The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
DISEASE STILL
SPREADING ON
DAIRY FARMS
More Herds Within City In
fected and 1873 Cows
Guaranteed.
OFFICIALS SEE PERIL
OF GREAT EPIDEMIC

The foot and mouth disease was dis
covered yesterday In four more dairy
herds on Long lsland--three In Wood
haven and one in New Lots, the latter
within the city limits of Brooklyn-and
live more farms with infected cattle have
been placed under quarantine In Secaucus
Hudson county. y. J. The herds consist
in the aggregate of 733 mich cows.
As the farms are located within terri
tories largely made up of dairy farms. the
veterinarians and inspectors OF the Federal
bureau of animal industry and the State
Department of Agriculture, who have been
working hard to stamp out the epidemic
admit they are fearful Of a further spread
of the infection. Within a short distance
Of the New Lots dairy is a cluster Of small
farms which have total of at least 1000
cattle The situation is so alarming that
a call has been sent To the state Depart
mcnt of Agriculture at Washington and
to the State authorities for additional
men to help In stamping out the disease.
Fifty-siN out OF a total of l24 cattle
owned by Isaac Balsam at Woodhaven
were found suffering from the disease.
They are In two herds. one in barn on
the old South road near Cedar lane. and
the other on the Woodhayen road. mile
away. Twelve out OF seventy-four cows
belonging TO Meyer Emmer. adjoining the
Ralsam farm OH the old South road, are
also infected. These places are near the
farm of Frank Godstein, whose dairy
herd OF 2S9 cows was slaughtered by the
authorities earlier In the week.
The discovery Of Infection in eight cows
in herd of t2S owned by Louis Wank at
Shepherd and Workman avenues. New
Lots. caused the gravrst alarm among the
Federal and state veterinarians because
there are so many small farms grouped
together in the neshborhood. This Is
the first outbreak OF the disease within
the city limits of Brooklyn,
Or. II. l.. Gill. veterinarian for the
state Agricultural Department, and Dr.
John ]. Hayes, who had charge of the ex-
termination uf diseased cattle ON Gold
stems farm at Woodhaven and the Sech-
ter * Wicker farm at Maspeth. had their
hands full yesterday inspecting the cattle
on the newly infected farms and estab-
fishing the guarantees. As in the two
former cases. the farmers and their fami-
lies were put under quarantine regulations
and were ordered not TO leave their farm
boundary lines
Following the usual practice the cattle
IN these herds will be killed. 1t is eN-
pected that there will be decrease in the
milk supply In Queens and Kings counties
and also in New York city, the sale Of
milk from the herds infected having al
In Secaucus. pr. William Herbert Lowe.
state Veterinarian for the First New Jer-
sey District found the disease In herds
owned by Jacob Barrett. IS cattle; Max
smith. - cattle. and Simon Lieberman,
i54 cattle. Lieberinan also has $50 hogs,
which are very susceptible to the disease.
These farms We're quarantined making
five where the infection has been discov-
cred since Thursday night, when Or. Lowe
placed the ban on the farms OF Joseph
Ferrara. 80 head and Frank Gordano,
80 head.
Or. Lowe was accompanied on his
diagnosing tour by Mrs. +. c. Yoder and
DR. Frederick =. Wilson, Federal inSrec
tors DR.. I. l.. smith, Jersey City's
veterinarian: DIR James l.. Lindsay and
Dr. j. &. Petersen OF North Bergen. all
OF whom agreed that symptoms of the
foot and mouth disease were evident in the
Ave Secaucus herds.
As soon a. the New York Board OF
Health learned that Licberman has been
selling milk on the West Side OF this city
a uniformed policeman, acting as sanitary
Inspector, was sent tn Secaucus with
orders that no more milk be sent TO New
York city until the quarantine Is raised.
Dr. Shaw of the New Jersey Board of
Health fears a general epidemic in that
State. The Secaucus cattle in the infected
herds are mostly lIolste!ns and are worth
from $50 to SIPS a head. II all cows on
the five farms are slaughtered by the Fed
eral and State departments the farmers
will have II be reimbursed to the amount
OF nearly $4,000. 1t is expected that a
special appropriation will have to be made
BY the State TO provide for the emergency.