Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-22
TO INSPECT
OUR SHEEP
GoNeruhncnt Officials vii Watch All
Shinmcnts From the State To
Protect Eastern Sheep
From Scab.

Sheep inspectors Klein and McFar-
land will within week or two be call.
ed upon to inspect many thousands OF
sheep that will be sent out of Montana
during the shipping season. II is pos
sible that there may be some delay in
the initial shipments of sheep from
Montana owing to the condition Of the
market. The drouth flooded the Chi
cago market with sheep and cattle,
with the result that it is not as profit
able to ship cattle now as il probably
will be later, and with sheep the frs,
shipments will probably be delayed
for the same reason.
l.. A. Klein, the government sheep
inspector for the shipping points Oh the
Great Northern railroad will cndcavor
to cover the entire territory assigned
to him, and Mr.. Mcfarland, who makes
his headquarters at Billings, will be
requested to inspect all sheep shipped
from points on the Northern Pacific.
Under the law shippers Of sheep are
required to show 4 permit from the gov
crnment inspector before they are per.
mitted to make 4 shipment. In other
words without this permit the railroad
company will not accept Il consignment
Of sheep. The government holds the
railroad responsible for any Violation
oi the law and as Il result il ls vcrv
strictly observed. These permits are
ISSUED by the sheep inspectors after an
examination of the animals on III.
ranges or in corrals. If, however.
sheep show any sign of scab the infect
ed ANIMALS are quarantned and the
shipment is delayed. Sheep men re-
gard the present system Of inspection
as quite effective, as it protects agains,
til" shipment of scabby sheep To other
states. and the same inspection being
IN effect in neighboring sheep states,
sheep men Of All localities are protect
ed.
''Scab is about the only disea ase com
mon To sheep that is infcctious.'' said
Inspector Klein, land it is yerv i'm
pprtant that those engaged in sheep
raising that every precaution be used
to protect against its spread. Suppose
car Of sheep in IL scabby condition i,
shipped out of Montana to the Chicago
market, they will infect the pens and
cars in which they are shipped. A
Wisconsin,, Illinois or Iowa man buys
a band OF sheep in Chicago for feeding,
places them in the ear formerly occu-
pied by the infected sheep. When the
shipment is delivered at his farm he
discovers that they have Scab The
pens are also infected by scabby sheep
and the disease is spread very rapid
ly. ~
Sheep men are watching with great
interest the market, as its present con-
dition makes early shipments undesir-
able, as the prevailing prices are much
lower than they expected to get; IN
deed, much lower than has been paid
before this season. They regard il as
temporary, however, and incident to
heavy shipments from feeding states
caused by the drouth.
If IT is necessary for the sheep men
to bold their shipments a week or two
or even Il month, until the market as
sumcs a normal condition, no pa-ticu-
lar hardship Will be worked as the
ranges are III good condition and with
Il few rains it would be possible to hold
back shipments for Il considerable
length Of time.