The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-30

THE $4,000 appropriated annually for
the use OF the state board OF agriculture
in killing tuberculous cattle might just ms
well be thrown I'm the river" said Mr.
Barnes. anyone can find diseased meat
around among the bone dealers.
II know that this meat is put on the
market, and / can prove that tuberculous
tallow goes with other tallow TO render
ing establishments I'm the state where but
terine is manufactured.
There is no doubt i'm my mind that the
carcasses OF cattle condemned and killed
In this state as tuberculous are sold to
these bone establishments, and l have
known OF instances where the meat from
such cattle was apparently on the way to
market when held up by the Inspector
and condemned as unfit for food.
81 made proposition TO the state board
OF agriculture three or four years ago
that / would pick up all the condemneo
and diseased cows in the state after they
had been condemned by the cattle COM
mssioners and the state veterinarian ano
bring them TO my Warwick place and
house them for five days at my expense
after which all could be slaughtered At
one time.
This is the plan that is followed in
Massachusetts,, but the board refused TO
accept the proposition. This plan ought
TO save the state $4,000 annually, besides
ensuring that the carcasses would be
properly disposed Of
"All the bodies OF animals that come to
my place are put into an alright steel
tank that will hold IA horses and subject
ed to a pressure OF GO pounds OF steam.
After three hours the bones are all dis
solved and the resulting product Is turned
into fertilizer.
The board OF health has decided that
this is the best process of disposing or
glandered horses and tuberculous cattle,
and in 1890 and 1900 DR.. Swarts, Dr. Dan
O. King of Auburn and six or seven other
physicians recommended this method"
Cattle Commissioner Henry s. Turner or
Providence county goes to Brighton every
week TO inspect cattle tagged for ship
ment into Rhode Island. These are ident-
fed by a description OF their appearance,
which might as easily apply 10 any num-
ber. The animal law In Massachusetts is
very loosely administered and there Is no
doubt that these tags are often changed.
All animals killed within IA miles OF
Providence are taken by the Rhode ISL
and Rendering company. which agrees
to dispose OF them by the rendering pro-
cess. Beyond that limit the carcasses are
turned over TO the owner, with the under
standing that he shall bury them.
When an animal is killed for tubercu-
losis the cattle Commissioners and the
state veterinarian are present., lie ihltci
doing the killing. The owner, however,
can sell the hide; and his opportunity 70
sell the carcass also If he desires is ad-
mitted.
out OF 500 head OF cattle killed in Provi-
dence county, according TO the report OF
the state board OF agriculture, Mr.. Barnes
states he got only about %.
lie thought this showed the need OF
legislation requiring the cattle commits
sioner TO turn the bodies over to rem
dering company having the right to re-
move them.
He said he had suggested splitting the
carcas .es open and treating them with
kerosene and that DR.. Chaplin approved
OF the plan.
The only source of profit In the busi-
ness TO him, he said, was IN selling the
ashes for fertilizing purposes.
There are six cattle commissioners In
the state one in every county except
Washington county, which has two, iris
tam D. Babcock OF Westerly and Philip
Money OF Exeter. The Commissioners
OF Providence county is Henry s. Turner
OF Johnston; of Newport county, George
r. Sisson OF Newport; of Kent county
John r. whipple of East Greenwich, and
OF Bristol county, DR.. William +. VIII
liams OF Bristol.
The latter, besides being cattle COM
missioner, Is also member OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the state board OF
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