American Agriculturist, December 27, 1924 
Embargo on Live Poultry 
Does Not Affect Express Shipments 
C OMMISSIONER Berne A. Pyrke, a ^ poultry from this territory is 
head of the New York State De- shipped by express and invariably comes 
partmcnt of Farms and Markets, has directly from the farm. At one time 
issued two quarantine notices. The there was talk of creating an embargo 
first deals with shipments of live poultry 0,1 a ^ poultry outside of New York 
from those western states that have State. American Agriculturist protested 
shown an unusually high death rate dur- vigorously against this as it would 
ing the past couple of months. This is create a hardship on New Jersey and 
in fact an embargo and the orders reads Pennsylvania producers and penalizes 
as follows: them for something that was entirely 
WHEREAS, it has been determined ou *° f tbdr contro1 * 
that a dangerously infectious and con- The disease that has been causing so 
tagious disease exists among hens, roost- m an y losses, however, has not missed 
ers, capons and chickens which are arriv- our eastern territory. Express ship- 
ing in New York City markets from ments have been hit to some extent and 
points without the State of New York, we have had a number of complaints of 
farmers that sent in stock only to hear 
WHEREAS, there is danger that such f rom t he receivers that the majority of 
disease may be brought into the State of a ? • j • 
New York- tiie bircls were i6und dead or m a dying 
Now-, therefore, I, Berne A. Pyrke, as con<dd . on * Whether or not these birds 
Commissioner of Farms and Markets of ^ ere infected at the farm with the 
the State of New York under the disease that is taking such a heavy toll 
authority given and the duties im- will never be known. It is to be ex¬ 
posed upon me as such Commissioner to pected however, that express shipments 
take measures to prevent such disease w ill su ff er to some extent due to the 
ST be '"e S°“? ht m, ° the „ Sta « ° f N . ew fact that they come in contact in whole- 
Jrder! namely: * f Salc s,ores " ith frei « ht 
The movement of any live hens, roost- Do Not Crowd Birds In Crates 
! ^’Mlc C 0 n,l° r T f ickenS T n 0m ? atCS There are a number of factors that 
of Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, t, n t r , 
Iowa. Nebraska. North Dakota and be heId responsibI e for the death of 
South Dakota, into the State of New poultry 111 transit. Over-crowding is 
York is prohibited. one °f the most common shortcomings 
'Witness my hand and the seal of the on the part of express shippers that we 
Department of Farms and Markets of have to contend with. After a crate of 
the State of New York. poultry is made up it is a very easy 
( Signed ) Berne A. Pyrke, matter to throw in a couple of extra 
Commissioner of harms and Markets, hens or roosters and these extra two or 
Shipments from New York Barred three are just enough to pack the birds 
Ihe second quarantine notice deals so closely that they either trample one 
with -the reshipment of poultry from another to death or die through suffoca- 
New \ ork City as well as the forward- ti'on. It is poor practice to crowd poultry 
ing of any coops or ..crates from New in view of the fact that if the crate 
ji ork to country points. does contain fancy stock, the stock does 
WHEREAS, it has been determined nc ff an opportunity to show itself off 
that a dangerously infectious and con- to an advantage. 
tagious disease exists among hens, roost- There is no question but what poultry 
ers, capons and chickens in the City of shippers who are sending consignments 
WHEREAS, there is danger that such via express are suffering due to this 
lsease may be communicated to the disease that is so prevalent in the West, 
flocks of the State'of New York- c , • ., , .. . 
t u a ti i Some authorities ciaim that it is some¬ 
how, therefore, I, Berne A. Pyrke, as , r „ 
Commissioner of Farms and Markets of thmg new and forei S n - We realI y can ‘ 
the State of New York, under the author- j 10 * rec o nclI e ourselves to the fact that 
ity given and the duties' imposed upon ^ is anything new. It looks as though 
me as such Commissioner to take meas- it is nothing more than pneumonia, re¬ 
tires to prevent such disease from spread- suiting front the fact that under¬ 
ing in the State of New \ork, do hereby nourished birds''are brought from the 
make the following order, namely: farm> placed under more or less unsatis- 
i. Ihe movement from the City of f . 
New York of any live hens, roosters, faC j°7 COI , lditloaS 111 . forc ^g batteries 
capons or chickens is hereby prohibited, and then s . hl Pped out into the elements 
unless accompanied by a special permit on the } va y to ntarket and in the market 
issued by a duly authorized representa- naturally contract in their weak and' 
tive of the Department of Farms and tender condition a fatal disease such as 
Markets. _ pneumonia. Several stations are work- 
f.- 2 ' V 1C mov ’ emcnt ^ rom tke City oi j n g on t h e problem at the present time 
New York of any coop or crate which c . .■ 
has been need for the shipn.en, of any “ 
puts hens 
in laying trim 
Put your hen in laying trim 
—then you have a laying hen 
V 
V. 
[You want music in your poultry 
yard— song 1 , scratch, cackle. 
You want an industrious hen— 
a hen that will get off her roost 
winder mornings, ready to scratch 
for her breakfast. 
A fat, lazy hen may be all right 
for pot-pie, but for egg-laying—► 
never! 
Add Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-at 
to the ration daily, and see the 
change come over ycur flock. 
See the combs and wattles turn 
red. 
See them begin to cheer up and 
hop around. See the claws begin 
to dig in. 
j, That’s when you get eggs. 
Costs Little to Use Pan-ct-ce-a 
\ The price of just one egg pays 
for all the Pan-a-ce-a a hen will 
eat in six months. i 
There’s a right-size package for 
every flock. 
.200 hens the 12-lb. pkg* 
60 hens the 5-lb. pkg. 
200 hens the 25-lb. pail 
500 hens the 100-lb. drum 
IFor 25 hens there is a smaller package) 
REMEMBER— When you buy any Dr. Hess product, bur 
responsibility does not end until you are satisfied that 
your investment is a profitable one. Otherwise, return the 
empty container to your dealer and get your money back, 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Inc., Ashland, Qhig 
Dr.Hess Instant Louse foil 
or 
liens, roosters, capons 
hereby prohibited. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the 
Department of Farms and Markets of 
.the State of New York. 
( Signed ) Berne A. Pyrke, 
chickens is bein ff await ed with much anxiety. 
To Eastern Producers Advantage 
In the meantime shippers of live 
poultry in the eastern territory will have 
to take extreme pains in selecting their 
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Commissioner of Farms and Markets, shipments, sending only perfectly healthy 
* This embargo is the outgrowth of a birds> They wiU have to S uard against 
Conference held in the New York City overcr °wdmg and disinfect the crates 
iffice of the Department of Farms and before the birds . are put into t . hem ' 14 is 
Markets recently that was attended by 311 extremeI y difficult proposition to re¬ 
representatives of the New York City 5 ove f Iosses from the express companies 
Board of Health officers of the State De- in . V1( Y of the present condition that 
partment of Farms and Markets and ex ‘ sts in tlie market, 
members of the live poultry trade. At Just how lon £ the embargo is going to 
that time it was brought out how Iast no one knows - There is no question 
enormous the losses have been in the bu4 tbb embargo on Western ship- 
live poultry shipments arriving from the I ^ ien ^ s _ * s fforngT to create, a shortage in 
west and the seriousness of the situation 4l . e bve , pbldtry - trade in New York 
in view of the fact .that the dead birds and tbls ma y have the effect of in- 
found in the cars are being sold to the creasin £ price-s-to some extent with con- 
consumers of New York. This feature ® e( lfient benefit to eastern shippers. Ihe 
■»f the situation has been especially ^ ates a ^ ecte d by the embargo furnish 
noted by the city health bureau. about 85 or 90 per cent, of the live 
_ _ . poultry coming into New York. It is a 
Smbargo Does Not Affect Our Territory sitlation that is to be made the most 
As far as shipping live poultry is con- of but it carries with it the additional 
cerned, it does not affect poultry pro- hazards of losing birds, due to the con- 
dneers in New York, New Jersey, Penn- traction of the disease from infected 
sylvania and New England. Practically fowls in the market. 
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