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A WABMXG
TO FAIijIEPlS
Mr. Nesbitt Ciiis Attention to
the Ad vase: 3 cf Anthrax.
THU GSoATSir DAKaCU EXISTS
fonimi^i'»ner cf Agriculture UtgoM That
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L>: pabtm . ;r of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Ga , Jau. 1, 1897.
Among the inqua :rM for this month
ie one, which a ■ h em of such para
mount importthat we have given
place to it, to the : •, usiou of our usual
monthly letter. We refer to that iu rs
g.-irfi to Anthrax, its symptoms, treat
meuf, etc. T. ■■ advances of this ins.J
ious disease are so gradual and so im
perceptible to the naked eye, that farm
CIS and other st;>c!c owners are apt to be
lulled into a fooling of security, whoa
in reality there is the greatest danger,
Wo trust that our note of warning will
be heeded, and that greater care will be
exercised in the v.-e of disinfectants,
and in the total destruction of all bodies
of animals, which have shown tho
symptoms belonging to Authrax.
WORK FOR THIS MONTH
has been empliacz uiu previous letters,
A matter of great importance to be de
termined now, is the areas for the aif
ferent crops, which are to be grown dur
ing the coming season. To be on the
safe side, take rare of the provision
question first, arrange for ample home
supplies of meat ami bread—we are then
at liberty to port all tlie successfully cotton, which
we feel that we can man¬
age. In the matter of
FERTILIZERS,
we would advise that ai far as possiblo
they be mixed at home. Ascertain the
kind of plant food best suited for your
purpose, purchase tiie concentrated ma¬
terials and thus save the cost of freight
and manipulation. We have suitability heretofore of
written at length on tlie
different fern izern to different soils,
crops, etc., and wo refer parties inter¬
ested to those letters. Of coarse all the
home manure should bo carefully saved
and either hawed out at once and spread
on the land, or composted aud thor¬
oughly covered with earth, to prevent
the escape of its valuable constituents.
By no means .allow these precious ele¬
ments of fertility to waste iu the open
lot, or to bo leached away bv winter
rains. R. T. Nesbitt.
ANTHRAX.
SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT.
Question. —I have heard a good deal
lately of u dangerous disease called
Anthrax, whicit is said to be very con¬
tagious. and very fatal to animals and
men. Is there any preventive, and
what is the treatment, if there is any,
that is effective? Please give me the
symptoms as they appear iu mules, hogs
and cows. Is the disease of recent ori¬
gin? How is it. communicated?
Answer. —Your questions are very
important in view of the recent out¬
break in different sections of Anthrax,
or charbou as it is sometimes called.
This fatal disease had its origin hun¬
dreds of years ago, bnt until very re¬
cently little Was known of its nature or
the causes of its communication and
dissemination. The investigations of
the world renowned Koch as to this and
other diseases arising from the develop¬
ment of spores and their transforma¬
tion into bacilli, are of untold value
and have thrown a groat deal of light
on a subject, which has for centuries
been clothed in darkness. Replying to
your questions in order; preventive in¬
oculation, which has been extensively
and successfully used iu European conn
tries, has been found the only certain
preventive. As in inoculation or vac¬
cination, to prevent smallpox—the An
thrax vaccine is carefully prepared and
applied, and while producing only a
mihl fever in the animal, will protect it
against contracting tlie more fatal dis¬
ease. It is not always possible, how¬
ever, to procure the vaccine or to prop¬
erly apply it, when therefore there oc¬
curs nu outbreak cf this dread disease
among farm anima s, those not affectoi
sbould be at once removed from the in
fected cases—and not, as is so often
done, left in the infected quarters.
while tho sick are taken out, thus
spreading tlie di-easo. All the drop
pings and ri fuse in the infected lot
should be burned, and tho quarters 1 or
stables, . , i thoroughly , msmfected . by the
use of lime, crude carbolic acid or other
powerful disinfecting agents. These
should be spread over the ground, and
*
u. „n ... oodwoi , th\ vii a thorough , coat of
tv
a wash comp, -■ .1 of lime and water
rnixed with crude, carbolic acid; 1 pint
of the acid to about 3 gallons of the
whitewash. , To -, prevent tlie , attacks of ;
flea*, which iudn-trious dissemina
tors of the disease, nuke an emulsion
as follows and apply to all parts of too
animals; hard - up. pound, fish'
.
2 gallons. Dissolve the soap iu 1 gallon
boiling water, and while still hot ad i
the fish oil, stirring constantly until
thoroughly mixed and cold. When ap
plied, use one part of this emulsion
thoroughly mixed with from 8 to 15 j
parts of cold water and apply all over
the animal, which can be done best, with
a sprayer or a larg - sponge. AU these
,
measures are in th nature of prevent- j
ives, aud so far. seem the most success- I
ful remedies, if an animal could be
treated prompt,y with proper remedies,
•ome cases might a-saved, but the dis
ease a -ts so qm ay. that the subject is
u>ua. y past lior-e before anything is
Sums, In Nortua-u Ljuigiuiu, wherq
/here were many fatal cases, the past
fear, the disease prevailing to an alarm¬
ing extent in ten parishes, there was
scarcely found a single satisfactory rem¬
edy, the only successful treatment was
found to be, not curative, but prevent¬
ive. Of all the healthy animais, which
were vaccinated it. the beginning and
received the second inoculation, only a
jtnaii per cent died, while, of the uu
raccinated cases, scarcely one survived
Work animals were found to be pecu
liarlv susceptible to tlie disease. In re¬
ply to your second question, wo give the
symptoms as taken from a recent but
Ietin issued by the Louisiana Espsri
meat Statiou.
symptoms or 1 anthrax in - H02333, 03
mules.
High fever, accompanied by chills and
convulsive contractions of the muscles,
external temperature irregularly dis
turbed. muenous membrane of eyes,
nose and month, dark colored, and
weeping sometimes from both eyes. Ex
pression sad. The animal is stupefied
and the gait is staggering. la some
cases there is cerebral excitement. Ab
dorainal pain, which in some cases is
by a liquid, bloody dis
charge from the bowels. Breathing
quickened and laborious. Death, which
is indicated by profuse perspiration, oc
curs within from six to 30 hours. Re
eovery is rqre. External tumors are
developed upon the abdomen, chesf, in
ner surface of the limbs, the scrotum,
external genitals, etc. This form has a
somewhat slower course than the pre
ceding, its average duration being from
two to three days,
SYMPTOMS OF ANTHRAX IN HOGS.
Enlargement of the throat, intense
fever, copious flow of saiiva, nausea,
vomiting, discoloration of the mucous
membrane of the mouth, difficult and
quickened breathing, wheezing and rat¬
tling respiration, etc. Death occurs as
o rule by asphyxia.
SYMPTOMS OF ANTHRAX IN COWS.
The acute form without external
■veilings is the most frequent. High
temperature, accelerated pulse, (80 to
100 per minute) small aud impercepti¬
ble. The mucous membranes of the
nose and mouth are red and often dark
colored. There is sometimes a flow of
tears from the eyes. Weakness aud
stupefaction are very pronounced, the
appetite is gone and the animal does
not chew th* cud. The gait is uncer¬
tain; trembling of the body, especially
the flanks and hind quarters. The ex¬
pression of the countenance is very de¬
jected. Sometimes stupefaction is re¬
placed by rabiform attacks; the patient
bellows, scratches the ground, pushes
against obstacles, etc. The gastric trou¬
ble includes constipation, slight bloat¬
ing, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, expul
iion of bloody matter, etc. The urine
often contains blood, or is highly stained
with the coloring matter of the blood.
Blood stained liquids may be emitted
from the natural openings, viz; Mouth,
eyes, nostrils, anus, vagina. General stu¬
pefaction, coma and weakness continue
to increase, and death follows in con¬
vulsions within from 12 to 48 hours.
Cbarbon tumors are sometimes observed
os primary accidents—at other times
during the couse of acute or subacute
Anthrax. They may appear upon the
head, neck, chest, shoulders, abdomen,
■heath, milk glands, flanks and limbs,
now anthrax is commu.vicateo.
In order to answer your third question
as to how the disease is communicated,
we must explain something of its nature
and peculiar attributes. In tho bulletin
referred to it is defined as “a specific
power affecting animals and communi¬
cable to man, and which is dependent
upon the introduction into the system
of a specific micro-organism, the bacillus
authracis.” Wo aro also told that there
are throe recognized ways by which the
germ may penetrate into the animal
body, viz: 1st, the alimentary caual;
2nd, the skin; 3rd, the lungs; but it is
exceptional for the disease to be trans¬
mitted from a diseased to a healthy ani¬
mal.
This bacillus authracis cannot live
without oxygen, which duripg the aui
Rial’s life is supplied through the lungs
with every breath that is drawn,
After death, if tho infected animal is
at once burned, aud none of the excre
tioiis from the natural or other openings
be allowed to escape, all possibility of
Infection from that animal at least is
destroyed. . , , But „ if the muti- .
carcass is
luted, or left exposed to the ravages of
carnivorous or other animals, or if the
body : fluids or exerementitious matter
containing . . th© bacciili he ©xpos©d to th©
uir or allowed to escape, these organisms
coming in contact with the oxygen of
the air will form spores which are pre
•erred , on the , surface of , vegitation • • or of ,
the o.f ?r an almost
time. Animals grazing over these con
*u»io*t*i spots become infected, and
«nri ”t forage crops raised on such
|4*>s» be. K infected with the spores of
the disea*'- will produce Authrax when
tod iu the stable to perfectly well ani
maif It U needless to say that animals
feeding on infected carcasses are iu turn
infected and become the vehicles for
conveying the disease, not by actual
contact, but by their droppings and
other means mentioned. Besides the
three mentioned other animals are liable
to the disease, sheep, goats, deer, cam
els. cats, rabbits, mice, dogs, foxes aud
fowls.
The drinking water ot pastures, or
rveu wells, if the surface water is al
lowed to flow into them, may also be
come contaminated. The disease germs
are washed by rains into ditches, ponds,
pools, creeks, etc., and may be trans¬
ported great distances, causing sudden
and unaccountable outbreaks of this dis¬
ease. After the disease once gains a
foothold there can be no doubt that flie3
become the chief agents for spreading
it. Ha ice the importance of using the
fish oil emulsion. After suckiug the
blood of an infected animal, if they
alight on a healthy animal for a similar
purpose they convey the germs of the
disease by direct transmission and thus
inoculate subject after subject, When
these files, containing Authrax blood,
die. the bacilli may begin to opornlate
outhegrouud.audinthiswayalsocou
tamiuate the pastures. Certain soils are
also peculiarly fitted for the development
0 f Anthrax, notably such as aro rich iu
organic matter of a swampy, turfy char
acte r, or where lowlands are exposed to
submersion and become partially dry
during the hot season. The three forms
of Anthrax as given in this valuable bui
i e tin are, first
INTESTINAL ANTHRAX.
When the disease is taken into the
system through the alimentary canal
it is termed intestinal Anthrax, audit
nsa ally produced by spores which are
swallowed v.-ith the food aud drink,
Second,
EXTERNAL OR CAREUNCULAR ANTHRAX.
This condition is usually found where
animals having wounds, came in Con¬
tact with the bacteria when lying iu iu*
fected pasinres, or are bitten by blood
sucking insects, which have been feed
j n n- on infected living or dead animals,
Even after death, a diseased animal con¬
tains bacciili, aud. theu, if they are not
destroyed, will by contact with the air
form spores which do not decompose,
but remain intact, after the carcass de¬
composes, aud thus multiply indefinitely
the causes of disease. For the same
reason bacciili deposited on the soil iu
the droppings of diseased animals, be¬
come prolific sources for the spread of
the disease. The third form is produced
by inhalation or through the lungs; iu
this the spores come iu contact with the
mucous membrane of the air tubes of
tho lungs. We liavo replied to your
question at length, in order to call at¬
tention to the careless methods which
have heretofore been iu common practice
iu regard to disp ising of the bodies of
diseased animals. Tlie usual plan has
been to dump them at any convenient
place in the woods, and leave them
to deposit their deathdeaiiag germs.
Sometimes such animals are skinned
aud their hides sold, again multiplying
tho chances of infection.
BURNING THE CARCASSES
is the only effective method of disposing
of them in order to prevent infection.
Pasteur discovered that even where
such bodies were buried, tho spores, or
germs of the disease, found their way
to tlie surface through the agency of
our common earth worms. After reach¬
ing the outer air these germs may be
disseminated through various mediums,
Winds, waters, plants, etc.
TO BURN ANTHRAX BODIES
effectually, i he most convenient method,
as advised by the Louisiana Experiment
Statiou, where they have had consid¬
erable experience with tho disease and
its dire consequences, is to dig a trench
similar to a barbecue trench. Iu the
bottom place the dry wood and kind¬
ling, on which a little keroseua may be
poured. Across the top of the pit lay a
sufficient number of green poles, on
which place the carcass. Dry wood and
kindling may be piled above and around,
aud when the firs is lighted the work
is finished expeditiously aud thoroughly.
Great care should be exercised iii hand¬
ling the carcass to prevent the escapa of
blood, fluid or excrement, and all ar¬
ticles coming in direct contact with
the carcass should also be burned. We
have written at length on this
DREAD DISEASE, ANTHRAX,
because of the recent outbreak of Lou¬
isiana, aud because of several sporadic
cases, which have come to our knowl¬
edge. Scientists, in different parts of
the country, are urging tho importance
of taking care in those details lest we
have introduced among us au epidemic
which has heretofore carried off thou¬
sands of the human race, as well as un¬
numbered hosts of animals of different
kinds.—State Agricultural Department.
The Cnbbiu;e Wag’ffot,
Question. „ „ —I T had , , fine of rata
^ a crop
ba as , whe „ j u September I noticed
they begau to wilt aud die. Upon ex¬
animation I found a small fly or moth
which laid the eggs on the stems of the
plants, aud when thev hatched the
■worms or maggots at© th©ir way down
the stems of the plants to the roots, eat
ing them also, which of course killed
-bagas. 1 send one of the flies.
Tel1 «te the name, aud a remedy } for
them.
Answer.—T he cabbage maggot (An
thomyia brassicoe) is the name of the
pes t which destroyed yonr ruta bagas,
They are a two-winged fly, and look
something like the common housefly,
The eggs, as you mention, are laid ou
the stems of the plants, and soon hatch
out small whitish maggots. These bur
row down the stems into the earth, aud
there feed on the roots of the plants In
from 20 to 23 davs after hatchiu- the
maggots pupate, and a few davs there
after appear as adult flies. There are
three or more broods each season.
unsatisfactory remedies have been 6 u»
gested for this insect. Perhaps the best
is the kerosine emn’.sion applied
tho roots which kills tiro maggots. Dr
Riley has suggested the use "of slacked
lime or ashes as a probable remedy
State Agricultural Department.
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