The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
FIVE MORE INFECTED
DAIRY HERDS FOUND
Milk supply From Fourteen
Farms Near New York
Now Cut OFF.
scO9 COWS IN DANGER

four more herds. two in the infected dairy
farm colony at Woodhaven and two not
Ear distant from the Louis Wank farm
a, New Lots. were found yesterday. DR.
n. n. Gin. veterinarian for the state De-
plr,mert Of Agriculture. said last night
,rat there Is not the slightest doubt that
4, few COWS In each of the herds, which
number altogether about 500 head. mani
fest genuine symptoms OF the disease. Tho
farms were placed under quarantine. max
ing a total of eight dairy herds on Long
Island of which the milk has been elm
mated from the daily supply of Kings and
Queens counties in the past two days.
pr GIN and Dr Albert Long. in charge
o. the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
In the infected districts said that there
IL every reason TO believe that fully 1900
cattle within the danger zone OF the Wood
haven and New Lots farms may have been
exposed TO the infection and are in danger
Of coming down with the disease. In case
the Infection develops In any ono herd
all the cattle In that herd will have to be
destroyed. The officials OF the Federal
and state departments. who are working
uight and day to stamp out the epidemic
admit that they have their hands full and
The situation looks TO be very serious
one.
Many Farms Guaranteed.
herd OF elghty-one mich cows.
owned by Louis Dictsch, a dairyman on
The Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus. Hud-
son county. New Jersey. was put on the
offrial list yesterday as being infected
with the foot and mouth disease. Several
cows had been under the weather for a
day or two. but the veterinarians we're
not certain until yesterday that tn,
epidemic had appeared. Dr. William
Herbert Lowe, state veterinarian FOR the
First New Jersey district. visited the
farm and made the official diagnosis
There are now six farms on which there
are AS cattle under quarantine in Secau-
Gus The disease is in eight herds on
Long Island-five in Woodhaven and three
In New Lots. Two herds on Long Island
one In Woodhaven and one in Maspeth.
have been slaughtered by the Federal and
state authorities, and two have been killed
of in New Jersey. one al North Bergen,
Hudson county. and one at Bedminster
somerset county.
Dr. Albert Long. in charge OF the
Brooklyn office OF the Federal bureau OF
animal industry. and DR.. ". ID. gill. vet
crnarian for the state Department OF
Agriculture. were IN conference for sew
eral hours Yesterday. They arranged the
rreliminaries for the slaughter Of the In
fectsd Long Island stock The work OF
appraising the animals was begun.
Because of the rapidly with which the
infection spreads and the many agencies
-hat may carry the germs. the Fedora
and state inspectors are taking every pre-
caution to prevent the disease from being
communicated from herd to herd. The,
have declared war against the numerOu,
tramp cogs that prov. from one farm {,
another in the Long Island dairy districts
These dogs are very wild and seldom pu
In an appearance during the day. but dc
their visiting at night. The veterinarian!
agree that they could easily transmit dis
ease germs In their travels, and conse
quently the inspectors intend to do some
cunning after nightfsll II the dogs turi
up on the quarantined farms where they
are on duty
Pigeons 90 Re shot.
Pigeons that cannot be cooped up vii
Be shot. and even the festive crow vii
become target for the official sharp
shooters, as 1t is possible for crow
alightng on the ground where disease
cattle have stood. to carry the germs L
barnyard or field and thus infect health,
animals. Cats and chickens may ais
scatter disease germs. hut IL Is easy 4
catch these distributors and disinfec
them
During the last epidemic Of the foot an
mouth disease a NOCk or chickens IN Bur
falo were washed in solution Of carboli
acid Later the chickens were killed ant
sent - market. The smell Of the aciC
>t'll clurg to their carcasses and individ
us'S who bought the poultry from the re
taller made p fuss that caused the origina
owner II the chickens much enharrsss
mont
II is probable that the work OF killini
ne infected Long Island herds will h'
commenced tomorrow The Secaucu
herds suffering from the disease Will b
slaughtered about the same time
TRENTON, y. j.. Nov. 2l.--Fearing
wide epidemic OF the foot and mouth dis
ease among cattle. Secretary Of Agricul
'urs Houston to-day asked Gov. Flelde
FOR cooperation in stamping out the cpl
dem!c. promising that the Federal Gov
eminent would pay half the cost OF pur
chasing and saughtering condemned an
imas The Governor ielegraphed
reply. assuring the Secretary that IN
state would do all that the funds at II
disposal would permit.
Al SeCaucus where six herds wer
found 10 he affected. at the request
Federal and State authorities the stat
Board OF HealP assigned three addi;iona
Inspectors To- Chat place.
Speaking OF the situation to-day, Di
Huu' 'Aid Il was apparent that the as
cas-. has been in existence for some tim
and that had II been reported 10 IN
proper authorities 10y the owners OF III
,4ttie the danger of the disease spreading
90 other localities would have been less
ered