Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1915 — 61 FARMER SLOST STOCK BY PLAGUE [ARTICLE]

61 FARMER SLOST STOCK BY PLAGUE

Valuation Placed on 720 Cows, 500 Sheep and 1,255 Hogs Killed Was $51,320.28. Indianapolis, Feb. I.—The cost of the foot and mouth disease in this state has been heaviest on the farmers of St. Joseph county, according to the report of the special egislative invetsigating committee. Sixty-one farmers have had 720 cows, ’SOO sheep and 1,255 hogs killed by orders of state or federal officers since October 24 last. The valuation placed on this stock was $51,320.28. The loss in a number of other counties was reported as follows: Gass county, four farmers, 67 cows and 110 hogs kiled, value $4,104.88; Tippecanoe county, two farmers, 36 cows and 121 hogs, value $3,227.03; Knox county, Ed Shapj). 221 cows and 194 hogs, value $19,575.57; Whitley county, one fanner, 16 cows, 86 hogs, value $1,418; Delaware county, E. Frank Cox, 25 cows, 40 sheep and 23 hogs, value $2,361; Allen county, four farmers, 70 cows; 3 sheep and 71 hogs, value $4,226.80. The firm of —. Brown and Son, of Lake county, which had 314 cows and 281 hogs, valued at $19,575.87, killed, was the heaviest loser in the state.