The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-24

( uemeu. Many clELltInen co lNL A-I"
! the first symptoms Of the disease, and
I seemingly do not care 10 inform them
selves concerning q most disastrous dis
! ease % cattlemen- The ticks seem 70
{ be unaffected BY cold weather. the tick
/ taxing an what seemed 10 b dormant
state In the spring they come out lay
tneir eggs and q young brood Of ticks Is
/ produced
Two ticks can infect whole herd, lay
/ ing thousands of eggs and these hatch-
/ ing in about three weeks. VI hen warm
weather comes the TICK soon natures,
and this accounts f0r the fever breaking
I out about the middle ~ July. The tc6s
are very small and hard 70 dnd, and tins
( partly accaunots Tor the spread Of thf
disease.
! The symptoms Of Texas fever are: first.
! q dropping az the cars second. slnesisa
! ness third staggering gait. and fourth
/ a blood-red discharge. The symptoms
/ appearing on successive days. the COW
which is Swing milk going dry II twelve
hours
The lack Of cooperation on the part Of
/ cattlemen and influential men north Of
/ the quarantine line also accounts for
/ the spread ~ the disease. These men
10 NOT pay any particular attention 10
/ the disease. and often Inscriptions per-
sons sen infected cattle TO men north
! Of the lire
rom a careful examination into the
matter. he advocated that the open sea
/ son De established from the FIST II No
/ vember % The 1rst Of April, ard the close
I inspection and the granting al permits
+ without the great delay that now rules.
: re also advised that the Inspectors re-
+ III ain 90 one territory as long possible.
Mr- II H. Hankins. a member Of the
live stock sanitary coumissi1u ~ Texas.
( discussed The Efficacy OF Federal and
state Quarantine Lines He stated that
/ a few years ago the cattlemeu Of his state
most stFeuuousiy objected 10 the laws.
but the commission had begun system
/ Of education Of The catuemen uadI NJ
( AZ the present time thu people ce-opera-
/ ted with the commission fl every way
and were doing all in their power u
I stamp out the disease
/ lie believed that IL was impractical
and dangerous 70 allow cattle known 10
/ be free from ticSs u be driven out If an
/ infected country one cattleman could
have bunch 0f cattle that he had been
I very careful n prevent the Introduction
Of ticks into his herd and had comrlisG
with al the quarantine laws aud re-
I Qulrements, but iu driving those cattle
out they might pass through Gtid full
/ Of ticks or lane with n4nv ticks IL
/ the grass and thus the cattle become
infected AID the disease carried into
/ other sections
/ He had had considerable experience
/ with dipping and had found that only
/ in the early spring or faA was dipping
/ successful. as the Oh used was irritable
{ 20 the animal. and * was nor safe g
/ sHip soon after The dipping.
/ Dr. O. II Morse of Kansas CITY. who
! had conducted a series Of experiments
At Cuanah. Texas, was called on aud
stated that AT first ne used efgl-t parts
% sfH ~ ufa q
found this Of n0 avail. So the proportion
was Increased until the cattle dipped
were put into q sank containing Dip In
the proportion OF fifteen parts dip 10
+ twenty-four parts water and with two
or AT the most three trials. every TICK
I was eNtermiuated. The dip should be
useu early in the spring. or better stll
/ late In September. or even later
Colonel Albert Dean " Kansas CITY.
! Representative Of the Bureau Of Animal
I INDUSTRY. made short speech givile
more minute description If The disease.
He believed that the same germ which
causes malaria in tile human family s.
the cause of Texas fever I'm caJtle OF
course changed 20 meet me different con-
ditiGns in Cattla.
The tick IS the natural carrier of
these germs. h. said. "ani the animal
IS thus infected. The disease can be
produced by hyp0dermic injection III in
felted blood under Che skin ~ an animal
ANA the t-c6 works en- the same princi-
pIe
He was Of The opinion thar only during
The cooler mourhs was Inspection uracti-
cable especially of cattle of dark color.
as at this time the ticks are larger and
the Inspection IS more thorough
ine session was then closed unlu $50
The evening session was begun win a
discussion on the subject ~N har Should
be Done With Lumpy jaw Cattle by
w F. Smith. pres.leur ~ tho livestock
sanitary board or Illinois. lie gave q
history ot how his state takes care os
diseased cattie offered Tor sale n the Big
yards ~ Illinois. I'm -sti TIE stock ex-
caalse 90 cailase passed a rule ierbid-
ulrs Che u l1e-s purchasing cattle af-
ta-tld with Actima1y Costs or htLpy
jaH-. and al the cattle having sw IHng
on CHE head or neck must D. inspected by
lle state veterinarian pr deputy. and
IL such stock is sold tie o1ead.-- mem
Der is aned ST. SIR Smith stated that
one ~ tle members ~ the exchange had
attempted te seil q steer known q have
l-mpt jaw IeW DAYS a-o. and HAD his
lrisi before tle exchange directors yes
ter1ay-
Tie livestock board ~ uinols has an
aeent ana Inspector NJ THE Chicago yards
ana ais9 qla--lt.ne zen. where AZ
stock believed to have the disease are
helL The Inspector aft=r inspecting th1
stock has Tag for cattle passed on
condemned. and when q toabtfgl case IS
tclrd the animal is allied and a post
-nortera examination IS ma5-. The CHI
c4eo stock yards has special slaughter
Ac-se t7T killing these Catle. al c1t-
He'd condemned ere kiil-1 also, ana the
ueat MADE u1tt for gse