St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-06-26
CHARBON EMBARGO Is PUT ON
LIVE STOCK FROM THE
LOWER COAST.

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LOWER COAST.
Quarantine Declared ON Orleans, JET.
ferson, Plaquemines and
st. Bernard Cattle.
An embargo has been placed upon
the shipment of cattle from Plaque.
/ mines, st. Bernard, Orleans and JET.
ferson parishes, owing to the preva-
lence of Charlton. Other parishes
may be added. The two gratifying
features are the fact that the quar-
antine may only be required fol
about two weeks more, and that ex-
cellent and prompt precautions were
taken at the local stock yards to
prevent Introduction and spread.
DR.. e. P. Flower, executive officer
of the State Sanitary Live Stock
Board, arrived Wednesday morning
! in response to q telegram from Chas.
p. Johnston, State Live Stock In
spector, and the conference Of inter-
ested parties. He was accompanied
by DR.. A. E. Wight of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, who was with him
ON tick eradication tour. They
found the officials and live stock fac
tors here keenly alive to the sftua-
ton, and anxious to cooperate.
DR.. Flower, after his investigations
decided that the disease existed in
epizoodic form in the four parishes,
and announced that the quarantine
order would be issued at once in
order to prevent the shipment OF all
kinds Of live stock from within these
parishes. All transportation COM
panies and common carriers will be
notified not to accept such shipments
until conditions justify the rev0ca-
ton of the order.
Cooperation at Stock Yards.
1T is customary whenever Char
bon assumes serious proportions in
any locality" said DR.. Flower, to
ship large numbers Of cattle to the
New Orleans stock yards, thereby
probably scattering the infection,
and endangering the industry at this
point. The stock yards men have
been cooperating to keep out infec-
ton by enforcing all the regulations
ON their premises. They will en-
deavor not to accept cattle except
from absolutely clean territory. In
case any cattle should come in by
the highways, they will be kept in
specially prepared and isolated quar-
tiers under the supervision Of DR..
Martin, deputy inspector Of the sani-
tary board, until all danger II in
lection has passed. The entire stock
yards have been thoroughly disin-
fected, and no cattle with any sns-
picion Of Charlton have been slaught-
cred. The one case that was OBJ
served and which proved fatal, was
disposed Of by the rendering Of the
animal. Rendering is complete germ
destruction, the temperature employ
ed being even higher than in incin-
GRAFTON.
1.-THE existing conditions are not
dangerous to any extent and do
not fear the spread Of infection after
the regulations are adopted. After
the quarantine is revoked the live
stock interests of the State can feel
assured that cattle can be purchased
through the New Orleans stock yards
with all safety.
after an investigation in the par
ishes affected l have had no hesita-
ton in saying the outbreak could
have been avoided il the instructions
issued earlier in the year. in regard
to timely annual vaccination, had
been needed.
In Many Parishes.
Charlton has appeared in sixteen
parishes in addition to those quar-
antined, though not in as serious a
form, and have been travelling two
weeks looking into the matter. In
some of those parishes there may be
spread Of the disease and the need
for more guarantees may arise, al
though so far have found only spo-
radio cases. II cattle from ony of
those parishes are sent here, and
show any symptoms Of trouble, such
cattle will be isolated fourteen days
at the expense of the shippers.
while the outbreak is to be re-
GREETED the lesson should be valu-
able, and annual vaccination should
be the future rule in this State. DR..
Mareaux's loss from failure to vac
cinate is $4,000 in that single in
stance. That sum would have vac
c.nated all the cattle in any two par
fshes where the outbreak is serious,
and the saving would have been |
many times that amount
HOW MRS. HARROD GOT RID OF
HER STOMACH TROUBLE.
suffered with stomach trouble
for years and tried everything I /
ever heard Of, but the only relief |
got was temporary until last spring |