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

the suppression and eXtirpatiOn OF
and infectious diseases
domestic animals in the Unit
ed States. dated March 10, 1903, (B. a.
L. Order No. lO9,) notice is hereby Civ
en- that Il contagious disease known as
scabies, or mango, exists among cattle
in the United States, and in order to
prevent the discrimination of this dis.
case and to aid in its eradication, the
following regulations are established
and observance thereof required:
! 1t is required Of everyone intend
ing to ship or TO trail cattle to ascer-
tain that the cattle are not affected
with scabies and have not been expos
ed to the contagion thereof before Of
fering them for transportation or be-
fore crossing State or Territorial
boundaries. Transportation compan-
les are required to provide cleaned
and disinfectcd cars or other vehicles
for the reception of cattle whose free
dom from disease and exposure to con-
tagion is in doubt. Cattle that are
not affected with scabies and that
have not been exposed to the contag-
ion may be shipped or trailed without
restriction, except as may be provided
by other regulations Of this Depart
ment or such as may be lawfully inn
posed by the authorities of the State
or Territory to which destined, or un-
less they are in a locality where in
spection aad tcreification are required
by this Department before their re-
moval therefrom.
2 Cattle that are affected with
scabies, or that have been exposed to
the contagion of scabies, either
through contact with infected herds
or infected premises, pens, or cars,
shall not be shipped or driven from
the State or Territory or the District
Of Columbia into public stock yards
or feeding stations, until they have
been dipped in mixture approved bv
this Departments, except as provided
in Rule I.
3 Cattle that are affected with the
disease may be shipped for immediate
slaughter after one dipping but if they
are intended for feeding or stocking
purposes they shall be held for a sec.
ond dipping ten to twelve days after
the first one. All the cattle in GER
tam herd or shipment in which the
disease is present shall be considered
as affected with the disease.
I Cattle that are not affected with
the disease, but which have been eX-
posed to the contagion, may be ship
ped for feeding or stocking purposes
after one dipping, but may be shipped
for immediate slaughter without dip
ping.
When affected cattle are shipped for
slaughter after one dipping and when
exposed cattle are shipped for slaugh-
ter without dipping, cars conveying
them Snail be marked on each side
with Il card bearing in plainly and
visible letters the words, "SCABBY
CATTLE" or "ENPOSED" as the
case may be: and each of the way bills,
conductors manifests, ana bills of
loading of such shipments by cars OF
boats shall have similar statement
plainly written or stamped upon its
face. Said cards shall be furnished
and atfeNed by the railroad company
and shall not be removed until the
cars haye been cleaned and disinfect.
ed.
The dip now approved is the
lime and sulphur dip: made in the
poprortion of s pounds of unslaked
lime and 24 pounds of flower of sui.
phur to 100 gallons of water. Weigh
both the lime and sulphur. Place the
unslaked lime in mortar box or some
suitable vessel and add enough water
to slake the lime and form a lime paste
or lime putty. Sift into this lime
paste the flour OF sulphur and stir the
mixture we'll. TO make 100 gallons Of
dip, place The lime and sulphure paste
In a kettle or boiler with about 30 gal
Ions of boiling water and boil the
mixture for two hours at least, stirring
the liquid or sediment into large tu1
or barrel placed near the dipping va
! and provided with a bunghole abou
inches from the bottom, and ALLOW
it ample time (from to 3 hours o
more If necessary to settle. The US
of some kind Of a settling tank pro
yided, with Il bung hole is an absolut
necessity, unless the boiler is SO al
ranged that 1T may be used for bot
boiling and settling. When fully set
tied draw off the clear liquid into til
dipping vat and add enough war;
water to make 100 gallons. A doub!
precaution against allowing the sed