Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
AFFECTS THE DISTRICT
Quarantine Declared Against
Maryland Farms.
MOUTH DISEASE FOUND
Herd in Carroll County Infected and
Animals Slaughtered.
GUARDING THE MILK SUPPLY
Federal and District Authorities
Take Prompt Action to Prevent
Spread of Infection.

Quarantine was today declared by the
Department of Agriculture against the
state of Maryland The action is the re-
suit of foot and mouth disease appearing
among the cattle of Carroll county. and
Maryland is the fourth state that has
been quarantined since the outbreak was
discovered in Pennsylvania about two
weeks ago The quarantine will prevent
the movement of cattle out of Maryland,
but il will not affect the butter and milk
supply of Washington for the present.
according to the officials of the bureau
of animal industry.
The Maryland outbreak was discovered
among cattle at Linesboro. in Carroll
county. Fortunately for the handling of
the outbreak the work of the depart
mental cattle inspectors in Pennsylvania
is about finished. and it will be possible
TO throw Il large force into Maryland
at once to deal with the. disease.
Infected Animals Killed.
All of the exposed and infected cattle
where the outbreak first occurred have
been slaughtered and the farms have been
disinfected. The same is being done in
the state of New York Possibly thirty
veterinarians and their helpers will be
sent at once into Maryland and will pro-
ceed vigorously in stamping out the dis
ease.
AS to the effect of the outbreak on
Washington. there is not likely to be any
for the present, at any rate. Carroll
county is far up the state and none of
the milk supply of Washington is drawn
from that region. Milk does not carry
any of the infection. one of the first
things that happens to a cow with the dis
ease is that she dries up and stops giving
milk. Still, if the infection becomes acute
near Washington. 1t is not likely that the
health authorities here will allow the
shipment of milk cans from or through
the infected district.
To Inspect Dairy Farms.
Several inspectors of the District health
department will be sent into Maryland
within the next day or so to determine
whether there Is any evidence of the dis
ease on the dairy farms shipping milk
into the District.
There are more than 400 dairies i'm
Maryland supplying Washington with
milk and each one will be visited. The
local health department is without au
thority of law to prohibit a dairyman
shipping milk into the District when
herds in Maryland are infected with this
Of the dairyman in question Is free from
the disease. The fact that the state is
placed under quarantine does not affect
he milk supply. according to officials Of
the health department. 1t prohibits the
transportation and sale of cattle out of
the state.
The majority Of the dairymen in Mary
land supplying milk to Washington are in
Frederick. Washington. Prince George
and Montgomery counties.
President Is Informed
Secretary Wilson told President Roose-
Welt at the cabinet meeting today about
the prevalence OF the foot and mouth dis
case among cattle in New York, Penn
syivania and Michigan, and said that he
las just issued orders quarantinns Mary
land because of the discovery of the dis
ease in Carroll county. Mr. Wilson said
the disease had reached that county
through cattle shipped there from Buff
falo
Secretary Wilson said he had sent for
the state veterinary surgeon of Maryland
to confer with him about the slaughter
Of the infected cattle there They must
he killed by tomorrow he said When the
disease was rampant in New England
several years ago an agreement was
reached between the government and the
states by which the government paid
two-thirds of the value of cattle killed
together with two-thirds of all expenses
IN connection with their burial, while
III" states paid the other third.
The government at that time paid out
about $3l0.OO0. Mr. Wilson said the same
plan Will he followed this time, and he
thought the government would have to
sperd half million dollars to eradicate
the disease.
The quarantine of Maryland cattle
oSs and sheep will be hardship upon
farmers adjacent to Washington who
have cows. calves. hogs. etc. to sell in
This city. for butchering and arrangements
VIII have TO be made for inspection
Confined to Linesboro District.
BALTIMORE. November Z7.-The foot
and-mouth disease first appeared In a
herd of cattle on a farm near Linesboro.
Carroll county, and so far as known here
has been confined to that particular farm.
although II has communicated To all the
cattle and hogs the place. The farm
was AT once placed under rigid quarantine
and every precaution taken to prevent the
spread of the disease Even the residents
of the farm are subject 10 severe restr.c-
Gons. To-day the infected animals and all
isl" live stock are to be killed. house
toulouse canvass Will lac made by the
state aGrcu,,.. department officials
through all ot rhat section of Carroll