The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO DEP.
UTY SHEEP INSPECTORS.
RULES MUST BE ENFORCED
State Commissioners Workinu In Har-
r1ony With Veterinarian Pre-
vention Against Infection.

The opening Of the sheep season
being at hand, anything pertaining
to that very important industry just
now is of interest to the fockmasters.
DR.. Knowles, state veterinarian, has
issued instructions to the deputy
sheep inspectors all over the state in
regard to the care Of infected sheep
they are expected to exercise. Before
issuing the instructions the doctor
first consulted with the board of sheep
commissioners and secured that bOdy's
endorsement Of the order, the presi-
dent of the board, the Hon. T. C. Pow
er, attaching his signature to the doc
ument as testimony of it's sanction
by the body recognized by the flock
masters as the one specially created
in their interest.
Commenting on the order Of the
veterinarian, Mr.. Power is quoted as
saying that too much care could not
be exercised in the matter of guard
ing the health Of the f1ocks Of the
state. Our sheep" he said, "are in
better condition than those of any
other state. This fact is recognized,
and we must keep up the standard.
The way to do it is to rigidly regard
rules designed to prevent the infec-
ton of sheep"
The instructions given by Dr..
Knowles are as follows:
"On discovering scab in a band Of
sheep or on making the discovery that
sheep have been actually exposed to
scab, it is your duty to Immediately
place such sheep in quarantine and if
on the range, Immediately stake out
plainly a quarantine area at sufficient
" close intervals to be plainly seen at
some distance. 1t is your duty to i'm
mediately notify the owner to at once
prepare to dip such sheep in accord
ance with the rules designated by the
state board Of sheep commissioners in
lime and sulphur or tobacco and sui
phur. In dipping in lime and sulphur,
the directions as given in the sheep
commissioners report should be fol
lowed infinitely. In dipping in tobacco
and SULPHUR where you have a1lali
water, always add n pound of on
centrated I've to each 100 gallons of
dip and make the tobacco so to 1 in
stead of 100 to 1, occasionally during
the day adding an additional can of
tobacco 10 the tank Of dip; this pre-
caution being to compensate for the
rapid evaporation Of the nicotine.
always tally your sheep into the
dipping vat at both clippings and keep
a record of the number dipped each
time so that YOU may tell accurately
whether any sheen have been lost be-
tween the first and second dipings.
Immediately after the second dipping.
when the sheep have sufficiently dried,
proceed to mark every sheep with a
red So on the right ribs. This should
be done by the inspector himself, and
he should see to it that each brand is
put on distinctly so that there can be
nc question Of identifying the sheep
should any of them be lost and mix
with non-infected herds.
Immediately after the second dip
ping. all premises. sheds, 1ambing
pens or buildings of any character
whatsoever must be thoroughly clean
out and disinfected. either with the
remaining dip in the tank or with lime
wash to which has been added one
pound of carbolic acid to every 10 gal
Ions of lime wash. The lime wash is
to be preferred over the dip as a dis
infectant, as it will show more plainly |
where applied, so that if any spots
have been neglected, the premises
can be gone over again.
Cali tags of wool remaining about
and sheds must be raked up
and burned. Any cas- of scabby
sheep left on the range during moder-
ate weather should have coal oil pour
ed over the hides and be fired. All
dipping of scabby sheep, disinfection
premises and marking of such
sheep must be done under the super
vision of the deputy inspector at the
owners expense"