The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-28

Middlesex and Worcester counties. from
which sections the great bulk or the
milk supply Of Boston Is received ,,,r
IL 10 with the hope Of preventing iur-
ther Infection. especially into the western
part OF the state. and or stamping out
the disease where II now exists, that tne
department of agrieulture and the state
authorities have Joined hands.
The government order was received
with surprise. not only by the cattiemen
OF Brighton but by the steamship agents
as we'll as II means a consfueraDle lors
TO the four or Ave foreign lines carrying
cattle TO Europe from this port.
Some OF the agents refuse TO oeneve ecs
drastic measures have seldom been ADOPT
ed by the United states government sex-
eral agents cabled TO the home onices IN
London for instructions as 10 shipments
now on the way.
At the Cunard line IL was stated tnet
600 head OF cattle were EN- route over me
Canadian Pacific for this port, but wheth-
er any OF them have yet come within the
auarantined sections was not known NJ
though many cattle from the west are
brought 10 this city for foreign shipment
by the railroads. II is confined aimost
wholly 10 steers, very few cows being
sent across the water.
500 COWS A WEEK.
on the other hand. there are dispatched
throughout New England, and into the
Middle states, an average or SV COWS 81 q
week from the Brighton stock YARDS, ahd
II is against this traffic that the order OF
the secretary of agriculture was princi-
'M Mr.. J. w. A. Hathaway one OF the
largest shippers OF cattle az Brlghton;;
stated that he dispatched 400 head OK
cattle to philadelphia YESTERDAY aha shS nnst onst
300 more were 10 nave gone III INC "S~'
Besides the shipment by train. consid-
erable livestock. especially cows ,s,ns iran
over the road, and the state cattle COM
mlssioners have traced the disease up
through the state In the dlnerenl nsruo srn,s
that have been supplied recehtiy i'''''
In a few instances the disease has been
found I'm herds which have not Deeh ,rps
posed by newcomers from srisnrofl senrof,,l in
vestigatlon, believe that the disease, WIS We
brought to Brighton from the neiEnpoII,
hood OF Cumberland. h huada aau aastrinners.
These "strippers" are cows whlch
highly fed for IS months without pe',S nS
allowed to calve, In order 10 oosa'" "'
abnormal milk supply. a.. -,
After the supply Is exhausted the am
mails are then fattened for slaughter, ana
these unusual methods have tendency
10 bring on disease. After the outpreah
in Rhode Island several herds OF ca'tle
were brought up 10 Brighton ana
mained there some days before being re-
distributed among Massachusetts herds.
As will be SEEN the effect or the em-
barpo AZ Brighton and the effort OF the
state commission to prevent the deahns
I'm COWS among farmers. Will practlcaliy
restrict all the herds In the state ana
make IL easy 10 quarantine those IN
which the disease has been found
CLOSE WATCH KEPT.
The efforts OF the state commission
differ from those OF the government su-
thorItles I'm that Il aims TO prevent the
spread OF the disease among the cattle
supplying milk, comparatively httie
slaughterng is now done at Brighton
Every effort IL being made TO keep close
watch on all herds throughout Middlesex
and Worcester counties. which localities
send the bulk OF Boston's milk supply.
Ii Is believed that by striking at the di-
sease I'm the early stages of the epidemic
il will have a good effect, although II
Is remembered that II cost England sew
eral millions 10 stamp IL out some years
ago.
Agent Bray OF the Leland line stated
last night that the order OF the secretary
OF agriculture would have a very bad
effect upon the commerce OF Boston. One
or two steamers were already loaded. and
would sail with cattle, but the Columbia,
which was TO have sailed on Saturday
with 600 cattle and 900 sheep. now on the
way to this port, may not. be able to
leave
Ii was ascertalned that the restrictions
which the British government placed
three years ago against Canadian cattle
shipments on account OF the outbreak OF
this same disease. had not yet been re-
moved. and that that country still de-
pended upon America for cattle on the
hoof.
II was also learned that the quarantine
which the Maine cattle commissioners had
established some time ago against the
other New England states is still in force