The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
RADICAL STEPS TAKEN.
Department of Agriculture Hopes
Disease VIII soon Disappear.

wAsHiNuToN. Nov 6.--Thc Department
OF Agriculture Is taking radical steps to
blot out the foot and mouth disease. and
IL is believed that within "A comparatively
short time all infected animals will have
been located and destroyed.
officials of the department express IN"
opinion that there - no justification at
pr, sent for an Increase IN the price -
meat and they do not believe there will
be. any very serious inro1ds on the supply
OF beef cattle. The fact that many widely
separated states hav. been uuIraatiutd
Is explained by the fact that infected
stock shipments have been traced to these
parts Of the country. The quaraut.niug
IT "A state does not mean necessarily
that the disease Is widespread within rs
borders.
The information in the hands OF the De-
partment Indicates that the infection orig
| mated from farms In southern Michigan.
The states now qulrantiucd are New
| York, Maryland. Pennsylvania, ohio. In
| diana, Michigan Illinois ard Wisconsin H.,
and orders quaran:inlug Iowa, Mississippi
| and Massachusetts VIII be issued to-
| morrow.
! Since the outbreak of the infection early
| this week about $500 Infected animals
have been destroyed II was said nj the
| Department to-day that the outbreak OF
the epidemic IN 1905 and 1909 cost the
Government 5000. 600.
Emphasis IL laid on the fact b" the
Department that she extension of the
quarantine IL precautionary and that the
price Of neither meat nor milk should IN
crease ~ the result OF present conditions.
II is admitted. however, II the disease Is
no; soon stamped ont prices Of both arr
sure 20 20 up The disease IL said 10 be
-, contagious that the most radical steps
are nee, ssary To- proven; its spread.
The Department experts say that this
lplsguc. which affects cattle sheen swim
| all ItlfU4uaftg IL
characterized 10y sensitive sores on th,
tongue palate and NuUf u tho animals
The sores become red and raw within q
very short time and cause the disoas" t'
spread Lumcncss Npcgrs. trc milk ducts
dry up and II a cure is attempted 1t talI"'
two years Experience has shown tina
. the only way 20 stamp out the disease II
} 20 destroy AL animals affected.
| VrTrsnURG. nov. An order com
; plotely closing the Hers Island stool
! Yards to incoming shipments OF catl
except those for immediate slauEhte
was issued this morning by the Federa
, and state sanitary authorities and vii
. go into effect tomorrow at "clock
Thl4 order. g Is announced. was issue,
( by agreement b",we.n the Federal buret'
p OF animal industry and the state Liv
stock sanitary BOARD Tho closing -
the local market except FOR caitl" TO b
killed Immediately will continu" for Al
indefinite period.
Live stock men say that despite tn
isolation Of the city by this order ther
* sufficient supply OF meat IN P',tsbur
, 20 last until ia" embargo is raised.
RoCIEsTEG, =. Y. Nov. 6.--State Com
missioner Of Agriculture Calvin J. Illus"
has declared quarantine on all cattl
u New York state. None will he Above
20 come into the State from Canada o
p chicago. ON account of this order IN
, Buffalo stockyards have closed down an
will be- cleaned AZ a cost OF $4,000
Mr.. Husou was IN Rochester to-day o
r his way to seneca and Wayne counties
, where ne believes the root Of the dlseas
. in this state "a To- hc found He
|, cooperating with veterinarians I'LL over IN
/. state 90 stamp out the plague, II W,
cog, great amount 90 money, hr say
Y Du' W.l Dee worth :,
Z itAURIsn-UG. Pa, Nuv. G.--i1r large
I aud worst outbreak Of foot ana m'ut
a disease among the cattle - this stat
4 tina, has occurred giH'c 1905 IS causin
> me state Live StOcN Sanitary Board
o take drastic measures to combat II
Il sprrdd.
= So r,r MA" counties. M,cgheny Des'
- ware. lproast'r. Chester. Mouisom"r
- Vhlladeipn!p Franklin. Bucks and Lee
A anon. have been ;it"ci pAier Iual'n'ln