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Show Med Jy Dealers, i ilk Pays for, Tu- is Milk Cows. J LS SOLD TO Wj JffiOOT FARMERS r st'' ses Have Con-i Con-i spend Killing' of lted Cattle. ' . s'jjjtors confronting the ftSE'lhc Unitc'1 Sl!lles 1 o miinniize. if not ox- lite plapue, is tic eon-V eon-V fmcat of infected hni-'"li hni-'"li ol tho United States &! W.oC animal industry. U'secrotary of apricul- Sration with tlie stale, minorities lias assigned fij ispectors to apply the ' Hi the dairy animals in t properly applied, it ! H indicate within two 5f it of perfect accuracy Qto fie animal so tested ia. Ml, Bwcver slight, infected JWdisease. S.'fes past the bureau has t5Hjg these tesis through 7m,. Weber, Utah and UwB-fpstinrr. it is said, in jJTOjbf -iOOO head of dairy jr-approximately (5 per 'SCed. and holding under Jtionnl 3 per cent, tiiwrctted that the bureau wXrccord of ifs proceed-mter proceed-mter of such vital im-(Rublic, im-(Rublic, so that uo spe-Kbo spe-Kbo printed as to the ?"Ki)Ublic officers on the jjKiSorvanls doing a most isJKjy are. with power of I'Rpm which the dairy-jJunse dairy-jJunse nor appeal, and esB' refuse, would cause atjJTarred from the market tLax Methods. iies and temptations un-tm un-tm aro such that sooner ill be collusion between arid disposal as will work under grave, if Jon. Commencing in 13c-jports 13c-jports were made to tho wnealth and to the cit "Jaconiniissioncr, covering tested, of which eigh-WEfreporleil eigh-WEfreporleil disensed and ij?e slaughtered. Thirty 'Kit under suspicion and Mprrcgatcd and subjected imStically all these cows fimQ county. Since Jan-jHao Jan-jHao further report has ng of these cattle has v:rformed in the various Jftn tho county where the M&U BUb.iocte t0 a post-4BMon post-4BMon by the city or npectors, wlicro the cou-Kb'ecculous cou-Kb'ecculous lesions have founder regulations laid United States commission, for food or condemned 'I,1 The diseased car-ru car-ru of carcass is placed jtnk. locked nnd sub- ,iected to steam under pressure for, not less than four hours and-from which two products brown grease, worth 0 cents per pound, and the balance, known as Innknge. is used for hog food aud fertiliser, having small value. "What the Law Provides. The regulations covering this disposal are as follows: Section 12. When the lesions of caseous lymphadenitis are limited to tho superficial lymphatic glands or to a few nodules in an organ, involving also the adjacent lymphatic glands, and the carcass car-cass is well nourished, the meat may be passed after the affected parts are removed and condemned. If extensive lesions, with or without pleuritic adhesions, ad-hesions, aro found in the lungs, or if several of the visceral organs contain caseous nodules and tho carcass is emaciated, ema-ciated, it shall be condemned. Section 33. Paragraph . The following fol-lowing principles are declared for guidance guid-ance in passing on carcasses affected, with tuberculosis: Principle A, The fundamental thought is that meat should not be used for food if it contains tubercle bacilli, if there is' a reasonable possibility possi-bility that it ma- contain tubercle bacilli, ba-cilli, or if it is impregnated with toxic substances of tuberculosis or associated septic infections. Principle B. On the other hand, if the lesions"1 aro localized and not numerous, nu-merous, if there is no evidence of distribution dis-tribution of tubercle bacilli through the blood, or by othor means, to the muscles mus-cles or to parts that may be entcn with the muscles, and if the animal is well uouriBhod and in good condition, there-is there-is no proof., or even reason to suspect, that the flesh is unwholesome. Principle C Evidences of generalized general-ized . tuberculosis aro to bo sought in such distribution and number of tubor-culous tubor-culous lesions as can be explained onlv upon the supposition of the entrance of tubercle bacilli in considerable number num-ber into the svstemic circulation. Sig-nificont Sig-nificont of such generalization is the presence of numerous uniformly distrib utcd tubercles throughout both lungs, also tubercles in the spleen, kidneys, bones, joints, and sexual glands, and in I he lymphatic glands connected with these organs and parts, or in the splenic, renal, prescapular, popliteal, aud inguinal inguin-al glands, .when several of these or-guns or-guns and parts are coincidcntally affected. af-fected. Principle l). By localized tuberculosis tuberculo-sis is understand" tuberculosis limited to a single or several parts or orcans p the body without-evidence of recent invasion- of numerous bacilli into the systemic circulation. Disposal of Moat. Paragraph 2A The following rules shall govern the disposal of tuberculous tubercu-lous meat: Bulc A. The entire carcass shall be condemned (a) "When it' was observed before the. animal was killed that it was suffering suf-fering with fever. N (b) When there is a tuberculous or other cachexia, as shown by anemia and emaciation. " , (c) When the lesions of tuberculosis tuberculo-sis are generalized, as shown by their presence not- only at tho usual seats of primary infection, but also in parts of tho carcass or tho organs that may be reached by the bacilli of tuberculosis only when carried in the systemic circulation. circu-lation. Tuberculous lesions in any two of the following organs aro to bo accepted 'as evidence of generalization when they occur in addition to local tuberculous lesions in the digestive or respiratory tracts, including the lymphatic lym-phatic glands connected therewith: Spleen, kidney, uterus, udder, ovary, testicle, adrenal gland, brain, or spinal cord or their membranes. Numerous uniformly distributed tuborclos throughout through-out both lungs also afford evidence of generalization. (d) "When the legions of tuberculosis tuberculo-sis nro found inthe muscles, or intermuscular inter-muscular tissue or bones or joints or in the body lvmphatic glands as a result re-sult of draining the muscles, bones, or joints. Other Parts Condemned. (o) "When the lesions aro extensive in one or both bony cavities. (f) "When tho lesions arc multiple, acute, and actively progressive. (Evidence (Evi-dence of active progress consists in signs of acute inflammation about the lesions, or liquefaction necrosis, or tho presence of young tubercles.) Jfulc 13. An organ or a part of a carcass car-cass shall Joe condemned (a) When it contains lesions of tuberculosis. tu-berculosis. (b) When the lesion is immediately adjacent to the floeh, as in the caso at tuberculosis of tho parietal pleura or peritoneum, not only tho membrane or part affected but also the adjacent thor- acic or abdominal wall is to be condemned. con-demned. (c) When it has been contaminated by tuberculous material, through contact con-tact with the floor, a soiled knife, or otherwise. (d) All heads showing lesions of tuberculosis tu-berculosis shall be condemned. (e) An organ shall be condemned when the coi responding lymphatic gland is tuberculous. Hulo C. The carcass, if the tuberculous tubercu-lous lesions arc limited to a single oi several parts or organs of tho bodv (except (ex-cept as notod in Jfule A), without evidence evi-dence of recent invasion of tubercle bacilli into the systemic circulation, ahull 1)0. passed after the parts containing contain-ing the localized lesions .are removed and condemned in accordance with Rule B. Rule D. Carcasses which reveal lesions le-sions marc numerous than those described de-scribed for carcasses to be passed (Hnle O), but not so severe as the lesions described for carcasses to be condemned (Rule A), may be rendered into lard or tallow if the distribution of the lesions is such that all parts containing tuberculous lesions can be removed! Such carcasses shall be cooked hy steam at. a temperature not lower than 220 degrees Fahrenheit for not less than four hours, Pickling Tuberculous Meat. The disposal of such carcasses as are passed for food after the post.-mortcm examination, is covered with mystery. In the past, much was said to be sold for .sausage meat. In tho process of manufacturintr such meat was subjected to the chemical influences of the pickling pick-ling vat and whatever influence that may have on tho tubercle bacilli is- problematical, but the United Slates commission, consisting undoubtedly of most eminent authorities, having' sot forth the conditions under which such meat may bo passed for food, without fear of any infection to the ultimate consumer, no doubt did so after mature consideration based upon sufficient knowledge of the subject. The layman, however, without such specific knowledge knowl-edge is apt to lay down as axiomatic that tire animal sufficiently infectod to be condemned to immediate death .being .be-ing under the law of Utah of no value, should be utterly and thoroughly destroyed de-stroyed so that no truce of infection inav be possible. Jt is but just to sav right here that since the investigation was initiated bv The Tribune that no more condemned beef is being slaughtered slaugh-tered in any of the inspected slaughterhouses, slaughter-houses, which arei The Intcrmounlain Packing company. T. ,1. Nipper. The Murray Meat and Livestock company. com-pany. The Hepworth company. The Papworth company. X. Moedcl. McMillan company, Murray. Tho disposition of condemned cattle other than by inspected slaughterhouses slaughter-houses is a very grave question aud one involving good citizenship, obedience io law. a3 such, which is perhaps not to be wondered at in certain elements of the community. For the most part, the dairymen, dairy-men, having their own as well as the public's ultimate interest in view, have bowed to tho decisions of tho inspectors, inspect-ors, disposed of the cattle, as required and patiently accepted their losses; others oth-ers have not been so obedient and hnvo endeavored to dispose of the infected animals according to their own views. One man disposed of eight bead to the Tntermountain Trout company at $1 apiece, which would indicate that, the purchaser was pretty well aware of the class of food he was buying for his fish. Fish nro peculiarly suscoptibloTo tuberculosis, if reports of medical authorities au-thorities aro correct. Another man i3 reported to bo defiant of tho authorities, and is propared with a gun to protect his property. Another is reported to havo torn the tngs from the ears of the animals nnd to have attempted to sell them to others as dairy cattle, but with the experience of the nenr past and present no dairy cattle are being bought now without inspection, unless brought in by dealers in that class of stock, and sold to the local dairies, subject sub-ject to test. One of the repulsive features of the traffic in theso condemned cattle has been the price paid by the slaughterhouses, slaughter-houses, winch is perhaps explained bv tho fact that such purchasers havo to take their chanco of total loss by' further fur-ther condemnation, which perhaps averages aver-ages .10 por cent, out of winch the onlv salvago would be tho hide, having a vnluo of about $5. Ten to fificcn dollars dol-lars has been the average figure paid per head, less a deduction of $1 to $2 for slaughtering. The dairyman can scarcoly bo blamed for getting what ho can towards saving himself from extinction. extinc-tion. In ono case a dairy owner hnd twenty out of twenty-ono head of dairy cows condoinnod, and the only ono not so sentenced was dry at tb'o time. This man sold to a Jocnl slaughter-house seven of tho fattest for C cents per pound; ot the other thirtoen,"throe were ordered destroyod and ten wore paid for at J ho rato of 3 cents por pound. The 4onnAatu- ?S;S M ,,ho dairyman was S2000, his total salvage $265.19. He lias had to borrow on mortgages the nocossary funds to go into business again. A largo proportion of these cows were apparently in good hcnlth and t ie final returns of these nnimala show the Jcsions wero minimized, if not neutralized, neu-tralized, and encapsulated, if such an all-pcryasivo and slippery customer as a tubercle bacilli can ever be neutralized neu-tralized and rendered harmless. Coram Cor-am it is that seventeen out of tho twenty passed inspection for food ami wore eo disposed of. |
