The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-12-04

seriously interfere with the supply Of
meat for the people.
The foOt-and- mouth disease affects
particularly cattle. swine and sheep
II Ia characterized b. sores In the
the mouth which make swallowing
palpful and frequently cause the AMI
mals 70 refuse all food. and BY sores
on tho feet which cause lameness and
IN severe eases. occasionally result IN
the hoofs dropping OF. The animal.
IN aagAry With .extraordinaryl rapidity
hA6 ln Tie eAse OF milk COWS the milk
3SDDH b % ssrsoesiy enected that Il
Ns4esSy dEts. pc altogether. The
413 8Sidene17 a. the disease are q
SA1n ALLOWED quickly BY fever. the
fAkpasAtnSS soostimes rising as high
- rs degrees rAhreoheit- Small
;vesscies or blister about the size OF
pa appeAE shortly after In the
,mouth and spread rapidly. Az the
disease advances ropy saliva hangs
from tho anlicted animals mouth.
which In opened and shut with a
peculiar smacking sound In short
time similar eruptions appear on the
heet.e which are red. tender. swollen
and painful In consequence the ami
NAL persists in lying down and bed
sores soon develop. The udders OF
,miIk COWS are also susceptible and
The sores interfere with milking.
Most Contagious Of Stock Plaques.
Although the mortality is. except in
very severe outbreaks. comparatively
Low foot-end- mouth disease Is prob
abay the most contagious OF all stock
,nlsrucs. The germ which causes II
ts 40 small that II IL invisible under
the miscroscope and passes through
the finest filter known TO science. II
can be carried in any one OF a hun
dred ways. IN addition to direct con
tact with affected animals, the disease
cnn be communicated by hay, straw.
bedSing, harness, ropes, In fact. any
thing that has even indirectly came
in contact with diseased animals.
Cats. dogs, and poultry have been
known to carry the germ from farm
To farm. and in particular this Is fire.
uuently done by human beings. Al
ready In the present outbreak cases
aro on record where the curiosity OF
farmers has led them TO visit infected
herds. On their return to their own
homes these men have given the dis
aase 10 their own animals. For this
reason the authorities are urging up
ON every one the duty OF refraiDing
from such visits and OF keeping
strangers from visiting their stock.
The consciousness of the disease
,udeed is such that when one animal
An a herd becomes infected II is con-
sidered useless TO attempt to save
the remainder OF the herd. For this
rsssop the federal authorities have
adopted the only practical method OF
stamping out the disease, namely. the
slaughter Of all cattle, sheep and
swine on an infected farm. When a
case IA discovered deep trench is
dus the animals led into II. slaught.
ared their hides slashed, and the car
,casses treated with quicklime and
then buried under at least five feet OF
earth. II Is advisable to slaughter
the animals In the ditch itself In order
that the ground may not become AT.
fected by dragging the dead bodies
over IL. The hides are slashed part
~ in order to facilitate the action OF
the lime and partly to remove any
temptation to dig them up again and
sell them. The entire farm premises
are the thoroughly disinfected and no
stock allowed upon them Tor period
of approximately sixty days.
Appraiser Values the Herd
In order to compensate the owner