The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-02-04
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in q zo:psgs pampA |st iust issued. The
report q WIZ. Kste1in.Aarian for
this district is;as folloas: 'el,a.S
Office of District Xeterinsrian.l
Mandhn, \. D., Nov. Is, 1858.
To Hon. W. &. IsHgden.
Chief State Veterinarian, Fargo, N. D.:
Dear Dear 5slt; slr;;; l,hsye TIE honor to report
herewith as follows: -.
During the, year 1897. there was no Sc.
rious outbreak Of disease among horses
in my district; in the whole year found
only two cases of Chambers, and those1
had destroyed according to law. Dis
temper was the prevailing disease among
the range horses, especially in the months
of September and October and Novem-
her, and think that the loss would. not
exceed three per cent from that disease
throughout the whole year. In 1897 the
prevailing disease ;, among cattle was
black-leg. There was very little vacci.
mating in my district that year,. as nearly
as could learn the percentage of loss
from this disease. was. small-perhaps
two per cent. In April, 1893, l was called
tp Knife River, IS miles north of Hebron,
TO inspect some horses on the ranch of
Murray & Haven. found six glandered
horses and had them destroyed: i, or.
dered all horses rounded up on that
ranch as soon 40 practicable, and in June
! inspected 37S head, having each horse
placed separately in a proper chute. and
thoroughly examined. At this time I
found eight head of glandered horses
and and had them destroyed. Some
time later, Dr.. Tracy and myself, togeth-
er inspected several punches Of horses in
the glandered district, finding only two
horses diseased, and ordered them de-
,stroyed., There has been no case report.
ed from the Knife river since July. Black.
leg has existed in this district among the
cattle since last March and in some 10.
calities to an alarming extent, the great
est losses being on Spring Creek in Oil
yer county, and on the Knife River in
Mercer county, and north and south of
New Salem in Morton county. The loss
from this: disease in the aforesaid districts
would be five or six per. cent. I.haye
advised vaccination in all cases as pre-.
yentative against this disease.
Ii would respectfully recommend that
the inspection laws be amended to pro-
vide for the establishment of quaran-
tine station at some :point in the. Sixth
Veterinarian district. where all. stock
driven through the state should be. in
spected, and if found free from conta.
gious diseases the owner or person In
charge Of such stock be furnished permit
to drive through the state.: Such quar-
antine station to be ip charge. of the. dis
trict veterinarian or other: suitable person.
There are hundreds Of horses and sheep
driven from lthe west. down along the
Cedar and Cannon Ball rivers and fer
tied across the Missouri several. days be-
fore the inspector learns Of their crossing
and the state loses hundreds Of dollars
through there being mo Law compelling
owners or drivers to report. re,
All the stock that ! seized and inspect.
ed under the laws Of this state reported
at the time of such inspection and turned
over all inspection fees collected accord
ing to law. Respectfully submitted,
,,....,. WV. MAcK1N.
Dist. Veterinarian, 9th Vet. Dist.
Some of the veterinarians have given
tabulated reports, showing fees and from
whom collected, which seems like good
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