The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-02
TEXAS FEVER EXPERIMENT.
Infected Cattle From Texas Taken
to Reno,

|
The Reno Gazette" contains the fol-
lowing, which will be deeply interesting
to cattle raisers:
John Sparks carload of Jersey cattle,
| shipped from Georgetown, Texas, to
| Reno, mention of which was made in
Mondays Gazette" have been placed
! in quarantine on his Alamo Stock Farm
| four miles south Of Reno. They are
Jerseys of all ages and sexes. A Ca
zette" reporter visited the ranch Mon
day afternoon and picked several of the
much dreaded Texas ticks off an old
COW and they can be seen at the Ca
zette" office If we have good luck with
| the ticks we may be able to supply all
| demands for them in the course of thir-
ty or forty days.
The cattle have been placed in isolat-
ed yards on the Alamo ranch and were
visited Monday morning by Dr. Charles
II. Blemer of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. DR.. Blemer stat
ed that the pens in which the cattle are
now being held are suitable for con-
Quoting experiments with reference to
the production of Texas fever among
Nevada cattle. which will be placed
among the southern animals The
Sparks cattle viii be held by, and ex-
periments conducted under, the super
vision of the Nevada State Board of
Health, by whose permission they were
allowed to enter the State.
permit from the Nevada State
Board of Health was presented to the
United States Department of AgricuI-
ture stating that that body had grant
ed permission to John Sparks to bring
into the State of Nevada, one carload
CT presumably splenetic fever infected
cattle from Georgetown, Texas, pro-
vided the cattle were unloaded direct
from the car into isolated pens on the
Sparks ranch; and that if advisable it
was the wish of the Beard of Health
and of Mr.. Sparks to conduct expert
ments with reference to the transmits
sion of splenetic fever to Nevada cat
tie; also that the cattle were to be held
under the supervision of the Nevada
State Board Of Health, and upon re-
cedpt of the above mentioned permit the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture granted permission for the cattle
to enter Nevada in compliance with
the regulations and under the superyis-
ion of the Nevada State Board of
Health.
DR.. Blemer stated to Gazette" re-
porter Monday afternoon that the loca-
ton of the corral in which the Texas
cattle are being held. is suitable for
conducting the experiments above men
toned, and that in his opinion there
is not the least danger of any cattle,
except those used for experimental pur-
poses, contracting the disease
DR.. Blemer has been asked by the
Board of Health and Mr.. Sparks to as
sist in conducting any experiments that
may be attempted during the coming
season, and has consented to do so.
The cattle are ordinary Jerseys and
Mr.. Sparks attaches no particular value
to them, and as he is an extensive
breeder of Herefords and range cattle,
and deeply interested to see this State
come to the front as a stock-raising
commonwealth he is willing to sacri-
flee one carload of Jerseys to expert
ment with. This he is doing at his own
expense and will probably demonstrate
the danger Of allowing southern cattle
to enter our borders. Every cattle rails
er in Nevada is equally interested with
Mr.. Sparks in the experiments he IS
about to make, if they only thought SO.
DR.. Blemer and Mr.. Sparks have
promised to keep the Gazette" in
formed as the experiments progress and
we will give the results to the public.