Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-11-20
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
the fooand disease has already affected
large that evident that active
eradicate Gases have been found far Iowa
Massachusetts, writing (Nov 10Y 13 states
have been New York. Pennsylvania
Indiana Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Maryand Iowa. Rhode
isnd New Jersey and Delaware Interstate shipments OF live stock
absolutely prohibited and such articles hides
firm foohold One of the most dangerous characteristics its
Both vrulence and extend OF
present outbreak serious than of the
previous which have occurred the United States
These previous outbreaks have been sufficiently serious either
with the Of the disease render
fully losses that when permitted gain
firm foohold One of its dangerous characetics is its
extreme Not only be conveyed directly
directly from animal another but be transported in
fodder picked the ground and carried by dogs and
chickens through the of Cases have
already which certain that the disease
spread curiosity of farmers inspect the suffering animal
They returned from these to the TO nef
own prevouly healthy herds.
contageousness the disease explains the action of the Fed
era such large The practice to
clap blanket of the State which OF the dis
found and hen by careful investigation determine
the exact When animal suffering from footand
mouth disease herd the whole herd at
slaughtered would dangerous OF nec
on the entire community 1t customary to
appoint an appraiser herd One half of the appraised
paid the by the Federal Government and oneha
by The slaughtered animals buried IN deep trench
hides ahed make useless tor anyone to dig them up again
and the carcases with qucke In this
vou. outbreaks been completely stamped out and there every
reason to hope that will, be the this he chief dam
ger that there may infected herds whose exiance not report
ed auhor Farmers therefore urged ooh Tor
their own protection duty their neighbo to report
eday of suspicious mouth lamene amp y t"e''
stock.
Foot mouh disease affects chiefly cattle sheep goats ana
but there number of other animals OF less
also susceptible Occasionally human beings are at
fected but majority the disease not in
the Children however, may become dangerously
if their milk is infected
The of the disease chill followed by high
the rising rapidly sometimes to 100 degrees
In short cl about the size of the the mouth
the end the the inside OF the cheeks and on
gums These yowsh iqut They spread
disease advances and the animal to open its mouth
easily characteristic smackng sound day or two after the
appearance the eupion the mouth similar indications
pear upon the which swollen red and tender Because
frequently persists lying down. and bedsores de-
veop with much rapd In the OF the udder and more
frequently, the affected by a similar eruption
we'll established becomes painful for ths
that food frequently refused altogether Strings
saliva hang from the mouth and flesh lost with astonishing rapid
ity. udder affected the milk becomes contain
may results sucking cave and
pigs mild 10 to 20 days bring about
recovery this be greatly extended Morover
parant recovery by implies real he animal
carry the blood for and liable during al
this spread the conagon to experience recurrence user
The mortality considering the disease and thu
Losses SMALL being estimated at per cent al
though frequently much than this The mortality hoy"
ever by the real losses occasioned by the
sease possible from infected herds and the
of dymen outbreak of disease frequently mean
that their business is completely Booded other cat
that have become disease naturally lose their value
breeding animals however, impossible get rid of the di
sease by ignoring The only possible remedy kill oft infected
herds disnfect the premises and begin all over again
r What the disease means where has gained
grip that its last serious outbreak nCer
many spent ST. 600 600 in fighting it.
l89Ooaca showed that the German Empire 43lz3
head OF cattle 23o868 sheep and goats and SWINE "e'
affected with During the s peslence
aged live Italy Belgium, Aunat1urgary Stze
land Roumania and Bulgaria In 1888 Was es mated na n
disease cost England $50OOOO0 On the of the last ou
break in the 1908 So appropriate
by Congress with the exception of few hundred dollars wa
~ +,rnn;,o disease does incud