The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-09
THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD ACT.
Mississippi the Dumping Groune For
All Sorts Of infected Animals.

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sissippi Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, August 2f-29, 1909,
DR., J. {. Robert, professor Of vet
Urinary science in that institution,
in discussing Some Diseases Of
Farm Animals, and How to Treat
Them" first called attention to the
need Of State veterinary sanitary
legislation. He said:
"rhe twelfth census of the
United States gives the total value
of live stock in Mississippi as above
$42, 600, 000-ovcr 25 per cent Of
the total value of our farm prop
erty. There is not a single statu-
tory provision for their protection
against prcyentabIc contagious dis,
eases. save one concerning gIanders.
Many of the States have laws con
si,n of d;.oolo. If lomostic animals
and hayo in This woy nrotcctrd and
e~nronroroI ,br,r Iva stook industry
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas,
among the Southern States, have
state yctor;narians and f1nd, 10 on
forno tho,n Will, M;ssiss;nn; j. q
annninr ground far d;ro nfecfious
maIadicS9 roins which other Stn,cs
]onarontirn Tbn onartor Of a mill
1on dnIIora Lost Lr onr Stotc saynral
o,o from ono diseoso-an-
thrnv--woHjd ho ]snafc;nnt 10 nav nj
oynonsos ~ l;yn uocIl sanitory
boar f,r mara ,hon twonty ,,oars
A. far as possible tbc ]coIlcrc.
throrah 1bo nrofossor # ]yoter;nary
science has assisted IN s~unnrr.sina
,rnortol onthrooks Of co~ntogions disoo
oasos omorr firm animals in thc
Slata This method If worl, how.
oonnot nossihly ai,,o ,ho host
rosulte since wc boyo No aseigfort
and orc w;tbont o;,hor lorislaGon
w. f,rds 20 onforon m;taLIn SAM.
tac,, mon.rros
A., nrol;n,i,o ~. IN tho coneidor.
~ fa,,, - H. ,,a,u l;.a,,o,
70 wb;o, ,ho dor,nstio an;n,aIs oro
srhioct No doctor sa;d.
,GTbo onimaI Lody NAV ho oom-
r,ro1 IN , n;ooa II d]oIicoto ,no-
rhincrv onns;stino n c;oht diToromt
n,rts 1hoso ra,ts 4 !, normal
condition and r]ronor,y oJipsfod to
oonb nfhor cdnst;tnio hcoltLy
hoJr Tbn ~intaar;in Of ,he whnlo
donor5s nnon tbo sfoto nr hcoIfh or
~ he na,ts A rood or rot.
corn nav ros,H IN ~v;oIoni
onosnos =, 4bn omolI ;,icst;nos (snos
mod;o col;oI IA +hro,r ,ot anIy
tbo d;rost 90 s]ysto,n bnt tho ]ont;rn
hod, no y stoto ~ rnryons oyc;tn
mont IN Eke mo,nor r;nohono Or
= bona snay;n NAV rardnr thn borso
nroot;oaIf~ nsnIoss Sor oorta;n
If worL r. wo had q n]orroot
knowledao of fbo law a. bnoItb and
ihom d;saaso wo,,ld bo Nm.
l,nown W. oon no,or hono for snch
On "ccuroto Enowlodaa Of hya;nnic
Int do claim Thai hy noying
rof,I oitont;on Ia iho sa,pci ;o9
coro and m-onaannant n o,,r dom,n,
tic animals we can ward oG manv
diseases and thms add motor;aIIy
n tho nroGts If tho Farm
Tn Wow Of tho almost universal
,hsnnoo ~ a knowlodao Of wbat ~
do in cosos Of animal disease. and
az onv If onr roadory nav a. onn
bayo a yoInaLIo horso ar ofLn,
onimoI hocomo oTaotod 9th Gown
disease mcnt;o,cd I,ore;, va o;,o
.oIoy somo of Dr Rohcrps ro,no-
dies for different d;soosos Which
haor rcnootodiv tosiod "nd
TO ho cnras If uor;t.
T,.omn ToGc ~ Horaoo a,,5 u,1oo
(RemrJDO-Var;o,s drngs arc no.
oommorJod oamn"a onI -
frinnt droncb il modo If an nunrc
each OF chlorOfOrm, laudanum and