The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-19
DISEASE AMONG ClTTLE.
Efforts IN limit and
Control 10.

RCTTBIIC SUE
Nasiir st"n. Fen. E.-Th- Secretary Of
Agriculture 10. sent To Congress the ra-
port Of the Bureau OF Animal Industry for
the ifs al year ended June 50. 1899.
II states that during the quarantine sea-
son q l>9S. S%3. ears, containing 81, 40
cattle t.om the area Infected with -~pI,ne,ic
fever e cattle. were unl"a,!"i il .he QIIf-
sUtiUr GI .Siors II IN. stock yards At dis-
I'T@It points. There We're SG.Nlf ears cleaned
90. lisiuf-ct--. In the uuuiufcCted area IN
TyNas 1fsta Cat.I" we've Inspected ard iicu-
titled ty LTaIa-. aS uriGIutJuE north uf tie
quarantine !.Hv and permitted 80 DE ;--
moved TO other states iuI grazing. In call
IrFUlI 49, cattle were i:iSi- TED prior to
shipment :" points p:.;Sije - the Infected
district - conjunction with H." a~.rrJri-
l'~ ot Missouri, 81 cattle "-lsI-a'!n- N
tEo northern counties Of Arkansas We iu-
s%,'ot'l ard permitted 70 ho driven ina"
- souri,
!a rri'r 20 prevent rhr spread # ScabieA
among -a~yp, - wa Required THAR :I -n."p
't'l it"" Stock !aT'S 60 uti"- states
fog feeding uurros, Zee dipped with soma.
ir,uarJ'ion that would Kill 're PARASITE. In
I.' ..ai.a q this order there were Gipp 1t
ii'.s.4 sheep 'ha; MI, Infected and 5r,9.y
that had been exposed @" tire .orta-i0n Of
the GisraS.. For MANY wears M, parasitic
,.l-,is" - lrtp. popularity called scJb. mas
t'"u TrcNa'':t. especially iE som" of tine
Western States and Territories. Diseased
sheep hay" been shipped !" violation Of the
'IW ana stock yIr.- ard stock ears have
been ..iiIost constantly infected. The re-
suit has been thar sheep could u0t be YUr-
chased for f'oiIu- purposes ia y.- OF the
markets ~ the country without danger ~
bringing the contasion 10 the farm with
them.
Not only does sheep scab always damage
ami often destroy IN" fleece. but II Sn re
duc's the strength OF the affected animals
that they fall an easy if@y to Internal par
a>itcS or SuCr-mb to uTfayoraEle conditions
of fuOj ana surroUuGinss. Congress has
specifically referred to THIS disease in the
49, AN rHu -rnwr -Aw a. .nnR ~ HAf -hal -. H-
msrt IS authorized TO control by sanitary
regulations.
rhe fi-s- step taken br the department
looking 10 tho limitation and control ~ this
disease wa by u circular letter .otifyinS
trtI-TrI'--i DI COMPANIES md shippers Of
III. existence cS the couta@iuu. ana point
lr- cut til" prohibition Of shipment and
r,a1!ty provided by the i+w. Subsequent
Is, ~ order vas is-Ie,: that dis I>,d sheep
'-....d b. tine inspectors H transit OF in
t"y;oi yards should he d talnri and dipped
I-fu.. going on q destination.
Th. cEcC; Cf these orders was to protect
IIr,h;. "TS 81 sto-" sheep and To lessen
tr, number Of diseased animals sent 20
market. f.: was found. however. that
surr. of the DIPS used by sto-k yards com
EIuI's aG. sheep owners We're not ciiica-
,iru-. and tina. others wer" so severe or
poisonous as TO BE- dangerous An order
has. consequently. been issued specifying
The kinds If dips whica. would D." rec Sniz:d
and she UaIIrT 100 which they SHOULD bs
prepared a.I applied
Tile effect 90 Ih,S. measures has been OK
'rcncly satisfactory The Inconvenience of
detention and th-. expense Of dipping have
had tho effect Of lc-~"n!Eg the number of
diseased sheep sent to market and has lei
tr aytiy. Efforts 10 cure them on tn" farm
rr ranch before shipping This has been
accomplished without putting the shippers
- healthy sheep "a any Inconvenience or
expense unless tbes" animals We're going 10
farms from infected stock yards Th- in
Gicdf.oUs are n Il will soon he possible
to- make the stock car. the central stock
wards md other channels NJ: interstate
safe and free from Infection. in
which cas-. store sheep could rc purchased
~ .ks markets without danger OF IN