Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
TO PREVENT NANCE.
U. S. Department Of Agriculture Issues
An Order.


BY the Department Of Agriculture is-
published by order OF the State Live
Stock Sanitary commission. IL Is Of
interest TO transportation companies
and stockmen especially, and the rules
laid down must be followed under
penalty Of law:
In furtherance Of the regulations for
the suppression and extirpation Of
contagious and infectious diseases
among domestic animals in the United
States. dated March 10. 1903 (B. A. I.
Order No. 1867, notice is hereby given
that q contagious disease known as
scabies, or mango, exists among cattle
In that part Of the united States lying
west OF the Mississippi River and the
eastern boundary Of Minnesota, and in
order to prevent the dissemination OF
said disease and to aid In its eradica-
ton, the movement OF cattle within
and from the above described section
OF country shall be governed by the
following regulations:
/. Cattle that are affected with said
disease or that have been exposed to
it's contagiOn. shall not be moved or be
allowed to move from one State or
Territory into another, except as here.
matter provided.
2. Cattle affected with scsbies or
exposed 20 the contagion thereof may
be shipped for immediate slaughter
when transported in cars bearing
placard on each side with the words
'Scabby Cattle" in plainly visible
letters, said placard to be affixed by the
railroad company, or they may be
transported by boat when healthy
cattle are not carried on the same trip
Said cattle when unloaded en- route or
at destination shall not be brought into
contact with healthy cattle. At what
ever point such cattle are unloaded
they shall be yarded in pens reserved
for the exclusive use Of such cattle and
entirely separated from other cattle
pens, or else the pens shall be I'M
mediately cleaned and disinfected after
the cattle are removed therefrom.
The cars or boat spaces occupied byr
such cattle STALL be cleaned and dlsin-
fected as sooa as possible after the
cattle are unloaded and before being
again used for cattle.
8. When any cattle affected with or
ex posed to scabies are found in Any
stock yards they shall be kept separate
from healthy cattle and shall not be,
pei mitted to leave the yards except for
slaughter, unless they are first dipped
In accordance with these regulations.
4. Cattle In the above-described
section of country that are not affected
with scabies and have not been exposed
to Its contagion may be moved without
restriction. except as may be provided,
by other regulations Of this Depart
ment or such as may be lawfully i'm.
posed by the authorities of the State or
Territory to which destined. Cattle
affected with scabies or exposed to its
contagion may not be shipped or traiIed
out OF any State or Territory or stock
yards for grazing or stocking until they
have been dipped in some preparation
approved by this Department. Until
otherwise directed the lime and. sulphur
dip, made in the proportion of 2r
pounds OF flowers of sulphur and 16f
pounds Of unslaked lime to 100 gallons
OF water and properly prepared, shall
be used for dipping cattle. Affected
cattle shall be given two dipp;ngs with,
an interval Of 10 to y days between;
exposed cattle shall receive one dipping.
5. Inspectors of the Bureau of
Animal Industry will. upon request,
give certificates for cattle found upon
inspection to be free from the disease
and not TO have been exposed to con-.
taRion, and for cattle that have been
satisfactorily dipped under their super
vision.
8. Cleaning and disinfection shall be
done by first removing all litter and
manure and then saturating the interior
surface OF the cars and the woodwork.
flooring. and ground of the chutes,
alleys. and pens with per cent solu-
ti0n or crude carbolIc acid in water:
with sufficient lime to show where it
has teen applied.
Z. Violation OF this order Is punishable
by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars. or by imprisonment not exceed
ing one year. or by hoth fine and inn
| prisonment. JAMES WILSON,