The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-08
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Over two hundred chickens. guinea
heas and turhsys we're slaughtered SAT
uriay BY Dbl. II Weber, state yst
sfinAnAu: Dr. Gardner, bis assistant,
aud james d. Wallis, deputy ntate
ioed and sanitary inspector, On ths
ssnak d I'll j. Mccorkle near Mer'dlan'
and each one 81 the Apimsls killed WAS
found 10 bo infected with tuberculs
baeti,li. The lungs. liver and inteatines
being found 10 disgusting and adyan-
ced stage 81 the disease. a great bon
lire was built and the fowls consumed
The fIrnt animation that the disease
u IN sxistance smong the barn yard
fowls "a this stats was gained on the
day before Thanksgiving when two fowls
that had been sold we're discovered by
JamesB. Wallis. he suspected Ehat
vas wrong from the appearance o. the
lnngs Aad liver u tho two fowls killed
sndshs took Them u IJr. Falk chairman
~ the state boarl u health, wba pro.
nonnesil the diaeasa 10 hs Tuberculosis
The fowls were later submitted 70 pr,
j. u. Weber, state veterinarian, and Dr,
Gardner, his assistant, who coniiriasd
this opinion. Hut 10 make double sure.
Dr. McGrumphy, stats nacterioiigist was
ordered 10 make the rsgulag tubereuioaiS
tests on the cases presented, which he
did and on Friday pronounced the dis
shss TO be tuberculosis, with innanef,
abie tnbsreniar haccilii present. u ar
ssceftained that the two affected fowls
came from the ranch Of n. j. McCorkle,
asar Meridian, and accordingly visit
wAs made 10 his place Saturday and
tests we're made Of his four cows which
were found 20 be sound and well, and
n hia chickens guinea hena and tnr
keys, every one Of WHICH was found %
bs infected with the disease, many 81
them being in very advanced stage.
The lungs, liver and intsstines were
found filled with tho white ulcers com
mon 10 the disease, and 10 sons OF then
the nersst touch was sufficient 70 Gauss
the liver TO fall TO piscss and the intes
tines to break into snall particles. y
all about as fowls. all that Mr.. McCor
kls bad, wers killed aud Examined, an'
not ) single ONE was found without 70
dicationa u the bacillus. They wer
all burned, tbs place was ordered rake'
and cleaned until not scrap pf any rel
nss of any kind was visible about tn
place; the roesss and tioors, nests an,
every other thing connected with Va
chicken eoops wsrs remoyed and burno
snd Mr.. MeCorkle ordered to paint til
caopa thoroughly with aaultable disin
frctian lie wac ALSO ordered not
permit fowl of any kind on his plac
during the remainder q the winter
after which il Is hoped the place WI
have been so thoroughly cleansed tha
no further infection woald result.
MIR, MuCorkle has been resident Q
i0acre homestead near Meridian q
about i've years, having come to I'll
country for the benefit o. his healtl
II il believed by the state officials thu
the infection to the chickens, guincl
and tarkeyA has passed from MT MeSo
kls to the fowls, and he has been o
.dsrsd TO 50 20 Boise and submit 70 a to-
for tubsrculos,s himself, and he will NJ
be permitted to sell any food product
~ any kind Whatsoever from his plac
nutil be can present 3 certificate show
Ing that he is not affected with the di
sAse. Re admits that he had iun
trsnble back 10 Missouri, from whic
state be came, but declares that
never bad Tuberculosis. He has COZ
scnted 70 have the test made.
The loss falls heavily upon Dir, NJ
Corkls, who has vita and thres sms
children dependent upon hin for Nv
ING. Boiae Capital News.
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