Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-22
Regulations TO Prevent fhe Spread
of Scables In Cattle.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Secretary.

Office of the Secretary,
Washington, D. c.. July 10, 1904.
In consequence of the inability of
the Department to begin the work
of inspection and of supervising the
dipping of cattle at an earlier date
and of the inadequate facilities for
dipping now available, and in view
of the great losses which would be
sustained by the owners of cattle in
States where cattle mango, or scab-
les, is prevalent should they be COM
PEELED to hold all cattle for dipping
or to ship all of them for slaughter
as exposed animals, it is ordered:
1. That the requirements of B.
A. 1. Order No. 1a3 be and they are
hereby modified to allow shipment
until November 80, 1904, as herein
after specified, with the expectation
that before said date vigorous meas
ures will be taken by State author
tiles and stockmen to eradicate the
disease through dipping all affected
and exposed animals.
2. That fat cattle designated for
slaughter originating in an infected
section may be shipped to market
centers or stock yards where this
Department maintains inspection,
without dipping or placarding cars,
provided they have first been inspect
ed by an officer of the Bureau of
Animal Industry and found free
from all evidence of scabies; if it is
decided afterwards to reship such
cattle for feeding purposes or for ex-
port they must be dipped according
to the regulations of this Depart
ment before leaving such stock
yards.
3. That all cattle that are to be |
shipped from an infected locality in
to another State or Territory for
stocking or feeding purposes must
be inspected and dipped under Gov
ernment supervision twice if show
ing disease, and be dipped once If
not showing disease, on account of
exposure to contagion.
4. That all cattle from infected
localities must be accompanied by |
a certificate of inspection or be re-
fused shipment.
s. That cattle from an infected
section shall not be trailed to other
States or Territories without dip
ping and certiication, and when
trailed the Inspector shall designate
the route to be taken in each case.
6. That affected cattle may be
dipped once under the supervision
of an employe of the Bureau of An
imal Industry and shipped for stock
ing or feeding purposes, after salts
factory arrangements have been
made for the second dipping en-
route at the required time after the
first dipping, at point where there
is an inspector stationed and under
his supervision. In all such cases
the cars, way-bills, conductors
manifests, and bills of lading must |
be marked, showing the true condi-
ton of the animals.
7. That inspectors in the field
must see all animals placed on board |
cars after inspection and certifca-
ton. If, however, the inspectors
services are Immediately required at
another point, such animals may be
turned over to the railroad agent
and placed in the railroad pens and
locked up by the agent until loaded.
JAMES WILSON, Secretary.
All territory tributary to Rock |
Island railroad between Bucklin, KS. |
and Romero, Tex, including Dodge |
City line considered as infected and
subject to above regulations.
A. N. IRWIN.