The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

i efficacy Of slaughter in stampinas cut the complaint and the futility of reh ing upon quarantine alone. Just 50 long as any considerabI mum Der of | diseased animals remain alive, gfv- ing off contagion which may be dis serninated by people, dogs, cats, rats, lchickens. and possibly through other lagencies, just so long may be trouble | be expected to spread rapidly. l Jnfortunatelys when can epidemic | occurs, cattle owners often manifest ! Ia disposition to conceal the condition | Tor their herds. thus sobstructing the | tefrorts made to extirpate the mischief. l Up to the present time there have | lDeen only a few outbreaks in America, I the first one of importance occurring | in 1870 when thes contagion was intro 1 duced from Europe by way of Canads.. spreading into the New England | Istates ande into New York The dis lease on that occasion appears to have | assumed a mild form, and it's spread was quite easily arrested
 Other Outbreaks.
 About 1880 there were two or three lots of animals Brought to this coun- 1 lItry affected with the complaint. but lthey were quarantined and danger lof an epidemic was forestalled Again 1 1n 1884 there was a small outbreak at l l 1ortlands Me-, caused by importedS cat I t1e, but the naaIady did not spread be- yond a few herds outside Of the quar- Iantine station
 1t is not definitely known how. the I infection was introduced in 1902. but I sea, Mass in the vicinity of the docks I -nid dicatiIg that the trouble was brought from Europe 5by ship. T Once again is arrived, early in November, 1908. and this time in the neighborhood Of DanviIle Pa More
 accurately speaking, 1t was first 50b--a
 served in that locality, and resllt- ing Investigation revealed the fact
 that it was more or less prevalent in
 number of counties of Pennsylvania
 Within a few days cases of 1t were
 Iound n the vicinity of Akron, N Y.,,s
 and a quarantine was declared which
 included the entire territory of the
 two states.
 Inquiry developed the fact thai
 the disease had been brought into
 Pennsyivania by two 1toets Of cattle
 which came through the stockvards Of Buffalo. N. Y. These two ship
 Hents were found to have originated
 in Michigan, New York and Ohio
 Michigan Qnazantaned.
 "A few days later a suspicious dis-
 ease was reported in several herds
 near Detroit, Mich, and government
 inspectors were sent to investfgaAe.
 As result a quarantine of the state ,I of Michigan was declared by the see- z retary Of agriculture NoYenBer 25.#
 Almost immediately therupon affect S2eA t51C 0lSlOAGE61I In NldEEOl4 County, Md, just over the Pennsylya,-
 mia border. and uar-antine was
 placed on the state Of Mary land.
 Methods to Scamp Out Dfseasa ssAn arrangement was made by the federal and state authorities to work together for the eradication of the plague, the plan followed for stamp.
 ing out the disease being practically the same as that which had been suc-
 cessfu1 in the case Of the New E:alg- land outbreak of 2Ananely. to en-
 force a strict quarantine, to discover all infected animals and localities, to
 slaughter and bury all diseased and exposed animals, and to disinfect the
 premises occupied by them. Owners Reimbursed. The owners of condemned animals 5 were reimbursed to the extent of their ]. appraised value, the federal giverp- ulent paying two-thirds of the money [ and the state one4third. Expenses Of burial. disinfection. etc, were shared : in the same proporHon.s
 Tor use in such an emergency, the
 bureau Of animal industry has as a | part of itsc regular organization, a f large force Of trained veterinarians. t such campaigns. The states. too, have [ livestock sanitary officials with laws 5 under which prompt action can be e tax ken.
 : Value of Central Organization. : : 'The value and importance to the z country of an efficient central organi- ,. zation to look after the interests of < the livestock industry are well dem 7 onstrated on an occasion of this kind. F If in 1898 it had been necessary to de- 2 lay operations in order to organize a e force to deal with the outbreak, the 2 contagfon would doubtless have spread : in the meantime to the Middle West.
 and probably to the range country of
 the Tar West where it's eradication :. would have been either Impossible or <, attended with the greatest difficulty and expense.
 2. As it was, not a day was lost in ' ' beginning effective work, and the ]. ]. disease practically was confined to the . areas to which it already had spread s at the time of discovery.
 f Inspectors Trace Ru1nors. Besides the work of slaughter
 burial and disinfection, veterinary in . spectors were sent to trace all rumors U locate any probable centers of infec- ! ton.
 "A large force was maintained in
 the infected regions and thorough and T systematic inspection and re-inspec- z ton were made of all animals from < farm to farm. The bureau of animal ' industry had engaged in the work o1 = inspection and eradication a total o1 = 572 employees, of whom 159 were vet z erinarians.
 n Disinfection of Premises. g t"The work of disinfecting prem. | ises is difficult and tedious, various ]. methods being employed according te n local conditions
 S. Where it is conducted on a large .o scale. a water tank filled with a pei le cent chlorinated lime solution is used a. with a steam pump, the steam beins g furnished in some instances by : le traction engine Tn cleaning anG er disinfecting barns and stables tn.