Perhaps the mild weather is responsible for the very serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease. It was only on September 22 that the "all clear" signal was given after the long and costly epidemic that, ince 1922, has involved the payment of a sum exceeding £4,000,000 in compensation for slaughtered animals. The last restrictions were removed, and the outlook seemed better than for years. Three days. later there came 2 new outbreak. in Bucks. Since then, despite the swift slaughter of all the animals or. every affected farm, the infection has gone into 14 counties, and no one knows where the next case will be reported. Already, in a little over five weeks, more than 3,000 head of cattle, about 1,600 sheep and 1,200 pigs have been killed, and sum of £100,000 paid to' their owners in compensation. Markets in scores of places have been stopped; movements of cattle within 15 of the scene of each outbreak have been forbidden; and prominent packs of hounds These packs include the Avon Vale, the Ather-stone, Badsworth, Belvoir, Cottes-more, Fernies, and the Pytehley. Pedigree stock in many instances has been sacrificed. There is a strong suspicion that infection comes from abroad.
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