The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-27
Prof. Ladd Says Fargo
Gets Diseased Food

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ly enlarged and contained about fifteen
(15) foci, millet seed to pea size, that
were caseo- calcified and fairly well en-
capsulated.
Diagnosis-Tuberculo
"Cow No. 4-Grade Shorthorn, age
about six (6) years, condition fair to
good. Both anterior and posterior
mediastinal lymph glands contained
large areas of Gaseous and caseo- cal-
careous material The bronchial lymph
glands were considerably enlarged, one
being almost as large as a closed hand
and contained one large area of cas-
eous material. Both lungs presented
numerous areas from pea to hickory
nut size of a SEMI Liquid and Gaseous
consistency. These were fairly uni
formly distributed throughout the
lungs.
"One mesenteric lymph gland showed
one caseo- calcareous foci about the
size of a small hickory nut.
Observation-Disclosures
Cow No. 5--Grade Holstein, about
eight go years old, condition good.
Posterior mediastinal lymph glands
slightly enlarged and contained about
twenty 600 pea size caseo-calcified
foci that were fairly well encapsulated.
Diagnosis-Tuberculo
Cow No. 6--Grade Jersey, age about
eight years, condition good. Anterior
mediastinal lymph gland contained one
Gaseous foci of millet seed size. Pos
terror mediastinal lymph gland con-
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we'll encapsulated.
Observation-Disclosures Respect
fully submitted, A. F. Schalk, d. V. M"
From this report 1t is clearly evident
that the animals were diseased, all be-
ing afflicted with tuberculosis. Two
of the animals We're by DR.. Schalk
classed as in bad condition and, there
fore, under the provisions of the city
ordinance for meat inspection, section
16. would be classed as diseased by or
with "generalized and extensive tuber-
culosis."
At this point there is report of In
spector Congdon who tells of the trip
to the Eggert slaughter house and of
the examinations which says in part:
There seems to be practice of
into our state and selling to North Da-
kota markets such cattle to be used
as food. Something should be done to
protect the people of Fargo and the
rest of our state from this outrageous
practice of bringing into the state in
fected cattle which cannot be sold in
Minnesota or adjoining states.
Specimens of the portions of the
infected cattle, showing tuberculosis,
have been retained by me and have
carefully labeled them and have them
preserved for future reference"
This report, however, did not satisfy
Prof. Ladd and he asked the inspector
for a more detailed. report, and in maxi
ing this request he proposed a num-
Der of questions for the inspector to
answer. In answering these questions
Mr.. Congdon told of the arrival of Mr..
Hanson to the slaughter house, with
two more cattle, while he was there on
the said Friday. According to the bull
letin Mr.. Hanson inquired If there was
anything the matter with the cattle
and was told that Mr.. Congdon and
Prof. Schalk were simply making an
investigation and that Mr. Hanson wit
messed the viceral inspection of COW
No. 2 and shortly after left the build
ing, and returned in about three quar-
ters OF an hour. Following closely
upon Mr.. Hanson's return. DR.. j. w.
Durham. city milk and meat inspector.
OF Fargo, N. D., appeared stating that
while visiting Rubel Bros. meat mar
ket he was informed that strange men
were in the slaughtering establish
ment of G. F. Eggert and he thought
he would drop In. DIR. Durham re-
NAMED for short period OF time and
returned during the inspection of COW
No. 4. and stayed to the completion OF
the inspection of the remaining cattle
DIR. Ladd then addressed a letter &c
MI. M. Fulton, the city meat and milk
inspector of Moorhead, asking him q
number of questions regarding the af-
fairs at the Hanson dairy. Mr.. Fulton
replied to these telling OF his inspec-
ton OF some of the animals at the
Hanson dairy and of the killing oil