The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-16
KILL CATTLE TO
CHECK PLAGUE
Army Worm Considered Cause
OF the Disease.
EPIDEMIC STILL SPREADING
Government Orders Agents Not to
Appraise Condemned Cattle at Over

Government orders Agents Nos ~
Appraise Condemned Cattle at Over
5000.
Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 16.-While
few sections OF the state report
check ON the foot and mouth disease,
many herds of cattle are being Kill
ed. From W estmoreland county comes
the theory that teh disease is caused
by army worms.
Fox hunting, either by the big hunt
clubs or by private packs, has prac-
tically ceased around Philadelphia as
a result of the epidemic OF foot and
mouth disease. The fox hunters nave
voluntarily given up their sport as an
insurance against the spread OF the
disease.
State veterinarians killed twenty.
eight head OF cattle and thirteen hogs
belonging to Henry Cooper, OF Mon
tour county.
Veterinarian Welliver made an ex
animation of Columbia county herd
under suspicion, but found no symP
toms of the disease.
Cattle experts in Westmoreland
county have found what they believe
is the real cause of the present cpl
demic of foot and mouth disease. The
army worm is now said by them to pc
the root of all the present TROUBLES
for cattle. The theory given By ~
Westuloreland county cattle exper1a
is that the cattle have become aifeftl
ed with the disease through traces OF
army worm poison which still fingers
in the roots OF the pasturage.
Word was received at the office OF
the state live stock board that the
federal government agents had been
directed not to go above 5000 In ap
praising a herd of cattle infected with
foot and mouth disease without spe
cial instructions.
It Is believed that the foot and
mouth disease in Franklin county has
been checked. Three herds of cattle,
about 200 in all, have been killed by
DR.. A. O. Cawley, of the state live
stock sanitary board.
The milk supply of the State Hos
pital for the Insane at Norristown
has been cut off by the foot and mouth
disease. The ninety-ive head Of the
finest cattle that exist in the county
and which belong to Frank M. Ian.
des, of Worcester, has been condemn
ed for slaughter because Of the out
break of the disease.
A herd of fifty-seven cattle were
killed on the farm of Jonathan Hille
gass, at Swamp, Berks county.
Distinction and fumigation of the
Hers Island stock yards, at Pitts
burgh, were completed, and it is OK.
pected that the yards will be thrown
open for the receipt of cattle under
conditions within the next few days.
No Reversal In Attacking Disease.
Washington, Nov. 16-In reply ia
charges by western stock men that
the department of agriculture had re
versed it's policy in dealing with the
foot and mouth epidemic, thereby en-.
dangering millions of cattle, Score
tary Houston addressed identical tel
egrams to the Union Stock yards, the
SulCdSO live OtOCA EAShdhSO anu SAo
National Wool Growers association,
stating that there had been no re.
versal of policy and that the depart
ment now finds it has larger amount
of funds than had been supposed for
carrying forward the work of eradt
eating the disease. He adds:
instructions to inspectors not to
permit the destruction of live stock
In any one herd in excess of 5000 In
value without reference to the bureau
Is simply a matter of business neces'
sity for checking and accounting. 1t
causes no undue delay and does not
impair the efficiency of measures"
More counties which have develop.
ed the foot and mouth disease were
reported to the department as fol
lows:
Pennsylvania, Schuylkill and Beav.
er; Indiana, Davies and Pulaski;
Ohio, Huron and Cuyahoga; Illinois,
DeKalb, Henderson, Henry, Mclean
and McDonough; Massachusetts, SUI.
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