Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-19
799 KILLED.
Work of Cattle Commits
sioners in 1904.
Animals Destroyed Cost the
State an Average of S33 So.
231 Cattle and AZ Horses Killed,-1o03;
fi0 Cattle and So Horses.-1o34.

the ANIMAL report OF the State Cattle
Commission, the members of which ar.
lion. j.. O. Zeal Of l:angor, Frank >.
Admins OF Pow doin, and John NJ. d ar
ing of Saco, has been filed with the
Governor ANA Council. summary of
the report shows that there We're 23l
cattle and AZ horses condemned ana
destroyed IN 1903 and 40 cattle and 81
horses Ia 1904 making Il total Of .J9 70. e
the two wears. The full expense TO
the state, including Ill items. amounts
to 81 l50.E.;. thus showing that the
animals DESTROYED cost the State an
average OF $3.:".9S each.
1t cost Ia condemn and destroy. to
disinfcct premises, and for making
visits where no cases were found. Sll.3i
each. Thu. owners received s.2o7 each.
The. total ..xUtIlSe for the two years
u"s sa5isaI. the three commissioners
Receiving for services and expenses.
S5tlsE. Tie veterinarians r,.'t-iV"d
s3..5S. The. sum of $4,000 Wrs ;,p:ro
Iriated foI. tin. iNo years. and $1,000 t-X-
ira for the expense incurred ~ KEEP
ING the loot and mouth disease out q
Tn. state. Dut of this amount tn. sum
us so - WAS paid out, leaving on
Dee. !. 1904. sal on hHid. ana a de
fcirucy To- the :m",nt of SG;4''i.
The commissioner state thtt the cost
of d .nline With the foot ana tnuuiiI
disease atnoiin;ed TO $1,000, aEH yet
there. .ir.. no t-iscs To report. They lis"
tcrrratul.te The farmers of Maine I'll ~
this disease has no footing in the State.
ard STATE that it cost ss;tChu-rttS
, ":rl, SO nr0 to eradicate the diS'-ds-'
from that commonwealth.
Thcy also recommend. in viHw of tn"
fact that many horses ditllrt"'l Wiih
CHAMBERS are annually destroyed III
n Massachusetts. while the diSe;ts@ has
little footing in Maine. \'W H"np-
shire and Vermont. it would he g" +
Siet"pt to have Il rule that al horses
entering the state from nth.r |t't's b''
examined lrOn arrival and f found to
be afflicted with the disease. 10 nave
Them returned t. the state trnrn "hi"h
they came or destroyed. This would
iucur extra EXPENSE and without fi:I Is
sufficient to do the work the c',nl'iIis'-
eio,crs would not dare 10 make III"
rule.
The commissioners clos h"jr r.'n" I
us follows: "Th, live st"ct interests ~
ylI Oon 900. di.idcd as follows: cattle.
500 Nnn valurd IT about so c'I'h. M X
Iu.. II total value of $G.wfh.hoi Horses
:,r,. valued at about s".G0O."r, ;tatl
cn..r aud swine at nearly S'"ah.M 20.
N;.il.c is :, seller Of cattle. and Missi-
,hrs.tts is u buyer. hnl tro n zoo Il"
400 Maine cattle ar" SOLD in Brig mon
market yearly. bringing vary N
come to the farmers Of NJ iin.' Of mp
wards Of S5oO.hoo. At fair eStinat"
If o6o.vo0 milch cows in the state, IN
farmers obtain "A gross yearly lh' ONE
,t $40 each, bringing the gross H"tri\
iu-o,lt.. tlp 20 s. tb0."or o"S,d' : tn m
,o,r,. rI,on the young stock ana the
beef stock. Tii.; Wa;id seem - h" i
Very satisfactory condition . THINGS.
notwithstanding thu dii'.tN'iie6 We
have. in keeping our stock healthy. an
also shows y great iif'i"if''ti' -
Names lice stock.