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known that tlio State board of liealtli, in the exercise of its authority in supervising 

 the health interests and food supply of the people of this Commonwealth, have placed 

 the said herds of cattle in quarantiue, and ibr this purpose have established and set 

 apart the farms of said Frisbie ife Lake and Handy as quarantine j^rouuds, and they 

 hereby command the said Frisbie & Lake, and Handy, and all otliers, not to remove 

 fluch cattle, or any one of them, from the grounds so set apart, nor permit them to 

 come near any public hi;;hway; and the peox)le of Harrison County, aud all others, 

 are Jioreby commanded aud Avarned not to permit any cow or cows to run at largo 

 upon tlic public higliways, or otherwise to come near such infected cattle. 

 By authority of tho State board of health. 



J. N. McCORMACK, M. D., 



Secrctarjf. 



D£1\vrt:ment of Agkiculture, 

 bujtkau of aximal ixdustry, 



irashbigion, D. C, June23, 1865. 



Siu: Tills Department has been requested by some cattlemen of your State to co- 

 •►[)erate witli your board, if possible, in maintaining the quarantine of Frisbie & 

 Lake's lierd at Cyuthiana, until the nest meeting of your legislature, or until tho 

 next session of Congress, when some provisions may be jnade for the extirpation of 

 tho disease. The Department will cheerfully do anything that is possible to assist 

 you or to co-operate with you if your board desires such co-operation. I do not think 

 that we could assume any quarantine expenses that would include the maintenance 

 of animals, but we could probably send a man to Cynthiana to see tliat the quaran- 

 tine rules were (enforced and to practice such disinfection as might be called for at 

 any time. 1 think it wonld be a great relief to your cattle industry if avo had some 

 competent person there, acting with some authority' under your law, who could state 

 from his own observation that there was no further danger of the spreadiug.of the 

 disease. 



I shall be very glad to hear froui you in regard to this matter, and hope you will 

 niak.0 any suggestions that may occur to you. 

 Very respectfully, 



D. E. SALMON, 



Chief of Bureau. 



Dr. J. N. McCoiJMACK, 



Secreiari/ State Board of Health, Bowling Green, Ky. 



Bowling Greex, Ky., July 25, 1885. 



Sin: I Lave the honor to inform you that I have this day completeil tho arrango- 

 nicnte for tho iiermanent quarantining of the herds of infected cattle at Cyuthiana, aud 

 to request you to send a competent veterinarian to that point to assist this board in pre- 

 venting the spread of the disease. In the absence of distinct authority for such 

 quarantine, it has to be arranged by mutual agreement ; hence the delay. The cat- 

 tlemen hav(5 placed in my hands a limited amoiint of money for the maintenance of 

 the cattle, but not enough for this purpose aud the policing. The herds are at pres- 

 ent under the control of Dr. Hervey McDowell, of Cyuthiana, and have been for the 

 past mouth, and he will continue in charge until I hear from you. If it is in your 

 j)Ower I would like for you to provide some compensation for McDowell, as he has 

 done much excellent work gratuitously. 



There is little change to report in the condition of the cattle since my last letter. 

 One cow sold by Frisbie & Lake last fall infected two mileh cows belonging to two 

 farmers in the immediate neighborhood. The cow was not suspected of being dis- 

 eased until within the last few days, when she was returned to Frisbie «& Lake's herd, 

 .•iiid the two exposed cows killed, 



I believe we liave the disease under control, but not having the fullest conlidenco 

 in some of the parties interested, think it will require much care aud discretion to 

 keep it so, and I therefore request that you send us tho very best man you can get to 

 supervise the quarantine. 

 Respectfully youra, 



J. N. McCORMACK, 

 Secretary State Board of Health, 



Dr. D. E. Salmon, 



Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry. 



