821 
CATTLE PLAGUE. 
The stamping- out process has not been so rapidly suc¬ 
cessful as we had a right to anticipate, and as it would doubt¬ 
less have proved had it been promptly and thoroughly adopted. 
After the destruction of Mr. Berriman’s herd at Yapham in the 
Pocklington district, there remained three herds which had 
been grazing in three several pastures immediately adjacent 
to that which the sick animals had occupied. We had the 
strongest reason to suspect that some of these animals had 
been exposed to infection, and accordingly did not hesitate 
to advocate their destruction. Prejudice and law were both 
against the advice tendered, and the animals were conse¬ 
quently left until they took the disease, and were then 
slaughtered in accordance with the provisions of the Act. 
This, however, unhappily did not provide a sufficient barrier 
to the progress of the contagium , and hence the plague, which 
might have been arrested by the slaughter of a score of cattle, 
has up to this time continued to attack the stock over a con¬ 
stantly extending area. 
Ten days from the slaughter of Berrimaffis herd the dis¬ 
ease appeared among cattle belonging to Mr. Towse, Mr. 
Craddock, and Mr. Kirby, at Yapham, and between twenty 
and thirty animals had to be sacrificed to the outbreak. 
Then the disease appeared at Belthorpe, also in the infested 
district, where it necessitated the destruction of thirty-seven 
cattle. On October 1st cattle pague was found at Tangfoss, 
outside the infected district, among animals belonging to 
Mrs. Bielby. Ten days also after this event the plague was 
detected on Mr. BurnelyY farm at Garrowby, five miles from 
Pocklington, and two miles from any known centre of in¬ 
fection. Again, on October 14th, a cow belonging to Mrs. 
Dale, at Skirbenbeck, w T as attacked, this place being about 
two miles from Garrowby; and again, on October 18th, a 
case occurred at Belthorpe, -which has since been followed by 
two other outbreaks, leading to the destruction of eleven 
cows and eight calves besides the animals attacked. At 
Bridlington and Patrington no fresh cases have been re¬ 
ported recently, and it is hoped that the measures adopted 
there have now been successful in arresting the further 
spread of the malady. 
Hereafter it will be necessary to correct many of the 
errors which exist with regard to this outbreak of cattle 
plague in Yorkshire, as well as the numerous misstate¬ 
ments which have been perseveringly promulgated. Now 
