Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
Horse Dipping Order.

Horse Dipping Order.
To all Owners or Persons in Charge
of Horses, Mules and Asses in Fer
gus County:
Office of board of Stock Commits
sioners, Helena, Mont, April 81, 1905.
I'm accord with and by authority Of
IAN act to provide for the prevention
and eradication OF scabies among
horses, mules, asses and CATTLE" ap-
proved by the governor February 6,
1905, you are hereby notified that
north half of Fergus county Is by the
board of stock commissioners de-
clared dipping district infected with
horse mango or scab.
You are hereby ordered to at once
gather all horses, mules and asses
on the public ranges of north half Of
Fergus county and at once treat the
same by hand treating or by dipping
in vat under the supervision of an
inspector appointed by this board.
Each roundup district in north half
Of Fergus county shall for the pur-
poses of this order be regarded as a
local dipping district, and it is the
duty of each foreman of each and ev-
cry roundup outfit within north half
son in charge of all horses, mules
notice when ready to treat or dip such
animals, to the board of stock COM
missiOners or state veterinarian, when
duly authorized deputy will be de-
tailed to supervise the dipping or
treating of all such horses, mules and
asses in north half of Fergus county:
provided, that where horses, mules
and asses in north half of Fergus
county are kept within enclosures or
pastures and are not affected with
or have not been exposed to scab,
scabbies or mango, then such horses,
mules and asses need not be dipped
or treated, but must be examined by
an inspector duly authorized by this
board to examine and treat such
horses, mules or asses, who shall is.
sue therefor a certificate of health
stating the above facts; but all horses,
mules or asses under pasture condi'
lions or in enclosures IN this county
that are affected with or have been
exposed to scab, scabies or mango
must be dipped or treated as are the
range horses, mules OF asses above
described.
| Lime and sulphur dip may be used
in treating such horses, mules or ass
es, but this board particularly REQ
ommends either Beaumont oil or dy
namo oil containing two per cent o.
sulphur, either of which may be ap
piled by hand treating. all such treat
ment to be supervised by an inspec
tor duly authorized by the board o
| stock commissioners.
The dipping of horses, mules or ass
es in a vat provided for this purpose
plans of which will be furnished b!
this board, is feasible, but in man!
instances such dipping and submere
ing of horses, mules and asses Is at
tended with considerable fatality
therefore, when hand treating is et
ficiently done under the supervision
an inspector duly authorized by thi
board. the requirements thereof will
be as aforesaid and will be deeme
by this board sufficient.
No horses, mules or asses must b
moved out of or into north half Of Eel
gus county during the continuance
this dipping order, except when AZ
companied by a health certificate G
the state veterinarian, deputy stat
veterinarian or an inspector duly al
thorized by the board of stock con
missioners.
;. If, thirty days after the completio
of the publication of this notice. a
scabby horses, mules or asses G
= those exposed to this disease are nc
properly treated or dipped under tn
supervision of an inspector duiy al
l thorized by this board, then oy a.
thority of law, the board OF stoc
: commissioners will seize all sue
J. horses, mules or asses not so uippe
I or treated, the same to De sanele
4 treated or handled at the expense
g the owner. publication OF this n
> tice will expire May "a. 1905;
? JOHN T. MURPHY.
I. President Board of Stock COMM
sioners.
j. w. G. PREUITT,
Secretary Board of Stock Coli'n'