The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-15

To Prevent Spread of Scabies
Department of Agriculture Issues Order to Regulate
Control of Fast Spreading Stock Disease

liquid through ordinary bagging as it
is drawn from the barrel or settling
tank. The same directions apply to
larger quantities of dip, proportionate
amounts of ingredients being used.
! The dipping must be done thor
oughly: the cattle must be kept in the
dip between two and three minutes
and completely submerged twice. The
dip must be maintained as near as pos
slble at q temperature of los while
hanged as soon as it becomes filthy,
regardless of the number of cattle
dipped IN it, and in no case shall it be
used when more than one week old
In emptylng the dipping VAT the en-
tire contents must be removed, in
Guiding a sediment and droppings OF
other foreign matter. The depart
ment assumes no responsibility for
loss or damage resulting from the dip
ping.
s Suitable dipping platforms and
drying pens shall be provided. In
cold weather cattle shall not be dip
ped unless they can be kept in Il VAIN
ped until dry.
8 Where large numbers of cattle in
a district are ready for transportation,
inspectors of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry will make inspections and
give certificates for cattle found free
from disease and not to have been eX-
posed to the contagion and for cattle
dipped under their supervision. Ger
titlcates will also be given to feeding
stations and stockyards where inspec-
tors may be stationed.
10 Cattle shipped under certii-
Gates are not guaranteed uninterrupted
transit: for in the event OF the devel-
opment Of scabbies or exposure to it
en- route they shall then be handled
as affected or exposed cattle, and the
cars or other vehicles and the chutes.
alleys and pens that they have occu
pied shall be clean and disinfected
IL Public stockYards snail be in
spected and the cattle yarded therein
as having been exposed to the disease,
and no cattle may be shipped out
without being dipped, with the en-
ception noted in rule 4. Where how
ever, part of the stockyards is set
apart for the reception of uninfected
shipments of cattle and is kept free
of disease, cattle may be shipped from
such part without dipping. If by
chance affected cattle are introduced
into such reserved part, they shall be
Immediately removed therefrom and
the chutes, alleys and pens used by
them thoroughly cleaned and disin-
fected.
No cattle may be shipped for feed
ing or stocking from any stockyards
where an inspector OF the bureau of
Animal Industry is stationed without
a certificate of inspection or of dip
ping given by him.
II Cars and other vehicles, yards
pens, sheds, chutes ETC.. that have
contained affected or exposed cattle,
SIIuIl JC ClCull6u uiSIlICCCCU I'LL.
medately after the cattle are removed
therefrom.
13 Cleaning and disinfecting shall
be done by first removing ali litter
and manure and then saturatlng the
interior surfaces Of the cars and the
woodwork, flooring and ground of the
chutes, alleys and pens with a five
percent solution of crude carbolic acid
in water, with sufficient lime to show
! where it has been applied.
IA Violation of this order is pun
ishable by fine of not less than s10O
or more than $1,000 or by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year or by
both fine and Imprisonment.
Is B. A. L. Order No. ia is here
! by revoked. j. II. BRIGHAM,
Acting Secretary.