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Item 4 should doubtless contain a number of cases 

 under Item 1, 



Item 7 presents one of the most interesting features 

 of the entire outbreak. Out of 3,021 infected herds, 509 

 were infected through virus carried on the bodies, shoes, 

 and clothing of persons. 



Under Item 13, it will be noticed that 6 herds in Ken- 

 tucky were infected through unknown sources, but at 

 least half of this number could certainly be credited to 

 Item No. 4. 



The following quotations clipped from various 

 sources might be of interest to our readers : 



"Nothing short of complete subordination of every stock owner'a 

 individual interests to the good of the State will eradicate the scourge 

 of the foot-and-mouth disease which again is devastating Illinois 

 farms. The State Board of Live Stock Commissioners has ample 

 precedent, American and foreign, for its declaration, that, aside from 

 the killing of infected herds, no effective means of stamping out the 

 disease is known. Consideration of sentiment or individual's finan- 

 cial concern should not stand in the way of absolute obedience to the 

 seemingly harsh rule that infected herds must be exterminated, and 

 that quickly. Of course, those who suffer losses should be com- 

 pensated." — (Hoard's Dairyman, Oct. 15, 1915.) 



"The paralyzing effect upon the traffic in live stock which results 

 from the outbreak and necessary quarantine, which must be estab- 

 lished to control the disease, and which must extend over a long 

 period, must also be considerable from an economical standpoint 

 during the prevalence of the contagion. 



"In the previous outbreaks of 1902 and 1908, which occurred in 

 the United States, the expenditure of the U. S. 'Government in the 

 eradication of the disease amounted to about $300,000 in each instance. 

 Between the three outbreaks, including the present one, there were 

 six year intervals, and by distributing this expenditure over the inter- 

 vening period, the total amount per year would he only ?50,000, which 

 is very small when compared with the losses which would result if 

 the disease had been allowed to spread over a considerable area 

 of the country." — (Foot and Mouth (Disease and Its Eradication, by 

 Dr. J. R. Mohler.) 



"Investigation to fix responsibility for the handling of diseased 

 animals is all very well, but there is plenty of time for that. Our job 

 now is to stop the disease from spreading further. And it is a 

 man's job. 



"The Legislature should immediately appropriate ample funds, 

 give the veterinarians full authority, and set them at work." — (Wal- 

 lace's Farmer, Des Moines, Iowa.) 



"In many places animals affected by it are killed, because it costs 

 more to cure and then fatten the animal than it is worth. In this 

 country it always has been the policy to kill the affected animals as 

 soon as the diagnosis was made. Following this policy, we have suc- 

 ceeded so far in preventing the disease from securing a permanent 

 foot hold." — (Foot-and-Mouth Disease, by Dr. W. A. Evans.) 



"Whatever may be said of the original blunders leading to the 

 spread of the disease, whatever bungling has attended the handling 



