Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-30
Meat and Live Stock Inspection.

meat ana Live SCOCk Inspection.
In order to leave foreign nations no
excuse to discriminate against American
meat products and live stock, congress
passed at its last session a very stiff in
spection law for meats and live stock ex-
ported from the United States The
secretary of agriculture is empowered to
provide for the strict inspection of all
sailed pork and bacon intended for ex-
port. He will make such regulations to
this end as he thinks fit, and will also
see that our pork and bacon that are
shipped abroad comply with the require
ments of those countries to which they
are consigned. An official government
stamp on each package shall be evidence
thati it has passed inspection and is first
class meat, free from all disease or faint.
It is also made the duty Of the agri-
cultural secretary to provide for the in
spection of all live animals exported
from the United States. He is to see
that all live stock steamers are thor
oughly disinfected, and that no diseased
animals or those that have been exposed
to infection shall be sent abroad, and
that such animals shall be strictly quar-
ant1ned. The disinfecting of live stock
steamers is to be conducted at the ex-
pense Of the vessel owners.
Finally, to protect the United States
against the importation of diseased ami
mails, the secretary Of agriculture is en-
powered to quarantine, at the owners
expense, any or all live stock coming
into the country. Quarantine ports will
be selected by the secretary, and at these
ports all live stock must enter the coun-
try. Animals are prohibited to be i'm
ported within sixty days Of having been
exposed to infection. Whenever he
deems it best for our live stock interests
the president of the United States may
by proclamation prohibit for a time the
Importation of any foreign animals into
the country. Imported animals slaugh-
tered in quarantine a. a precautionary
measure are to be paid for out of the
funds of the bureau of animal industry.
It will be seen that the absolute purity
of our meat exports will thus be certi-
fed by the government itself, and cattle
men and exporters of pork products may
have the assurance that American meat
foods sent to foreign countries will go
from home at least with a good name.
The Whip.
How british it seems wnen a driver
of a heavily laden wagon a he rides on
the near wheel horse, lazily, though Sc.
verely, fogs the off ones in a 1houghtless
manner The reckless and habitual use
Of the whip on animals is a crime, and
should be stopped. An exchange says
there is a large farm in Mississippi on
which there is but n whip, and that is
not used. The owner will not permit it
to be used on any Of his stock. The farm
does we'll, and the animals work with a
will without the lash.-Dakota Farmer.
4 A western cattle king says: "The cattle
business as now carried on is doomed,
and it is only a question of time when
ranges will all disappear. Slowly but
surely the shepherd and rancher are tax.
ing unto themselves the water and avail
able range; and the room left for the
STEER is contracting in an equal ratio"
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