The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-11-06
Ban On Cattle.

gerous outbreak OF foot and mouth
disease among cattle In the middle
west, was extended by the depart.
ment Of agriculture late Monday to
include all Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Michigan, and Illinois, and virtually
placed Ohio under the same restric.
lions.
IL affects the union stockyards Of
Chicago, greatest cattle market Of
the world, to the extent that no live
cattle may be shipped from there,
during the duration OF the quaran.
tine, even TO another infected area.
Under the official Interpretation Of
the order, cattle from other states
than those under quarantine may be
shipped from there during the dura.
ton OF the quarantine, even to anoth.
er infected area. Under the Official
Interpretation Of the order, cattle
from other states than those under
quarantine may be shipped TO the
Chicago yards, but they may leave
there only as dressed meat.
After a day OF conference among
Chicago officials and exchanges with
field agents through the affected area,
this explanation OF the government
action was issued at the department
OF agriculture.
Tie quarantine Of livestock on ac-
count OF the outbreak OF the foot and
mouth disease has been extended TO
cover the following area of the states
Of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and
=, ms, lyania In addition rcStric.
lions have been placed upon the slip
ment VI stock FROM ohio.
| This epidemic Was not discovered
until october IL. When county quar-.
antin.s n.re applied 10 check II. II
Was found, however, that milk from
infected cattle lad been sent to dat
ries and ~. skim milk returned 10
farmers and fed 10 hogs. transmit inp
the disease. Hoy shipments OF that
character we're sent TO the Chicago
yards and a. sporadic eases Of III,
disease began To appear IN variou,
sect ions Of the four states named, Us
origin was traced TO stockers and
feeders sent out from the yards to b,
fattened on farms.
department officials said the spread
OF the disease Was extraordinaril,
rapid. II Is so highly contagious that
cattle passing through pens and allie,
ways In which infected livestock hav,
preceded them acquire the infection
Drastic measures In the way ofcleans
ing and disinfecting all ears, pens
and loading docks have been ordered
So far the number OF cases reported
has been comparatively small, buI
they are scattered far apart, and sine,
the Chicago yards form tie hub o
q vast wheel Of cattle movements, Of
ilcials fear the outbreak may he vide
spread.
The foot and moui u disease IL littl,
known to farmers and u Is said II,
nrst appearance In Michigan was no,
promptly reported, the cattle bein,
treated with salt and disir feet nI
washes. This held It's spread II
check somewha until the infected
hogs carried II TO the Chicago yards
Tie disease II not fatal but III,
only way to prevent its spreat
Throughout the herd Is To XIII infected
animals. Its effect Is To emancia,,
beef cattle and reduce the milk sup
ply OF dairy animals.
The quarantine Of the Chicag,
stockyards because OF the prevalence
OF the food and mouth disease II
northern Illinois and Indiana vii
greatly increase the sales and receipts
OF cattle In the Kansas CITY, ST, 10
seph and Omaha yards for a time a
least. That Is the consensus OF opin
lon among operators In these markets