Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-25
'PREC AUTIONS A AINSI
g KTTLE SCAB
Government e Issues Depar fment5 Regulations
for Prevention d the Spread 81 Cattle
Scab and Cure Of the Disease.

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lime 'lrl' q paste the flowers d sulphur and
stir the mixture well 70 make 100
gallons Of dip place the sulphur and
him Mnle paste in q kettle OF boiler. with
about 30 gallon of boiling water ana
boil the mixture for two hours ut least.
stirring the liquid and sediment add
water when necessary to main tain the
quantity. Pour the mixture and sedi-
Sm 1 into e large tub or barrel placed
near the dipping vat and provided
with bunghole about 4 inches from
the bottom, and allow At ample time
(ffpm two to three hours 81 more, IL
necessary to settle. The use Ut
some kind Of settling tank provided
With bunghole Is an absolute neces-
.sity, unless the boiler Is SO arranged
that It may be used for both boiling
and settling. When fully settled,
draw OF the clear liquid into the dip
ping vat and add enough warm water
to make 100 gallons. "a double pre-:
caution against allowing the sediment
to enter the vat is to strain the liquid
through ordinary bagging as It IS
drawn from the barrel or settling tank
The same directions apply to larger
Quantities so6 dip, proportionate
amounts Of Ingredients being used.
The dipping must be done
roughly; the cattle must be kept In
the dip between two and three min
sutes and be comple telys submerged
twice. The dip must be maintained
as nearly as possible at a temperature
Of 105 degrees Far. while the cattle
are n It. It must be changed as soon
as It becomes filthy, regardless Of the
number Of cattle dipped in II, and in
no case shall it be used when more
than one week old. In emptyings the
dipping vat the entire contents must
be removed, including Is all sediment
and dropping d other foreign matter.
The department assumes no responisi-
8bility for loss d damage resulting
from the dipping. 4
8. Suitable dripping platfo and
drying pens shall be provided. IN cold
Weather cattle shall mot be dipped un-
less they can be kept in q as5 warm pen
until dry Cattle shall not be loaded
until they have become dry.
as Where large numbers Of cattle
u q district are ready for, transports
Stion, inspectors Of the bureau of ami
NAL industry win make inspections
and give ceatih catea for cattle found
free from disease and mot TO have been
exposed 50 the contag zion and for cat
tie dipped under their supervision.
tCertifcates Will also be given 1T feed
Ing stations and stockyarda where IN
spectors may be stationed. Ss.ss
10 Cattle shipped under certif-
cate are mt gaals nteed undnte rrupted
transit: for 10 the event of the devel-
topments of scabies % exposure to it
erl route they shall then be handled 10
Affected % exposed cattle, and the
cars Of other vehicles and the chutes,
alleys and pens that may have been % %.
scupied shall be cleaned and disin-
fected.
11:S Public stock yards shall be
considered M infected and the cattle
1yarded therein Us having been exposed
70 the disease, and no csttae may be
shipped out without being dipped, With
The exception noked IL Rule 4: where
however, . part q the atockyards i'll
set apart Tor the cepl,tdon 81 min
;fected shipments 81 cattle ana III Kept
free of disease cattle may be shipped
from such part wittla,s oeut dipping d,
sby chance affected cattle are intro
gduced intn such reaarrsd rsrt, they:
sshall bs diately ren1oved there
from ana the chutes. alleys, and pens
Saeed by them thoroughly cleaned and
3disinfe cted. No cattle may be shipped
for feeding ~ stocking nom all ~
lstockyards where III I'M ector " the
sns,:s lll u animAi Ind III y tionsd
Without = cert fcate 81 ~ sotion IT,