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aphthous fever in this country and of the necessity of being on 

 their guard to detect its presence in their respective localities. 



On the same date, October 21, shipping of cattle, sheep, and hogs 

 into this State from the infected states of Michigan and Indiana 

 was prohibited. On October 31 this was supplemented by an order 

 applying to additional counties in Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. 



In the meautime, shippers of stock, veterinarians, and others 

 interested were warned through the public press and by corres- 

 pondence of the serious outlook, and their cooperation was asked. 

 Lists of all shipments of live stock from the West into New York 

 State were obtained from transportation companies and tracers 

 were placed at work to determine the destination of such ship- 

 ments and to ascertain the condition of all animals so brought in, 

 since the Buffalo stock yards were in such close commercial relations 

 with Chicao'o. The driving; of cattle from the Buffalo vards into 

 neighboring districts was traced as far as possible, but, owing to 

 the difficulty of determining the destination of many of the ani- 

 mals moved, it was difficult to ascertain their whereabouts. 



Arrangements were made for prompt action by this Bureau in 

 case of the appearance of the disease in the State, and plans were 

 formulated for combating it upon the first sign of outbreak. 



On November 3, 1914, Dr. W. L. Clark, of Seneca Falls, com- 

 municated with this office and advised that suspicious indications 

 of the disease existed in his locality. On Wednesday morning, No- 

 vember 4, Dr. John T. Claris, of Buffalo, Dr. B. P. Wende, repre- 

 senting the Federal Government, Dr. Clark, and the Chief of this 

 Bureau, visited the suspected herd and definitely diagnosed foot- 

 and-mouth disease. Visits to other premises in the locality dis- 

 closed its presence in several herds, the source of infection being 

 traceable to cattle shipped in through Buffalo stock yards and 

 driven from farm to farm for disposal. Immediate plans were 

 formulated to control and eradicate the infection. Quarantine or- 

 ders were issued under date of November 4, 1914, applying to the 

 counties of Wayne, Seneca, and Erie, in all of which cases had 

 been discovered. Every available veterinarian and Department 

 agent was sent to the infected localities and arrangements made for 

 inspection, appraisal, slaughter, and burial of infected animals, and 

 the cleaning of premises. Veterinarians and stock owners were im- 

 mediately notified of the presence of the disease in this State. 



