Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-20
CATTLE QUARANTINE IS
LIFTED IN HtNR|CO
Union Stock Yards Now Only Point
In Virginia Under Re-
Striction.
DANGER THOUGHT TO BE OVER
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Meets To-Day-I.ow Cost OF Cam
paiGn in Virginia as Compared
With Other States.

On August 30 the Federal live stock
quarantine against sections OF Fred
erick and Henrico Counties on account
OF the outbreaks of foot-and mouth
disease last winter will be lifted en-
tir"iy. leaving the Union stock Yards
IN richmond the only restricted area
III inc state against interstate ship
inents All danger has been passed for
screra! months, but the government
regulations required tho State author
ititS L" Keep the quarantine up against
the infected farms for ninety days
alter they were rcstocked
Ut. j. q. Fcarncyhough, State Vet
er'harihn, SAID yesterday that there
would be no restrictions against Union
Stock Yards, SO far as intrastate ship
mehts arc concerned. for the State au-
thorities are convinced that the Yards
are now IN good condition. They have
been thoroughly inspected by experts
ana pronounced entirely free from in
lection, but the Federal regulations
require Il continuance of the rcstric-
tons until they have again been
cleaned and tisinfected This require
ment is general in its character and
has no specific reference to the yards
in Richmond.
LIVE STOCK SANITARY
HOARD TO MEET TODAY
The Virginia state Live Stock San
Itary Board will meet at Murphy's
Hotel this morning at 10 o'clock to
hear DR.. fearncyhouEh' report on the
toot-and- mouth disease quarantine and
TO take up other matters connected
with the situation. Although the Gem
crai Assembly, at the extraordinary
session last winter appropriated more
than 100000 for the use of the State
authorities III lighting the foot-and-
mouth disease, DIR. Fcarneyhough csti-
mates that the cost to the State of
handling the situation Will not exceed
$4,000. The expenditures by the
United States government in the State
Will be approximately the same. These
figures include the indemnity paid the
| owners Of the Miller herd in Hanover
County and OF live stock in Frederick
County, slaughtered TO prevent 4
spread of the disease. The State and
Federal authorities shared this .x-
pense, each paying out Approximately
$4,000. approximately $4,000 OF the
appropriation made by the General
Assembly will be turned back into
the state treasury.
! REMARKABLE RECORD
MADE BY VIRGINIA
Considering the huge amounts spen,
in coping with the foot a nd mouth cpl
denies in other States. this record is
regarded as exceptionally good. espe-
c!ally in view OF the serious nature OF
:
was in the neighborhood of SO 900, 900
and Illinois was in excess OF that fig :
ure, while half a dozen other States
of the twenty-one affected expended
amounts ranging from 100000 TO
100000.
Virginia is now maintaining a live
stock quarantine against restricted
areas in twelve States-Connecticut.
| Illinois. Kansas, Kentucky. Maryland.
Massachusetts. Michigan. New Jersey.
! New York, West Virginia and Wiscon-
sin. The situation in these States is
also Improving rapidly. and the Fed
cral authorities expect conditions 10
clear up entirely in the near future.
DR. Fearneyhough is keeping in close
touch with the live stock men in the
State, and sends an Inspector to in
vestigate every suspicious case re-
ported. Last week he received two
calls from different sections of the
state, but the report of the inspectors
, shove! that there was no contagious
disease in either locality.
The members of the Live Stock san
itary Board are: J. Thompson Brown.
Evington. chairman; J. Il. Watkins.
Midlothian; Joseph \. Turner. Hollins;
W. c. Shackleford, Profit; J. -. Eggle-
ston president Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Blacksburr, eN -otficio, and
c. ]. Wade. Christians burg, treasurer.