Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-19
COLCHESTER HERD WAS
 INTOXICATED ON APPLES.
Owner Thought They Might Have
 Foot and Mouth Disease.

An amusing incident has occurred in connection with the inspection of herds In tbis state for the foot and mouth disease. On Monday Commis- communication from Colchester that a. herd of nine cows property of Stew en Mohmowitz of that town. was fn- fected. The report said there was no question as to the infection and 1t was necessary to send vetrenariaa at once. The report further said that the animals were acting "very queer ly' and there was a possibility they were suffering from q more serious disease than the foot and mouth plague; Commissioners Phelps was somewhat alarmed. He at once corn- municated with Norwich and sent pr. Cowies to Colchester to inspect the herd. When the doctor arrived the cows were certainly acting "queerly." Their antics were rather amusing. They looked blear-eyed at the netrinarian and their unsteady gait was strange It did not take the doctor long to diagnose the trouble with the cows. His report to Com missioner Phelps states:
 An amusing incident has occurred In connection with the inspection Uf nerds. On Monday Commissioner Phelps received a telephone communi- cation from Colchester that a herd sf nine cows. property of Steven Mon AAO"A1 VI LAA1L GOWI. Ha6 1010CIGQs | lie report said there was no question as t9 the infection and 1t was necessary 10 send a veterinarian at once, The re- port further said that the animals we ;e acting very queerly," and there was a Possibility they were suffering from d more serious disease than the foot and mouth plague. Commissioner Phelps was somewhat alarmed He at once communicated with Norwich and sent pr. Coles to Colchester to inspect the herd When the doctor arrived the cows were certainly acting "Queerly." Their antics were rather amusing They looked blear-eyed at the veteIf- marian and their unsteady gait was strange. It did not talks the doct Ir long to diagnose the trouble with the COWS. His report to Commissioner Phelps states:
 F"These COWS had no contagious dis ease. They were intoxicated"
 The cows were drunk from eating apples that had been blown of trees tn their neighborhood
 Commissioner Phelps has not been at his home in Simsbury since last Saturday. He has a herd of cattle and he says he would not take $1,090 to visit his herd. even though he has not been near the premises where there are infected animals.
 Commissioner Phelps is satisfied that the infection is carried py fowl and that there Is a certain amount of dan- ger in allowing bird shows this fall. Tuesday morning he received a mes sage from Salisbury in which he was asked if he would allow show in that town Commissioner Phelps prefers to wait before deciding the matter until the federal official arrives. Mr. Kler- nan may have some ideas on the sui'- ject which he would like to have adopted by this state.
 Tuesday morning Commissioner Pheips received from the United States department of agriculture the follow ing instructions in regard to the disin- fecttng of premises in which infected animals have been found and he thinks the general public should be familiar with them:
 Mercurfc chlorid. Use solution 1 to 500 for feet of horses, andsolution 1 to 1000 for harness. saddles, wagons, blankets. etc. Also permitted for hides.
 Forty per cent. forma1d.nyde solu- ton. Use l quart to gallons of water for surfaces of buildings, yards, pens. alleys, cars. leather goods, garments, blankets, etc
 sheep skins with wool on, wool, hair, garments. etc May also be used for interior of tight buildings. Use 20 ounces 40 per cent. formaldehyde so- Iutlon to l6 2-S ounces potassium per- manganate for each 1000 cubic feet of air space to be disinfected.
 Compound solution cresol U. S. P1. use per cent. solution in water. pr cars, pens buildings, yards, hides gar ments.
 Substitutes for compound solution cresol These must contain not Iess than 50 per cent. actual cresylic acid and sufficient soap to render the cresoI completely soluble. Use in 8 Der cent strength and for purposes named un- der compound cresol solution.