Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-16
CATTLE DISEASE
UNDER CONTROL
All Infected Herds Immunfzed by Gov
eminent ExpsdS and Local
Veterinarian.

The outbreak Of char bon, which
threatened to become an epidemic
among the cattle of Noxubee county is
now under control and no new cases
have made its appearance.
On Saturday last. after the appear
ance of the BEACON announcing that
an epidemic of charbon was threaten
ed, a meeting of the cattlemen of the
county was held at the court house.
about 100 being present.
A committee was appointed to take
the matter up with the authorities in
charge Of the State Sanitary board at
the A. & M. college, and also the bureau
of Animal Industry at Washington. Mr..
Yates. a member of the committee. got
into telephone communication with DR..
Ranck at the college and prevailed upon
him to come to Macon the next day.
He arrived on the noon train and by
two O'Clock a large party Of cattlemen
from every section Of the county were
present and DR.. Ranck made an ad-
dress to them in the mayors office. He
said that the condition vas not SER
ious enough to cause any alarm and he
was certain that the tro uble would
soon be under control. That an out
break of the same trouble had occurred
recently in Monroe county and IL was
now under control in that county.
What he said in regard to the disease
was about the same that was published
from the bulletin in last weeks BEA-
CON.
Congressman Candlerl had been
communicated with earlier in the
week by Mr.. George Russell and
he got busy Immediately with the
bureau of Animal Industry, at
Washington, with the result that
DR.. r. d. Jackson, of Birmingham,
and DR.. G. J. Becker, of Jasper,
Ala, arrived in Macon Sunday
afternoon and went out Monday
morning to Mashulaville. They
found that the herds of Mr..
George Russell and DR.. Hubbard,
where the disease first made it's
appearance, had been vaccinated.
They vaccinated some stock Of Mr..
Hammack, in adjoining pastures.
They then went to joint arr's place
east of Macon and vaccinated his
herd, two deaths having occurred
among them. The doctors
brought with them some curative
serum that the government is now
experimenting with as is several
foreign countries and while it has
not been pronounced a success and
its manufacture authorized, much
benefit had been derived from its
use. ~
DR.. Barclay, the local veterina.
rian, has also been busy al the
week and has vaccinated the cat
tie and stock on the Nelson and
Joe Stevens places, Cavett Bros,
s. NJ. Cockrell, Harris and Bos-
we'll, about 400 head in all.
No other outbreak has been re-
ported in the county. DR.. Oliver,
of Columbus, was called to the
Thos. Dee place, near the county
line, and vaccinated $50 head OF
stock.
The health authorities of the
county will Immediately take steps
to have all places where the out
break has occurred thoroughly
disinfected and the government
experts do not think another out
break will occur any time soon.
When asked as to the cause OF
the outbreak, DR.. Becker stated
: that some case must have occurred
in the county before, probably ten
!, or twelve years ago, and was not
|, diagnosed, and the germs lay dor.
mant until proper weather condi
, ton prevailed to bring them into
!, life.
DIR. Becker also stated that il
would not be necessary for any
!, cattle or stock that had not come
. in contact with the infected herds,
: or were not in the neighborhood
. of the infected pastures, to bt
vaccinated. All animals should
be watched and if any sickness,
and death occur, a piece of thu
, ear of the dead animal should bt
! cut off and sent to DR., Barclay
: the assistant state veterinarian
!, who will have a microscopical ex,
animation made Immediately Il
determine the cause Of the death
: No charge will be made for thi.
examination.
We will be bullied, robbed, insultet
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