The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-11-19

day or two after the first appear
ance of the eruptlons in. the
mouth similar Indications appear
upon the feet. which are swollen,
red and tender. Because of this
the animal frequently persists in
lying down. and bedsores develop
with much rapidity. In the case of
COWS the udder and. more fire.
duently, the teats are affected by
a similar ERUPTION.
Once the disease is we'll estab-
lished it becomes so painful for
the animal to eat food it is fire.
Guently refused altogether.
Strings of saliva hang from the
mouth, and flesh is lost with as
tonishing rapidity. When the I'D
der is seriously affected the milk
becomes contaminated and may
cause serious results to sucking
calves and young pigs. In mild
cases from 10 to 20 days may
bring about an apparent recovery.
but this time may be greatly ex-
tended. Moreover, an apparent re-
covery by no means implies a real
cure. The animal may carry the
virus in its blood for year or
more and is liable during all this
time to spread the contagion or
II mortay oonsdereg l'sf the
seriousness Of the disease and
the losses it occasions, is very
small. being estimated by some
authorities at 5 per cent. although
1T frequently is much greater
than this. The mortality. however.
by no means represents the real
losses occasioned by the disease.
No revenue is possible from in
fected herds. and in the case of
dairymen AN outbreakSOf foot-and
mouth disease frequently means
that their business is complete
~ ruined. Biooded or other cattle
that have become sick with the
disease naturally lose their value
as breeding animals. It is. how
ever. impossible to get rid of the
disease by ignoring it. The only
possible remedy is to kill off in
fected herds. disinfect the prem
ises and begin over again.
What the disease means to
those countries where it has
gained real grip is shown by the
fact that on it's last serious out
break in Germany. the German
Government spent $2.OOO,OOO in
fighting it. In 1890 official statis-
tics showed that in the German
Empire 431.235 head of cattle.
230.868 sheep and goats, and
1853. 808 swine were affected with
the disease. During the same year
the pestilence ravaeed live stock
in France. Italy, Belgium. Aus
mania. and Bulgaria: In 1883 it
cost England s5,0oo.ooo on the
the United States in. 1908. $780,
600 was appropriated by Congress
and with the execution of q few
hundred dollars it was spent in
stamping out the disease. This of
course. does not include the findi-
rect loss caused by the interrupt
ton Of business and otherd.fac-
tors. E
While the Federal Government
is active in fighting the disease
through its power to control, in
terstate commerce. coOperatj0n
on the part Of the state authorities
is most essential. The, duaraHtin-
ing individually. Of infected farms
is a state matter. and it ID: Of
course, most essential pr6cau-
ton. Farms on. which the idisaase
has broken out should be asfig-4
idly duarantineds as If some. con-
taRiOus human disease had been
found. Since the germs can. Be
transported by cats. dogs, chick
ems. or human beings. nothing
should be allowed to- leave the
farm until the proper disinfecting
have been taken. In
particulav. farmstsars urged to.