The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-08-20
QUARANTINE ON CATTLE IS
RAISED.

The period of rigorous restriction
of the movements of split-hoof live
stock ends with the order which re-
leases the entire State of Maryland
from the Federal quarantine, and eff
fective today. The Federal quaran-
tine applied to shipments between
Maryland and other States and has
been greatly relieved in the past few
months by special orders from the
Federal board
1t is assumed that the State quar-
antine will also be lifted entirely.
That quarantine applies to shipments
between the several counties and be-
tween the counties and Baltimore
CITY, Shipments between the divis-
ions of the State have been practical
ly free for months. Several months
have passed since the infection de-
veloped in the State brought to Bal
timore from Cincinnati some weeks
ago.
There were two outbreaks of the
hoof-andmouth disease in Frederick
county. The first outbreak occurred
in both the northern and southern
sections of the county. The relapse
occurred in the southern section of
the county some weeks ago. Since
that time the quarantine has been
modified
The Federal order ends a period of
rigorous restriction of the movements
of split-hoof live stock, which has
caused a great loss and has been a
source of extreme inconvenience and
annoyance to farmers and dealers.
The disease appeared in Maryland
last year, about the same time that it
broke out in other and widely sep
arated sections of the country.
Maryland was quarantined by the
Federal government and shortly
thereafter the State ordered a quar-
antine against shipments of cattle be-
tween most of The counties. For
months the Federal and State author
tiles worked day and night to check
and stamp out the disease. Time and
again it was believed to be under
control and time and again infection
was discovered in some new spot or
in some place where, it was thought,
the disease had been eradicated
The policy of Federal and State
governments has been to share equal
ly the payments for cattle killed. An
estimate made some weeks ago placed
the cost to the State at $38,96053.
That figure may be increased slightly
by later charges, but it is approx
mately correct.
The United States government has
paid out an equal amount on account
of the Maryland outbreak, and in ad-
dition has paid about $4,000 for in
fected hogs shipped here from other
States and slaughtered, but for which
the State was not required to pay
anything.
OF the total cost to Maryland, $9,-
24240, representing the cost of disin-
fecting infected buildings and other
property the burial of slaughtered
animals and other expenses, has al
ready been paid. The remaining $685.
7-1S.13 represents the States share
of the value of animals that had to be
slaughtered in order to prevent the
spread of the disease and cannot be
paid until the Legislature has made
an appropriation for that purpose.
The United States government has
actually paid $490.S6 more than was
paid by, the State toward the cost of
disinfecting, burial of animals and the
destruction of property, and it is
possible the State will be called upon
to contribute its half of this over
payment. If so, the cost of the quar-
antine to the State will be increased
$245.49 over the amount above stated.