The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22

in their own special territories.
THE FOOT AND
MOUTH STU ALTON
A summary of the various foot-and-
mouth guarantees issued by the de-
/ partment, as Bureau of Animal In
dustry Order No. 231, divides the quar-
antined ares into three classes-clos-
ed, modified and exposed.
In the Closed Area live stock may
be shipped in only for the purpose Of
immediate slaughter, can not be ship
ped out for any purpose, and the
movement of dressed carcasses, hides,
similar animal products, and hay,
manure, fodder, etc., is subject to re-
strictions on these substances and live
stock may be shipped out for imme-
date slaughter at points where meat
injection is maintained, after previ-
GUS inspection and certification, and
shipped in for any purpose. In the
Modified Area no previous inspection
is required for the shipping out of
live stock for immediate slaughter,
and stock may be shipped in for any
purpose.
Thirty days after the disinfection
of all infected premises in closed ar
cas- stock may be shipped out for
slaughter after previous inspection,
and sixty days after the completion
of the work of disinfection may come
into the area, and even to the prem
Uses previously infected.
At the present time January 81 the
entire territory of eight states is COW
cred by some one of these three forms
of quarantine. These states are Con-
necticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. In
Connecticut the counties of New Hav-
en- and Hartford are closed and the
rest of the state modified area. In
Delaware the county of New Castle
is closed, the other counties modified.
The whole of Massachusetts is a clos
ed area.
In New Jersey territory within s
miles of infected premises in 9 of the
northern counties is closed area, and
the remaining territory in these coun-
ties is exposed area. The rest OF
the state is modified area.
In New York 6 counties in and
around New York City and IL counties
in whole or in part, from Albany west
to Erie are closed. The exposed area
consists of the New York Contra
! stock yards at East Buffalo, and Of
portions of the counties forming the
closed area. The rest of the state i!
modified area.
In Pennsylvania % counties are still
closed. These are mainly in the south
eastern portion of the state, and in tn,
neighborhood of Pittsburg. The res
of the state constitutes a modified
area.
The whole of Rhode Island is clos
ed.
In Illinois 80 counties, situated il
the extreme southern portion Of tn
state, have been freed from all re
strictions. Eight counties north o
this free area are modified, togethe
with a portion of the Union Stock
yards in Chicago, which has been Sc
aside for shipment Of livestock from
points outside of the shipment of live
stock from points outside of the quar-
antined area. The rest of the stock
yards and the rest of the state is
closed area.
Twenty-Five counties in Indian
have been freed. These are situate
along the southern and southeastern
portion of the state. A portion of tn
Belt Railroad ~Stockyards Of Indian
apolis has been set aside like a POI
ton of the Union Stockyards in Chi
cago, for shipment Of live stock fo
points outside Of the guaranteed area
and is modified area. Territory i