The Dickinson press., 1904-04-02
Or. Hickox Asks fer Fifteen Federal Inspet
tors tor North Dakota immediately.

Monday afternoon the cattlemen met
in the city hall with DR.. Van Es, state
veterinarian, and discussed the matter
of scabies in cattle.
Mayor Dan Manning presided and
after stating the object of the meeting,
introduced DR.. Van Es.
DR.. Van Els stated briefly that the
federal government would not bear the
expense of the eradication of the cattle
scab. He regretted very much the
erroneous newspaper reports which had
gone out through the state to the effect
that the government had funds for this
work. But under the circumstances he
said there was nothing left to do but to
make the best of the situation, and he
thought the stockmen should organize at
once and make a thorough and persist
emf nov toward cleaning the country of
the disease.
He said that the government would
aid in every way possible and he advised
very strongly that no dips be used other
than those prescribed by the depart
ment. DR.. Van Els cited the instance in
eastern Montana and Williams county
this state, on line of the Great Northern,
where 10000 to $4,000 cattle were Dip
ped last year with a patent dip and the
disease was not cured. Cattlemen in the
northwestern part of the state suffered
from this unfortunate use of a worthless
dip. He said he could not recommend
anything but lime and sulphur, although
he belived there were some good patent
dips on the market. But a brand that
had proved effective last year might be
worthless this year, so strong was the
temptation among manufacturers to
adulterate goods. He advocated a dip
ping vat 90 to 70 feet in length.
This brought out comment from differ
ent persons::and it was learned in this way
that there were some bad cases of scabies
near the Hettinger and Morton county
line. 1t was also learned that the Baker
cattle which were dipped last year had
not been cured. The dipping was done
in a 24-foot vat and it is likely the ami
mails were run through too quickly; pos
sibly there were some strays out which
did not get dipped at all, and thus the
work was Ineffective to a great degree.
The leases of the Standing Rock pas
tdre lands have discovered that their
cattle have the scabies and they are
already making arrangements to dip as
soon as it gets warm enough.
DR.. S. S. Hickox of Salt Lake City,
special federal agent for the bureau of
animal industry for the Northwestern
states, was unable to get here until
evening and consequently an adjourn
ment was taken until Tuesday morning.
MR.. H1cKox PRESENT TUESDAY MORNING,
AT the opening of the meeting Tues.
day morning, DR.. Hickox was present,
also several stockmen from a distance.
DR.. Hickox is a mar of wide expert.
ence in the stock growing industry and
it was with a great deal of interest that
the live stock growers of Western North
Dakota met him.
After being formally introduced, DR..
Hickox proceeded at once to the all.
important subject under consideration
In order to show the people that North
Dakota as we'll as all northwestern states
was practically under quarantine at any
time when scabies was prevalent within
its borders, the doctor had Veterinarian
Tracy read the following government,
order:
REGULATIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD
OF scAB1Es (MANGE)1N CATTLE.
Washington, D. c., June 10, 1909
To Managers and Agents of Railroads
and Transportation Companies of the
United States, Stockmen, and Others
In futherance of the regulations TO,
the suppression and extirpation of con.
tagious and infectious diseases among
domestic animals in the United States
dated March 10, 1903 u. A. l. Order No
1867, notice is hereby given that a con
tagious disease known as scabies, OF
mango, exists among cattle in that par,
of the United States lying west of the
Mississippi river and the eastern bound.
airy Of Minnesota, and in order to pre-.
vent the dissemination of said disease
and to aid in its eradication, the move,
ment of cattle within and from the
above.described section of country shall
be governed by the following regulations
l. Cattle that are affected with said
disease or that have been exposed to its
contagion, shall not be moved or be al.
lowed to move from one State or Terri.
tory into another, except as h~etjnaftel
provided.
z. Cattle affected with scabies or ex.
posed to the contagion thereof may be
shipped for immediate slaughter when
transported in cars bearing a 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