Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-07
Nhw MEXICO SHEEP INDUSTRY.
Aboriginal views Of III: vocation Of the
Inspector.

I...ul u' b,INrl k,Iu. I,lu.
inspector j. II, Fleming. I'll the state
Veterinary SANITARY board, VIM has been
stationed at fuI,uHl, ', W., since early
last autumn, d,iN,d Iu Denver yesterday
Hud :,S'k tcupuldi, cudt,C al N"cfetat!
Itr-swCll- ,Ilr,.. ilr l. ~ act III ~.
ht~~-wcll'- pidCr let week ~ twn. ~
that utlIcml N,ii H. engaged ~ attending
IT, special hu-irs- lur lhr board. Ia the
summer time Inspector Fleming II sta.
TONED al AuIAIiilu, lrNA-. hut with the
.uIs.nlIg 1T IL, IAN SEASON hr moves into
NrN MEXICO
tie f,I~tl. that an unusually heavy
movement 81 .hrrp tom New Mexico III.
IT, uirtniu Wa ~ ptugtr,, up a. last
hu-tGia-. Its duiS Wa Ia Keep watch
uNrI the dnl,lIng llnr ~ the Nlclnity Uf
tul-uu. llrfr the chief trouble consists
~ hcrIhng hprlrr sheep hTrdrr- from
diving thrIG stock tdCk Hltd iuTth b''-
tween The tNu -idtr- ia search III g,HL
gtdLihg, when the range III Colorado
becomes ctuplr7l ci",'' un the border the
sheep ATE driven into New Mexico 10y the
tuluIdluan-. ln- u not ublrrt,si Ia
-trrnuuu-lA hi the veterinary sanitary in
'p'rtu,.. hut once the sheep get intn NrN
Mexico the! ATE luaIanlIucd AMI cannot
get back t. thrir own territory until the,
have been INSPECTED and clean blll ~
health gwen lot them.
scat l. iaifiI common among the ma
tl," New MrNlrn sleep, according ~ la.
| -pctut Fleming, hut during last winter
II t,'ranr much less prev alrnt than II hal
h,,u. In the tall the territorial lcgisla.
turr pAs,"" a law providing for the regu-
lar INSPECTION IT sheep L., the various
a. MI al IL h.s las hi.X
trl complied with IT, terms. hut they are
all expected H. tail III With the reform
hrinr, the commencement IL the next
shipping -"A-un.
New MrNlcu sheep feeders 80 not take
kIndl! I" IA" terriinr!'- efforts a. "xIrf
intimate sCdh. MrNlcanS are ESPECIALLY
oppu-,d a. the Inspection provision. III
fact they regard the cuntagiun ~ being
u gnh deal III "a myth. according tu Mr..
Fleming, Ia lpking for traces ~ seal
thu Inspectors Use u glass. Hnd the Mrxi.
cans think that disease which can b,
discovered only 10y the aid IL micro
SCOPE canlIut lH very serious.
But II II L. the MANNER III which III,
INSPECTORS receive their pay that III,
Mexican sheep hcrlrr- chiefly object. | h,
act Ol the legislature provides that escl
board II county commissioners shall ~
lect men I" act ~ sheep inspectors with
III the county. The INSPECTORS duties ar,
a. examine every sheep they come acres
and where symptoms NJ -cah AT" fUunt
L. quarantine the animals. Zach con
dcnIed sheep must then he given Ill,
IN some scab cure. anh until this has beef
done hat annual cGnnut l~ shipped I,
market ur allowed Ia feed on the range
Fer every Animal Guaranteed the MAI
who llspscts II mulcts the owner In III,
sum II mills, which he retains ~ hi
lee. On account Of this system OF i'm
passing fines man! MrxicaI- have COM
I" reL ard the sheep quarantine law ~ al
rngiLr de>l>'si Ia bleed them VI thci
cash for the benefit Of the inspectors
Their, are few VI them who also be
lie,e that the sheep pestilence known "A
scab WAS invented for the same end.
There is no basis in fact for either u
these theories. Mr.. Fleming says Tn
sheep quarantine law wa All alr,ulut
Necessity Ia New Mexico. aud h. think
that II will work 10 perfection after III
sheep iee-irrs become reconrilti ~ II All,
begin a. realize the advantages II vii
ultimately bring a. them.
} lie found many more trail sheep on tn
ColOrado-Nrw Mexico line last fall tina
In any previous season. aud lUOks Tor
still greater gain for the fall ~ lS.1i.