Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-12-04

SlAuGhtEEfa Rf LAW

the foot -and-mouth disease were
killed and buried yesterday by DR..
Il. H. Mackic, State Veterinarian,
and veterinarians connected with
the United States Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry. The Kneller farm is
the only place in Maryland where
the disease has been reported. The
Kneller farm will probably be
quarantined until the experts are
satisfied that every trace of the
disease is eradicated by disinfec-
ton.
The killing Of his cattle was TAX
en- much to heart by Mr.. Kneller.
But after they had been generously
appraised at a good price he seem
ed in a more contentcd frame of
mind. The appraisement preceded
the killing.
The price allowed was S805.2O
for the "a cattle and $195.63 for
the So hogs. making a total of ST.
3O0S3. OF this sum the State OF
Maryland will pay one-third, $433.-
81. The United States Depart
ment of Agricultural will pay the
other two-thirds. The cattle were
appraised by DR.. Mackie, pr. Arch
Mcbride, of the Bureau OF Animal
Industry, and Mr.. j. F. Warner, a
large cattle dealer, from whom Mr..
Kneller bought his herd of II
beef steers.
The killing was viewed by about
so farmers, who congregated in the
county road, which is about 100
yards from the burial pit. After
the killing was we'll under way Mr..
Kneller joined the. group in the
road, and while many of them adj
mitted the wisdom of killing the
diseased beasts they deeply SYM
pathized with Mr.. Kneller and ex-
pressed pain at seeing apparently
good stock thrown into a hold like
dead horses.
The killing began shortly after !
O'Clock and was finished at 5
o'clock. The party of officials con-
sisted, of Drs. Mackie, Mcbride, j.
E. Hills, John Fahey, w. c. Har-
rold, all except DR.. Mackie, veteri-
narians of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, and DR.. w. L. Herbert,
veterinary officer in York county,
Pennsylvania, who discovered the
disease on the Kneller farm. A hole
6 by 40 feet and 7 feet deep had
been dug by a gang of workmen
from Hanover, Pa. The steers
were roped in the barnyard. A
ring with a rope attached was put
in their noses and two ropes around
their necks. With two rubber-in-
cased veterinarians holding to each
Of the neck ropes, one leading with
the nose-ring rope, another follow
ng with a heavy club, the march
from the barnyard to the arena
was made with more or less digni-
ty. The steers were led to the
summit of the mountain of earth
thrown up from the hole, and just
when the ropes were easing up and
everything was getting calner the
'atal shot was fired. The jugular
veins and windpide were severed,
md paunches opened.
The gentle-eyed cows were more
docile and walked to their doom as
lnsuspecting as if they were being
ed to pasture. The hogs were
brown on top of the cattle and a
hick layer of quick lime spread
,ver the carcasses
Today the chickens on the farm
Will be dipped in disinfecting solu-
ion, and the horses will be scrub
,ed. The barn, barn-yard and
log pens will be thoroughly clean
ID and disinfected.
DR.. Mackie remained in Lineboro
asst night to be on hand early this
morning. The horses and chick
ms will be spared because they do
lot take the foot-and-mouth dis
ase, which attacks only animals
With cloven hoofs.
A new case of the disease was
discovered Sunday by one of the in
pectors before the killing began.
The farm is in Pennsylvania, more
han a mile from the Kneller farm.