The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-01-18
VETERINARIANS REPORT.
First Annual Report of the Chic
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First Annual Report of the Chief
Veterinarian.
The first annual report of CHIEF
State Veterinarian r. ID. Hinebaucli.
Of the faculty of the state agricultural
college, was filed with the governor
to-day. The new veterinary law.
passed last winter. made the term OF
office of the chief veterinarian begin
March 1, 1895. with those Of the sever
district veterinarians. These are:
First District-Paul Belden.
Second District--F. w. Tomkins.
Third District-C. Fl. Martin.
Fourth District-C. Fl. Potter.
Fifth District. ]. Clary.
Sixth District-William Mackin.
Seventh District-W. S. Stinson.
The work in the several districts OF
the state is reviewed in the report. The
First district is reported free from
CHAMBERS, and there has been no case
since the appointment of the present
officers. Two horses have been de
stroyed for disease, whichwaS a sort Of
chronic catarrh. In the Second dis
trict, ten horses have been quailn-
tined during the year. and twenty
one destroyed. because of CHAMBERS.
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pretty we'll scattered. but the district
veterinarian is cleaning UP the cases
as fast as possible, and has the tron-
bic under control. In the Third dis
trict five horses have been destroyed
and a number quarantined. The pre-
yailing trouble now is distcmper. the
district having been free from gland-
crs the past two months. In the
IN,,.Nk1, lsct.i1f fv.n hnr:f nnIv h.ltsl
been destroyed. and the district is now
free from CHAMBERS. In the Fifth dis
trict. no animals have been destroyed.
suffering from any CONTAGIOUS disease.
In this district. the chief states that
some complaints have been lodged
against Veterinarian Clary. but an i'll
yestixation has satisfied the chief that
the complaints are without foundation.
In the Sixth district. II horse has
been destroyed. suffering from CLAN
ders, but the district is now free from
disease. The Seventh district appears
to have been the worst affected. forty
four horses having been destroyed.
These horses We're shipped in. anu
were glandcred when they arrived.
Blacklcg is reported to have pre-
vailed in the cattle districts east of the
MISSOURI TlNCI, SOlliS A'e
lost half their calves. A large amount
of vaccine was furnished for purposes
of inn~oculation. but it is yet to
early to report any result. The re-
port states that experiments with the
pastcur vaccine have leSsened NOR
tally in this disease to a. large degree,
and states that Pastcur institute has
an agency in this state, conducted by
DR.. Tracy at Steele. where quantities
of the vaccine may he obtained. 1t is
advised that shippers of young stock
into the state inoculate them when un-
loading, and then corral them and give
them Il second i~nnoculation as q pre-
ventive measure. The loss from black
leg the past year is estimated at
$4,000. The report recommends the
establishing of a quarantine station at
Mandan, where western horses shipped
into the state may he examined by a
state veterinarian, and M at Devils
Lake for the same purpose. 1t is be-
lieved this measure will reduce largely
the number of cases of CHAMBERS.