Show FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE mr air georgo knutson agricultural aerl cultural ht of tho union pacific system stated that while the disease was critical ly serious that it had been treated and handled more successfully than the epidemic ot of 1915 during which period it had spread disastrously throughout twenty states but not with much marked fatality among blooded herds first symptoms of affliction mr air Knut knutson I 1 sOll said aid was on hoot tops which quickly turn into blisters the smitten boast beast will then lick the sores gores transmitting the polson poison to the tongue lips and mouth the throat next effected becomes too swollen tor for tho the passage of food and the he animal starves to death the contagion he explained primarily attacks it the hoof floor because the poison seems to cling closely to the earth buti but it may bo be spread by crows magpies eagles or Jac kalls and even on the foot ot of a human and ho he advised all present to refrain from visits of curiosity to neighboring localities where oven even a suspicion might and further suggested that in the event afan indication of a doubtful or unnatural ailment being observed to call upon the authorities at 0 nce rind and be guided by their advice A blister of tiny any kind unless the cause was absolutely known would be ba sufficient cause to call the sheriff and keep all others away in small domestic teed feed lots he stated the affliction might be confined to an animal or herd by immediate separation and destruction of all infection but on oil r ranges angas the danger cannot be forseen or its ravages detected until whole flocks or herds may be inoculated before discovered in england germany and switzerland the speaker stated where the dise its en ase so wila was better known it was con strolled trolled by complete of those afflicted and mentioned an in fit arnce ance where the epidemic appeared cows or of which only two had to be killed when exposed the disease might be treated rind and cured if within local pastures tt it on the range the risk would be to great to attempt it mr air knutson warned the stockmen stoc kmen of this district to use special and extra diligence as ri was reported in the nevada and california If border and us na the prevailing winds were from that quarter the situation was not nt at all comfortable and that contagion which existed in any immediately adjoining state must be classified as aa dangerous it 11 not imminent it was wag highly possible |