Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28
CONDITIONS BECOMING
NORMAL IN FREDERICK
first Shipment of Cattle Made Since
Outbreak Of Food-and-N1outh
Disease.
sCorRGE HAS BEEN CHECKED
Precautionary Measures Still En-
'"rced tigidIy, but No Further
trouble Is Expcctcd-Only Three
Farms Infected.
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WINCHESTER. VA. March 27.-The
''S, cattle shipped from Frederick
'ouhtN In more than n month. because
"' the recent outbreak OF foot-and-
'"'"'H disease. were sent out this after
ION from the grazing farm or George
dhher' living near Stephens City,
"Hich is in the modified, or exposed
.e", ana were consigned to Jersey City
!, J' or Immediate slaughter. The cat
- however. were inspected and passed
~ government agents. several Of whom
~ sun In the county making farm
"'afin inspection. All the places on
""'ch the disease was found have been
'n"roughiy fumigated and dIsinfectcd.
"Hn now that portion of the county arc
"h"cr only modified quarantine and
%" 'urther outbreak reported, IL iy cH-
V'.t"d That the quarantine generally
VIII be lifted in Il very short time. This
VII be great relief to both growers
"'h buyers OF cattle and other live stock.
'"f their business interests have been
"cil-nigh paralyzed since the Federal
ana state governments prohibited the
tnipm"nt OF any live stock from or into
Frederick County The agents Of tho
United states Agricultural Department
""" 'h" virginia department put strin-.
Eeht rules and regulations Into effect
nc moment they arrived here, and al
otH' ooIHc OF INC OTueTS appeared Tor
On" tiine being TO work n hardship on
some people their work has resulted In
.'e disease being confined to three
arms. and the spread Of tho malady
"hIch appeared certain at first, was
prevented. There was. however. n fresh
"ulorcah In berkeley County. w. Va.
,h's week. even after every sectlon had
peen visited and inspected. when herd
OF caN!e on the farm OF S. A Schriver,
on me Williamsport Pike. was found in
,ected. The authorities killed twelve
mead or cattle and twelve hogs and had
them buried In deep trenches REPORTS
this morning from Martinsburg were
10 'he'eHect that the situation generally
was much improved. The delivery OF
milk. butter and other produce by farm
berkeley County.
sESATOR BLACKBURN SMITH
AGAIN ~ CANDIDATE
Blackburn Smith. the well-known
Clarke County lawyer OF Berryville.
VINO has represented the Counties Of
Clarke. Warren and Page In the Vir-
S'nsa Senate during the past term.
threw bomb into the political camps
OF that district Yesterday. when he an
nounced his candidacy for another term.
u had been the Impression that the
rule OF rotation would obtain. and that
Senator Smith would not he n candidate
again lie states, however. that no
rnl" of rotation ever was agreed upon
Warren County has been laying claims
- the nomination this year, and two
r"s!dents OF Front Royal. the county
eat, have announced their candidates.
Mayor s. Gardner Waller and former
tssemblyman Henry II. Downing. SEN
ator Smith declares he Is an ardent
prohibitionist. while the other two have
not stated their position onN the liquor
question. That the Anti Sa loon League
which Is an important factor in Vir-
gtnia politics these days, VIII WELD a
/ powerful influence when the time for
! voting rolls around. Is not disputed
by its opponents.
rtHMERS ARE INSPECTING
THEIR WHEAT ACREAGE
Many OF the farmers OF the lower
shenandoah Valley making very
critical and thorough Inspections of :
their wheat acreage since the receipt
. ~ reports of reliable character from
the uciehboring sections OF Maryland
and West Virginia. to the effect that
the crop Will be much shorter than
last year, according to present pros
poets. 1t Is stated by men who know
how to examine and Judge onccrning
the wheat at this time Of the year.
that there has been too much freezing
and thawing weather since early in
January. and that they have found
great quantities OF grain practically
killed by freezes occurring after
spell OF thawlng weather. a great part
OF Nnc TOOlo are no" also EXPOSED ana
cannot get proper nourshment from
the soil. Practically all the farmers
In this section Of the country mate
rally increased their wheat acreage
last fall, having been led to believe
that the European war would cause a
much greater demand for American
wheat than formerly. and those who
increased the acreage especially
disappointed with the outlook.
|. Captain II. ]. Seibel. OF Philadelphia,
has been inspecting his large manga
uese mines along the foothills OF the
! Blue Ridge Mountains east of Front
| Rcval Warren County. and said to-
dav that conditions generally at the
| mines were very satisfactory, with
| steady and increasing demand for the
| ore AT good prices. He Is now arrang-
| ing to reopen his iron mines In the
| same locality, after several months Of
enforced idleness. the winter weather
lhaying been unfavorable for open cut
| operations. The Seibel Company is
| looking forward to an unusually busy
4 sea son In both manganese and iron.
Hand a great many moro men Will be
H put to work within the next several
lweeks.