St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-06-12
MIR. Lewis Gives In
formation About
Dead Animals.
CONTINUED from page H.

| flow so regulated as to keep the alb
s0rbent material constantly saturat-
ed with it. In any case, the burning
shall be continued until he whole OF
the carcass is consumed in order te
destroy every particle of infection.
The trench method Of cremating
or burning, is much less expensive
than by burning the carcass upon the
surface of the ground, as by the for.
mer, a draft is created, and with fire
above and below, consumption is
:: much quicker and with much less ex-
pense of time and material.
Burial.
A hole, or pit, shall be dug of not
less than six feet, SO that there shall
be space of not less than four feet
from the upper surface of the body
of the carcass to the surface of the
ground.
Where there is suspicion, or the
fact known, that an animal has died
of contagious infectious disease,
such as Charlton, or anthrax, hog
cholera, etc.. four to six inches of
lime shall be placed over the bottom
of the hole or pit, the surface of the
carcass covered with lime to the same
depth, and the hole filed in with
earth
A hole or pit for this purpose shall
not be dug in the vicinity of any
water course or well, in order that
contamination OF such water supply,
by Infection from the carcass, may
be prevented.
In communities where public ami
NAL crematories are available, car
cases may be disposed Of in such
crematories.
Where possible, and practicable,
carcasses shall be disposed of, either
by burning or burial. where they lie,
or are found.
When carcasses have to be remov-
ed for proper sanitary disposal, they
shall be conveyed to the place Of final
disposition in, or on, some suitable
vehicle, as a wagon, cart, sled, etc,
and not dragged along the road,
highway or field, as infection may
very easily be spread in this way.
In cases Of the removal of char
bonous carcasses, especially the nat
ural body-openings shall be plugged
up or stopped, with lint cotton or tow
saturated with an effective germicid-
al agent, such as crude carbolic acid,
ETC., to prevent and disinfect any dis
charges that would otherwise issue
from such openings and leave fresh
centers of infection. And the ground
On which such carcasses shall have
lain. previous to removal, shall be
burned over, or carefully and thor
oughly sprinkled with strong solu-
ton Of crude carbolic acid, the vari-
BUS coal tar dips, or other effective |
serm-destroying agent, in order to
eradicate whatever infection may
lave been left on said ground.
All vehicles used in the removal of |
;arcasses. and particularly Of infect
ID carcasses, shall be thoroughly dis
Infected with some effective germ
Lilling agent, such as those already !
mentioned, Immediately after being
Used. When the vehicles are Of lit
lie or no monetary value, it is safest
o burn them up after using.
While careful sanitary burial in
he ground, as above given, may be
luite effective, the process Of burn
ng, as described, is safer; is the true
ygienic method Of disposing of car
asses Of all kinds; and is one urg-
nt1y recommended, in all cases,
then possible, by the Louisiana State
i've Stock Sanitary Board
DIR. e. PEGRAM FLOWER,
Secretary and Executive Officer.