Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1908 — ROOT AND MOUTH DISEASE [ARTICLE]

ROOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

Buffalo Stock Yards Quarantined— Sparrows Are Held Partly Responsible (or the Trouble. Buffalo, Nov. 20.—The East Buffalo stockyards have been ordered closed pending a general clean-up and investigation of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The entire states "of New York and Pennsylvania have been ordered quarantined by the department of agriculture. It Is thought that the poison thrown off by the afflicted animals have beefl transmitted to other healthy beasts through barnyard birds, principally sparrows, and Deputy Commlssionef of Agrlctulture Flanders has asked the state forest, fish and game department if a permit to poison spurrows in infected territory could be secured. lie was told that If could be demonstrated with reasonable certainty that sparrows were agents of transmission of the disease the fish and Bn me protectors would net interfere In a warfare against them. Washington, Nov. 20. Secretary Wilson of the deartment of agriculture has issued orders placing In quarantine the entire state’s of New York and Pennsylvania and Seventy-five of the most skilled veterinarians In the service of the department have been rush ed to the two states for immediate and thorough investigation of the origin and extent of the foot and mouth disease.