BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 449 



Bowling Green, Ky., August 3, 1885. 

 Sir : I am just in receipt of your telegram, and a letter from Dr. McDoM-ell, tellin": 

 me of fresh cases of pleuro-pneumonia from a cow sold from Frisbio & Lake's herd 

 last fall. I am not fully advised as to the extent of the danger, but will go up as 

 8'jon as I Lear from Dr. McDowell after Dr. Wray's arrival, if it seems necessary. 

 Very respectfully, 



J. N. McCORMACK, 

 Secretary State Board of Health. 

 Dr. D. E. Sai-mon, 



Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry. 



Departjiext of Agriculture, 



Washington, August 3, 1885. 

 Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 30th ultimo, 

 inclosing a comumuicatiou from Mr. T. C. Anderson, of Sideview, Ky. 



I have been in communication with the Stateboardof health since they have placed 

 the Frisbie & Lake herd in quarantine, as to what means could bo adoi>ted for co- 

 operation between this Department and your State board. As a result of this corre- 

 spondence, I have just ordered Dr. William H. Wray, an inspector of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, to proceed to Cynthiana and take charge of the quarantined herds 

 and to see that the quarantine is properly maintained. In addition to this the De- 

 partment will authorize the expenditures necessary to make the isolation complete 

 and to secure such disinfection as may be necessary to prevent the extension of the 

 disease. 



I inclose a copy of the act establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry, and also a 

 copy of the "Rules and regulations " adoj)ted by me for co-operation between the 

 United States Department of Agriculture and the authorities of the various States 

 and Territories. As there is no State law authorizing the destruction of diseased cat- 

 tle I am willing to waive that part of the regulations which require this of the States, 

 and will do whatever is possible under the animal industry law. 



With the rigid enforcement of the provisions of the national law bearing on this 

 case, together with those on the statute books of Kentucky, it would seem that the 

 quarantine might be maintained so efficiently as to prevent the further extension of 

 the disease, and which would also relievo your State of the restrictions which other 

 States have placed upon its cattlo. 

 Very respectfully, 



NORMAN J. COLMAN, 



Cornmissioner of Agriculture. 

 Hon. J. Proctor Knott, 



Frankfort, Ky. 



The folio-wing rules and regulations are the ones referred to in the 

 above letter : 



Eules and regulations for co-operation hettceen the JJniied States Department of Agricult- 

 ure and the authorities of the States and Territories, for the sujypression and extirpation 

 of contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle, in accordance with section^ of the act estab- 

 lishing the Bureau of Animal Industry. 



(1) The properly constituted inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry are to bo 

 authorized by the governor of the State to make inspections of cattlo, and to be as- 

 sisted by local police authorities when this is necessary. 



(2) In case of a discoTcry of contagious pleuro-pneumonia among the animals of 

 any State, the inspector will immmedi at ely report the existence of the disease, the 

 number of animals affected, and the number exposed to the governor of the State or 

 to any officer or board which the governor may designate ; and he Avill also report tlie 

 same to the Bureau of Animal Industry. 



(3) When the governor of the State or other designated officer is satisfied of the 

 existence of pleuro-pneumonia as reported, all the affected and exposed cattle and 

 the infected stable and premises shall be placed in quarantine under'Statc laws, such 

 quarantine to remain in force until at least three months after the destruction of the 

 last affected animal. The animals which are sick with the disease aro to bo immedi- 

 ately glaughtered by direction of State officers and under State laws, and at the ex- 

 pense of the State. (In newly infected districts it is earnestly recommended that all 

 exposed animals be immediately slaughtered.) 



(4) The rules of quarantine shall be such that no animal sick or well can leave the 

 infected herd except for slaughter, or to be taken into it during the period of quaran- 

 tine ; the attendants of infected animals shall not be allowed to visit healthy herds 



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