The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-27
FANCY HOGS CAUGHT
BY THE INSPECTOR
Outside Appearance Satisfac-
tory But P0St-M0rtem
Showed Otherwise.
THE DANGER FULLY SHOWN.
w. n, DRULEY is IN SYMPATHY
WITH THE WORK BEING DONE
AND WILL AID 1T IN EVERY
WAY POSSIBLE.

Seven of eleven fancy hogs, averag-
ing about 225 pounds, all off one farm,
were condemned by City Inspector Pad
dock at the Anton Stole slaughtering
establishment Monday afternoon on
account of tuberculosis, all cases being
well developed. The hogs were order
ed to the retaining vat by City, Health
placed in the steam vat by Inspector
Paddock, where the diseased carcasses
were destroyed.
Since his stay in Richmond, DR..
Waggoner has gratuitously helped Pad
dock in learning the various diseases
common to animals, and through the
knowledge thus obtained Paddock as
certained the presence of the tubercu-
1osis Monday afternoon. Anton Stole
proprietor of the slaughtering estab-
1ishment, was very considerate in the
matter of the condemnation and stated
that he was glad the animals had been
caught before they were placed on the
market Stole also called DR.. Wag
spection might be substantiated
One of the most startling things
about the condemnation was that it
brought to light the fact that the ami
mails were purchased from a dairy
farm doing business in Richmond. AL
though no tuberculine tests have been
given as yet. the disease may have
communicated itself to the cattle now
furnishing milk to the residents of
Richmond. This is not certain at
the present time. but the dairyman
from whose farm the hogs were taken,
is more than anxious that all the stock
on the farm be given the tuberculine
test to ascertain whether or not the
cattle are affected. The finding of tu-
berculosis hogs on the dairy farm.
however, goes to prove the assertion
that the people of Richmond are I'M
protected from the diaries, which, If
affected with tuberculosis. are of more
danger than diseased meats.
DruIey Means Business.
W. III. Druley, living south of Rich
mond on the Boston pike, who sold the
Richmond abattoir twenty-five head of
hogs last week, twenty-three of which
were suffering with tuberculosis, has
asked DR.. Waggoner to clean his farm,
and If necessary, he says he will kill
every animal on his place that he may
get rid of the disease. He called DR..
Waggoner and DIR. Ferling to his farm
one day last week and voluntarily shot
two bullocks to ascertain whether
they were suffering with tuberculosis.
One of them was vertically reeking
with the disease. and 1t is supposed
that the hogs had secured the disease
from the bullock. which showed signs
of advanced stages.
Mr.. Druley has told several people
about the city that he intends getting
rid of the disease on his farm if it
costs him hundreds of dollars. The
stock buyers appreciate Mr.. Druleys
stand on the matter, and a ready sale
is predicted for his animals when he
gets through 'housecleaning." He has
also offered to stand all the loss in
Cured by the butchering establish
ments buying his cattle and then los
ing them.
TubercuIine Coming.
The department of animal industry
will send DR.. Waggoner a goodly
amount of tuberculine in the course of
the next few days, and this will be in
iected into the animals remaining on
the Druley farm, and all those showing
symptoms of tuberculosis after the tu-
berculine test, will be killed immed-
lately, and their carcasses destroyed.
The remaining animals will be sepa-
rated and tuberculine tests admins
tered from time to time to keep in
touch with developments. The stand
Mr. Druley has taken on the matter
and his determination to do what is
right is favorably commented on by
all those who know the circumstances.
One of the chief results of the cam
paign waged for government inspec-
ton is that higher class of animals,
generally speaking, are being butch
cred at the present time than ever
before. according to the statements of
butchers. No "scab" animals are be-
ing bought. Several finer looking an
imals, however. have been condemned
because they were suffering with tu-
berculosis, simply because it could not
ho told ry, foot