The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-28
PLI. It3 FIGHT
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Area I.o.s13d In Cue 1l,Ia
h.aj 30 Enlarged,
UNTOLD LOSSES FEARED.

eeeretary of Agriculture Issues State
ment Calling Attention to Wide
spread Disease ard Declares Only
Method OF Combating Ii In to Stop
All Movements~o of Suspected Stock.
The area included In the quarantine
established by the federal government
to prevent the spread Of the hoof and
mouth disease in cattle may be en-
larged by the addition of other states.
Ten states early were embraced in
the Inhibited area. Affected cattle
have been found at Johnston, Provi-
dence county. r. l.. 2:Id also at Glen
dive, Mort.
The secretary of agriculture has is
sued the following statement regarding
the quarantine for foot and mouth dis
ease:
"The present outbreak of the foot
and mouth disease, which is one OF the
most contagious and destructive dis
eases of cattle, swine and sheep, ex-
ceeds in area affected any of the five
previous outbreaks III this country.
Unless the infection can be localized
Immediately and quickly eradicated 1t
threatens untold losses among live
stock.
Disease Very Contagious.
$50 contagious is the disease that In
past outbreaks where but one animal
in a herd was infected the entire herd
in almos all cases later contracted the
Rickn0Js Although the mortality Is
not high, the effects OF the disease,
even an animals that recover, are such
as to make them practically useless.
they lose flesh rapidly. In the case
OF cows the milk dries up or is made
dangerous for human consumption. III
the case of breeding animals the ami
NAL once infected becomes valueless
for breeding, as 1T may continue to be
o. constant carrier Of contagion.
at Is possible to cure the externa,
symptoms, but during the process Of
attempting to cure one sick animal the
chances are that hundreds Of others
may be infected. The treatment or
killing of single animal in n herd
was tried in an outbreak and did not
pIOfG cIIGCl1tC, 1Ol LllC lCdSOA LLAC CuE
remainder of the herd soon became in
fected and had to be killed.
"As a result of the five outbreaks
in this country and other disastrous
epideInics of the disease In Europe
and Great Britain, veterinary authorl-
ties OF the United States are agreed
that the only method Of combating the
disease is to stop all movements Of
stock and material which have been
subjected to any danger Of infection
and to kill off without delay all herds
I'm which the disease has gained any
foothold. This enables the authorities
to eradicate infected herds and to iso
late and hold under observation al
suspected herds
''The owner OF the slaughtered ami
mails is reimbursed on the basis OF the
appraised value of the herd, the ap.
praiser being appointed by the state.
The expense of the whole process of
condemnation and disinfection is di-
vided equally between the federal and
state governments.
''In some cases, because human be
tngs can carry the disease to other
herds, the state authorities have pre-
vented children on infected farms from
attending school. In other cases. as
In Illinois and Ohio. the state authori-
ties have c.osed the stockyards until
they can be cleaned and disinfected.
1.-The first effort Of the department Is
to discover and segregate all animals
sick with the disease or that have been
exposed. TO this end the federal and
state inspectors are now tracing up
through bills of ladlng and railroad rec
ords all shipments of live cattle which
have been made during the last sixty
days out Of any of the infected or sus
pected districts.
"In this way the presence of foot and
mouth disease has been discovered III
various places In the present wide area
now under federal quarantine, which
includes Massachusetts, New York
Ohio. Pennsylvania, !n@,t:U,. lllinois.
Maryland. Mi"hi~2r Wisconsin and
low" The numbers of all cars In
w l aniIaalS have been transported
from these districts have been obtain
ed. and these are being located and
thoroughly cleaned and dlsinfected.
Thorough Inspection.
"Following the imposition of gen
cr&l federal quarantine and the killing
Of actually infected herds comes a
farm to farm inspection Of the entire
quarantine area. Later. when II be-
comes clear that the disease has been
localized, it will be possible for the
federal and state authorities TO free
from quarantine all but the actually
infected counties or districts and allow
the uninfected territories TO resume
interstate shipments of stock.
~At present the chief danger hes In
the possibility of their being concealed
sources of infection. Every effort Is
being made by state and federal au-
thorities not only to trace suspicious