Show THE TED CATTLE DISEASE in the faco face of the reports stated to hava have been received from kansas illinois iowa and missouri there is a rapid increase in tho the cattle disease generally called foot and mouth although a b bill la before congress for placing the matter in tho the hands bands of a government board there has aten a strong opposition to it on behalf of many of the large cattle men also from several states as interfering with their rights eo so that if this will pasa pass oar our legislative body has passed a local bill but it is not certain that it hag has been signed by GOT gov murray be ile this na as it may we urgently call tho the attention of our email farmers j as well as stock raisers rai sera to the we vital impo importance artance of t promptly for fr thenis themselves elves ina in this m matter atter which rill will not admit of any delay as the virulence of the disease is is BO so great and the spread so rapid it 13 is the duty of all our citizens as well to them elyea yei aa as their neighbors and the community gen caully cr ally ully to stamp the disease out immediately on its appearance land rind the only way to do this is by slaughtering the infected animals and destroying or burying the bodies skin and all and keep the remainder of tho the stock isolated for a lime sufficient to prove them free from inspection when we consider the importance of this industry we cannot exal the necessity of action and moral responsibility of every individual who feel feels to do his duty by the he census of 1880 the number of horned cattle in tho the states were working oxen cows other cattle together chat an average of 30 per head would amount in round numbers to this ia is independent of the increase during the last three yeara years when the vast sum gum and the number and value of indus tries connected with tho the cattle trade are taken into account it will be seen that we do not exaggerate its importance ini p ort atice we also suggest that the establishment of agricultural as so clatious which wo we advocate would enable farmers to communicate facts in connection with the subject and information with regard to me ine ansof cure or |