The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-11-14
HOOP AND MOUTH DISEASE DIS
COVERED IN MASSACHUSETTS,
IOWA AND RHODE ISLAND.
CASE REPORTED IN MISSISSIPPI
eradication Cost May Reach Two MIL
non; Poultry Prices Advance
When Chicago Yards
Close.

'"e tAtenslOn OF the federal
quarantine to Rhole Island, Massa.
chusetts and Iowa. Reports to the
department of agriculture announce
the discovery of the epidemic at South
AttleDury, Bristol county Mass, and
at Parnell, Iowa, the first case west
OF the Mississippi. Cattle, sheen and
hogs, now cannot be moved out OF
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Penn.
sylVahla, Maryland, New York, Massa-
chusetts, Iowa, Rhode Island and Wis.
consin.
In addition to the states already
quarantined Mississippi is believed to
be threatened with case at Como
where II is reported a herd has con.
tracted the disease.
nope was expressed upon the re.
celpt or no reports OF new cases in In
diana ana Michigan that the epidemic
there mas been placed under control.
On the other hand new cases were
found in Lancaster county. Pennsvl-
Vanla and In three more counties in
Illinois.
The spread of the disease makes
certain an increased cost of putting
down the epidemic. IL would not sur
prise officials IL the cost would he
nearer the S2,000,000 expended by the
German government to eradicate the
disease from among its cattle a few
years ago, than the 100000 spent by
tho American government In fighting
the 1908 outbreak of the disease. The
expense OF having inspectors trace the
various shipments from infected cen.
ters VIII be very large. Ten new in
spectors were rushed to Wisconsin,
Iowa and Massachusetts. Department
officials have suggested to the pro.
moters OF the Royal Cattle show to be
held at Kansas City, Mo. this fall that
the event should be postponed.
Chicago Yard Closed.
Chicago.-A large part of the cattle
receiving and meat packing industry
of the country, long centered in Chi.
cago temporarily was shifted to Kan.
sas City, Omaha. st. Joseph. Mo, and
other western cities and the Chicago
Union Stock Yards. for the first time
since its organization in 1865, was
closed down for nine days in conse.
qrence OF the prevalence of hoof and
mouth disease among cattle. The
qus rantine against the stock yards and
all other cattle pens within the state
wenf into effect at all plants. The
states action supplements the federal
quarantine against Illinois.
No more cattle. sheep or hogs are
to be received in Chicago until No
vembe| l6 when business is to be re-
sumed after the wards have been thor.
oughly disinfected and pronounced
fire. fro N the disease.
Tho effects of the quarantine at the
union stock yards were shown in the
prices of poultry. Anticipating a
stronger demand for poultry by reason
'f the epidemic of foot and mouth dis.
case among cattle, the price of live
fowls has advanced four cents a pound
IN the last As hours. The price OF
dressed meats so far has not been ef-
f'cted end assurances given by the
packers are to the effect that 1t will
r)t be.
G. Y, Devry, chief animal keeper at
- ''N'' M biiiOhb NhoSt HptNl-
m ms a1e number of the cloven hoof
animal', which alone are said to be
su1jecj. to the disease, took alarm at
the situation. He said that he would
meke certain that the hay given his
biSoD, sacred oxen, deer and the like,
h9 not come from an infected district,
a d that he would not bring any new
limals into the zoo for six months at
| asst.
Tho killing OF cattle and swine, III
OF tho disease continued at the stock
yards and disinfectants were scatter.
e1 all through the yard.
More prize winners at the recent
dairy show were taken aick and were
isol9 ed for observation.
]. Ogden Armour, head of Armour
and company, issued statement TO
the effect that there is no danger of in.
fection from dressed meats and DIR. o
Il. Dyson, chief veterinarian of the
state, gave out reassuring word that
there is no danger in milk where the
precautions ordinarily observed
an ong the dairy herds and milk houses
aye maintained.
Those with liking for hunting wers
granted permission to shoot pigeons