The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29

! The Live Stock Sanitary Board has been
called TO meet December 1 to consider the
protests of the cattlemen against a can
unuation of the cattle dipping system.
| Their chief complaint is that the dining
| causes serious injury to the cattle. espe-
cially to the eyes and lungs. and fre1uent-
ly results in death. The interests of the
farmer are also made 20 appear to suffer
by reason OF the fact that IL the cattle
were not excluded they would consume
the surplus feed of the farmer: BUT in
spite Of this altruistfc solicitude of the
catuemen the farmers are seemingly not
enough interested in their own welfare
70 file a solitary complaint against the
rigid precautions to prevent their domestic
stock from becoming tick-inefsted More
/ over, the dipping process is only compuls-
CRY where the cattle are shown TO be On
Tested, and as many as 10000 head have
10Th Of the month, after passing an ex-
been admitted into the territory since the
animation of the inspectors. Regarding
the complaint that dipping causes the
death Of the cattle the following letter
from Or. Lewis, the veterinary surgeon
connected with the agricultural college at
Saltwater, will be Of interest:
Il returned last night from Norman.
One hundred and sixty-three head of cat
tie belonging 10 J. T. May and s. VI. Win
ningham have been dipped at Wewoka on
November &c, shipped 10 Oklahoma CITY
and driven twelve miles to the feeding
lots. The cattle were Of all ages, from
calves TO mature cattle. and number Of
them poor in flesh. AR May stated that
the day following the dipping the cattle
were stiff and moved with difficulty. They
gradually became sitter and less inclined
10 move, until on the seventh day after
/ dipping they began dying. hooked over
most Of his cattle carefully and saw a
number Of dead calves. probably ten or
I twelve. ! examined two that had died the
night previous, found in one considerable
/ evidence If Inflammation Of internal or
gans. in the second this was confined
more especially "a the lungs The skin
showed the effects of the oil the outer
/ skin, or epidermis. peelins OF in the form
4 Of dandrufT The cattle I saw moving
around were quite stiG. which was large
/ ly due 10 the condition Of the skin Mr.
I May reported the eyes badly injured after
( the dipping. but those 1 saw appeared To
have no permanent injury done the eyes.
! as they were clear and bright. The cold
weather following "a closely after the dip
ping. with the age ~ The cattle NEARLY al
/ that have died are caivesl. combined 20
/ give the bad results. BGt all the cattle
/ showed that the OIL IS quite severe on the
! skin. I wrote 20 Mr.. Benson aSkius h.m
+ 10 have some of The oil examined. rs
/ Gid not know who owne the vat The
BAD effect of the oll. ana poor cattle. e~-
/ pe-tsi-y caives. are aNs 90 suffer from the
process. The ,as- cattle appe5 hy the
station were seen - Clma-ron Ci,y oH
/ Thursday. In number 81 instances tHe
/ skin Was considerably irritatei. hut aJ the
| ,ine I sa wthcm The cattle showed m bad
effects. either 10 the eyes CT 90 the skin -
The Official vote Gor delegate in congress
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