Quarantine of Cattle Author:United States Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: correct statements. I have no desire to mislead you gentlemen in. any way. Mr. Moss. I would like to ask Mr. French and this other gentleman to substantiate w... more »ith further evidence the statement that after the 31st of October any feeders were shipped out of the Chicago yards. I have here an official order issued by the Department of Agriculture that was effective on and after October 31, 1914, which prohibited such a shipment. Here is an official order, which I shall place in the record at this point, made effective on and after October 31, 1914. (The order referred to is as follows:) [B. A. I. Order 228. United States Department ot Agriculture, Bureau ot Animal Industry.) B. A. I. Order 226—To Prevent The Spread Op Foot-and-mouth Disease In Cattle. Sheep. Other Ruminants, And Swine. Effective On And After October 31. 1914. United States Department Of AoRicui/ruRE. , Office Of The Secretary. The fact has been determined by the Secretary of Agriculture and notice is hereby given that the virus of a contagious, communicable disease known as foot-and-mouth disease exists in the Union Stock Yards, in the city of Chicago. State of Illinois. Now, therefore. I, C. F. Marvin. Acting Secretary of Agriculture, under authority conferred by section 2 of the act of Congress approved February 2. 1903 (32 Stat., 791), do hereby ordjr that no rattle, sheep, other ruminants, or swino shall be transported, driven on foot, or otherwise moved in interstate or foreign commerce from the area hereinbefore mentioned except for immediate slaughter in cars placarded "For immediate "laughter," and under billing so marked, and only when accompanied by a permit issued by an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, and no hay, straw, or similar fodder, or manure or litter shall be ...« less