Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-30
j. 6. JOINS TEXAS
IN FIGHT To CHECK
DISEASE IN CATTLE
New Outbreak Causes Great
Stir-0ther States Bar
Lone Star Live Stock

AVE SlOCh olIII1dlo 1iCIo bAOdSAiS 49,
combined forces of the bureau OF
animal industry and the live stock
sanitary commission of Texas into
a concentrated drive to eradicate an
outbreak of the foot and mouth dis
ease of cattle on ranch in Harris
county, Texas, not far from Hous-
I ton. Dr. John r. Mohler, chief OF
the federal governments forces here,
said conditions in general are favor
able for the eradication work.
n The disease, which had been I'M
der observation of the state authori-
es, was not definitely diagnosed as
he dread cattle scourge until to-
IN Immediately a drastic quaran-
the, was thrown around the infect
ed ranch and those nearby while a
quarantine covering Harris and Gal
weston counties and parts of Bra
zoria and Fort Bend counties was
promptly put into effect.
The Texas officials willingly sign
ed a contract for cooperation with
the federal authorities, as is neces-
sary before the federal government
can begin operations within any
state Steam shovels worked all
last night preparing a trench Tor
the infected cattle when slaughtered.
The usual methods of quarantine,
inspection, appraisal, slaughter and
deep burial, which have resulted IN
the suppression of other outbreaks,
will, be followed.
Direction of the federal forces in
the work of eradication will be TAX
en- by DR. Marion lines, one of the
bureaus veterinarians of long eXpe-
rience in foot and mouth disease con-
troll who is en- route to Houston. DR..
l.. j. Allen, inspector in charge OF
veterinary field work in Texas for
the federal government, and DR.. T..
w Cole, his assistant, are working
with Chairman J. Boog Scott of the
livestock sanitary commission Of
Texas. and DR.. Leon Cloud, state
veterinarian. who are on the
ground.
The new outbreak is in no way
connected with the infection which
appeared in California last year and
which has been suppressed, officials
of the bureau of animal industry
stated today Strong indications
that the infection entered surrepti-
tiously from South America through
a gulf port are given in a prelim-
mary survey of the Texas situation.
TEXAS MOBILTZES MEN
AND RESOURCES FOR FIGHT
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. Is
With the definite diagnosis today of
the malady affecting 400 head Of
Brahma cattle on the ranch of the
Rev. William States Jacobs as the
foot and mouth disease, plans were
put into operation to hold the dis
ease in check. Seventy-five men,
guards, inspectors and laborers were
{ put on the ranch and before night
six thousand acres and / 100 head
OF beef cattle were under guard
This force was expected to be aug
mented by Monday.
A second outbreak of the disease
was discovered today in the six thou
Sand-acre area near here which is
under strict guard.
Announcement of the new out
break was made by DR.. w. f.. Cot
ton, government expert from Wash
ington, who said he had definitely
diagnosed the disease among cattle
on the Perry-McFadden ranch. near
Webster, Texas.
The state live stock and sanitary
commission issued an official quar-
untine today on all of Harris and
Galveston counties, and all that part
{ of Fort Bend and Brazoria counties
east of the BraZos river, prohibiting
the movement of live stock either
within these counties or out OF
them. Live stock already in transit
on railroads was not affected by the
order. The quarantine was extended
to dressed Carcasses of all ruminantS
and their hides or wool as well as
to all products of the soil, including
hay, grain, biological products man
ufactured in the quarantine terrific
ny, trees, grass, shrubs, flowers and
RAeenhouse plants.
&e quarantine first was extended
IN NaSaE products but was modified
IL eins the day to permit their shin
nnent after they had been sterilized
and placed in containers approved
by an inspector attached to the com
mission.
Governor Neff was notified of the
progress icing made to check the
disease It was recognized that the
struggle would entail the expenditure
of a large sum of money and the
governor agreed to come to Houston
tomorrow for a conference.
Trenches We're dug today by g
steam shovel for the burial of the
infected cattle, which are scheduled
to be destroyed Monday, according
to pressrt plans. Probably one-halt
OF the J.teGbs' herd will be sacrificed
it was stated. Poison bait was scat
tered today to kill any dog, wolf, OF
other animal that might wander or
the ranch On the state highway tC
Galveston, guards were stationed anc
all automobile traffic between that
city and Houston was stopped except
over a detour.
There have been several theories
regarding tie origin of the disease ir
this state. The theory that the dis
ease had developed through contact
with BrahIaa bulls imported from
Mexico found little support from ]
l.. Boog-Scott, of Fort Worth chair
man of the state live stock and san
itary commission. He pointed ou
that they had been subjected tc
/. blood teSts by the federal govern
ment before becoming attached t
the herd.
1t was possible, Boog Scott said
that the> slight be carriers" of The
disease in the same sense that :
person might be a carrier of typhoid
showed initial signs of the disease
he said
I'VE are looking for the source o
infection in every part of the United
States" Boog- Scott said today.
He Indicated it was possible i
might have come through the port o
a Galveston and been due TO th'
operations of bootleggers. Thi
theory extended TO the probabilit,
that germs of the foot and moutl
disease might easily have become at
tached to the material used in pack
ing liquors from foreign countries
and smuggled into Texas. Some dis
mantled packing cases which IN,
the appearance of having one TIM
held liquor of a foreign brand Aavt
been found on the ranch where tn