the herd OF 81 head owned
by Ira E. Angel OF LIMERICK Lincoln.
and the fourth herd Ia that OF Thomas
Collier OF North Providence. with IL
head. This makes total OF 76 mead that
will be killed.
The federal authorities kill the animals
and pay the owners 70 per cent. of the sp-
praised value OF the cattle. ths arpraisals
being usually by the cattle commission
srs.
The slaughter WOULD have begun today
had the trenches been ready. The car
casses OF the animals. after the killing.
are siashed so as to destroy the skins and
the slashes are filled with cool oil that
the flesh will be permeated and he anft
for food.
These precautions are taken that the
carcasses may not be exhumed and the
skins and flesh sold. The trenches are
dug eight feet deep, that the oarcasses
may be covered with from four an1 a
half to five fee1 Of earth.
In places where infected cattle has been
found the cattle will be killed In future.
and the barns will be thoroughly disin-
fected The disinfecting will be done at
the expense OF the Federal government
and by corps OF men who are being now
organized by DR.. Salmon at Boston. DIR.
corps a competent man and the disinfsct-
ing will be by spraying with solutions and
the use of gases.
1t is the purpose OF the government 10
purchase the cattle peacefully, but where
there be objection the cattle Will be
seized. The appraisal win follow
The statement was made today by DR..
Voigenau that the only way the disease
could be effectually eradicated was by
inspection. and acting on his
advice the inspection OF all cattle was
ordered. As an incident of the disease
state Veterinarian Pollard on Monday
and found not an animal infected. Yes
terday he again visited the herd and
found presence OF the disease. the disease |
havin6 made it's appearance within ~ |
hours. |
Inherent cases of Infection have been dis /
covered In the towns Of Cumberland. Lin |
,oln Smithheld and North Providence,
md the herds range In numbers from 10 |
20 g. Some OF the cattle were nearly re- l
covered from the disease when Its pres
nee was discovered.
DIR. Volgenua stated today there was /
esson to hope the situation was well In
land but IL was not certain what the fu-
ure would develop and this could not be |
determined In every animal In the state
lad been inspected. and the inspection |
ontinued until IL was certain there was
10 longer fear OF infection.
FoRTY-EIGHT COWS KILLED.
DR.. Jeddy OF the United States depart
nent OF agriculture. and attendants, to-
ay slaughtered ~ cows on the Isaac AL
er farm at Attleboro and FIVE on the
iathewson place, under orders from
Both herds were afflicted with the, hoof
nd mouth disease.