New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-02
AFTER DISEASED CATTLE.
MASSACHUSETTS BUREAU FINDS MANY
FOOT AND MOUTH CASES.

Boston Dec. 1.-The cattle bureau OF the state
Board Of Agriculture began to-day systematic
and exhaustive inspection OF the catue reporteu d.
having the foot and mouth disease. the prevalence
If which in Nevy-F,n gland has caused embargo
on traffic in cattle sheep and hogs The Gay
opened with general feeling that the trouble hao
been taken in time to prevent Widespread CON
tagion but during the day reports came IN WHICH
were not considered reassur1ng
In their tour of inspection the cattle bureau ieP
resentatives found fifty cases in Litueton ano
Westford in NIiddlesex County and eighty esse fio
We're received from herds in Stow Danvers. Brldgs
and East Brdgewater A heru 10 at
meeting this afternoon considered an nrtiop
sales of cattle and the transportation OF cattle
along the highways of the State. -ooa no.
canse Of he order of the Canadian Government
that vessels clearing from ports The
order has upset plans have Boston SHIPS fo can e
either aa1a odaT fb.re was arapid exchange of
kilograms with a view to having the oroer "i'"-
The vessels could load at NewYork t Bsf snmt6
,t hs COST of Sending them of
those points would make cattle e il, On mart of
Members of the bureau lo9k MPT ti steamships
from Boston load cattle at Cana9iah ,i pos 81 in
UNI ss fro an Which section cattle would
to be loaded steamers for Europe
AttIeboro Mass Dec. Upward of eighty cases
Of the foot and mouth uiSedSe nav 1871 $500
bera nv State Cattle Inspector Mackie and a gen
raI quarantine of cattle in the northeasterly sec
,ion of the town has been ordered. fhe Boafd OF
Health has issued orders to the public regard,Lns
the lse of milk Physicians say some Illness Ha'
already resulted from the use OF milk lIoii us
eaSed cattle
I.ttIeton Mass D. An inspection OF the cat
tle of this district to-day by Dr. Peters OF the
State cattle bureau. in company with local vet
Urinary surgeon revealed conditions OF disease
among COWS which will be met by prompt measures
for relief Several stables have been guar
and thousands of gallons of milk nave peeh 'hlo"li
away by local dealers.
Hartford. Conn. Dec. I-Measures are oe'iis
taken by Cattle Commissioner II. o. AVerlil 10 pre-
vent the snread to this of the hoof and mouth
disease prevalent among cattle IN MassaeRuse.ib,
and Rhode Island He left this city TO-DAY IoI ei.o
eastern mart of the State to give MS peFsohdA az
ttntion to the matter in the border towns
St John y. b, Dec. ii. B. Lamokin' assistant
general traffic agent of the Intercoional Rallroau'
and MI Smiley of this city, local freight supeflh-
tendent think the embargo on cattle from New
England ports will benefit st. John and Hali1aA' as
shipments may be made from Upper Canada pg way
of Quebec and Moncton. This afternoon the Board
of Trade in annual session will consider the catte
exportation question Mayor ". W Nmte mas
wired Minister of Railways Blair. at ottawa 10 use
ali influence to except St John from the eioal 80
an cattle Colonel J. Tucker. NJ T.. staFIs ,T Iot
Ottawa this evening on the same eIIdiu. T
Canadian Pacific Railroad has agreed 10 IusI on
Garlic through the State of Maine on last a4is'
not stopping TO take American fodder or drink