New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
Officials Fighting Cattle
Disease Take Steps in
Kings and Queens.
RIGID RULES FOR
NORTHERN JERSEY
Dairymen to Stay al Home and
Keep Even Their Cats
from Roaming.

All the dairy farms in the boroughs
OF Kings and Queens have practically
been placed in quarantine by officials
fighting against the spread of the foot
and mouth disease. Dr.. d. j. Dunkel,
Acting Inspector of the United States
Bureau of Animal Industry, and Dr..
Albert Long. in charge in Brooklyn,
decided on this action yesterday.
While no new cases have been report
ed in this section, the disease is
thought to have spread in the State of
New Jersey A farm in Secaucus, Hud-
son County. was ordered Guaranteed
by Dr. william II. Lowe, Inspector in
charge of the first New Jersey district.
Sixty head f cattle, believed to be
suffering from the disease, were found
there yesterday.
DR.. Lowe said he would know deiin-
itely by Monday whether the cows are
affected. This is the first case report
ed in New Jersey IN a week.
Must Tie Up Cats.
DR.. Robert Mullings, CHIEF Of the
Bureau OF Animal Industry IN New Jer-
sey, said yesterday that he has divided
the county into districts. and every
animal will be examined by two men.
The work, he said. was going TO be as
thorough as possible. The State or
New Jersey tuberculosis Commission
is aiding in the work.
With regard TO the rules governing
the quarantine in Kings and Queens
owners Of cows are cautioned 10 keep
all visitors out of their barns, and they
themselves are not to visit from one
farm 20 another. This applies 20 every
body except state and government ON
cials. who have the proper clothing
which has been dislnfected.
The farmers are warned against pur
chasing cows at this time. Also they
must Keep their dogs chained and coor
their poltry. Even the farm cat mus
be kept from roaming.
The infected cows found al Wood
haven and Maspeth will be killed to
day. I'm all there are about four hun
bred cows. They will he killed anC
removed in sealed wagons to NewtowI
Greek and thence to Barren Island
where they will be cremated.
Poultry Not Affected.
Dr.. II. ID. Gill, Of the state bureau
: examined the COWS at New Lots whlci
we're thought to be suffering from tn
disease. As yet he has not completed
his investigation.
The New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad has issued circular Z
shippers. covering the quarantine rule
and other precautions ordered by th'
/ government to prevent the spread o
/ the disease. This is done at the re
/ quest of the government
Shipments Of cattle, sheep and SWIM
/ from the states on which the embargo
exists are forbidden. The shipment o
/ the dressed carcasses is forbidden un
I less hides, skins and hoofs have beer
removed. II is also forbidden TO shiI
/ or transport hides, hoofs and manure
| from these states unless they have
| been first inspected and passed by ar
/ inspector of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
/ The United States Department o
Agriculture, in a statement issued yes
terday. again treasures the public ina
| the price Of turkey cannot in any wa!
/ be attributed 10 the outbreak of th'
/ foot and mouth disease.
"This disease" the department
/ states. docs not affect poultry at all
and the federal Quarantine of variou:
states. fourteen in all now, lays no EN-
barge upon shipments of poultry. Fol
/ instance. Rhode Island can still sent
out her Thanksgiving turkeys, al
/ though no cattle, sheep or swine car
/ leave her territory