The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-13
LIVESTOCK ILLS
TO Be ERADICATED
Secretary Wilson Asks Funds to
Stamp Out Sheep and Cat
tie Scourge.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Jan. l3.-Secretary VII
son has sent an urgent request to con-
gress for the appropriation of $l50,OO0
for the further prosecution Of the work
Of the department of stamping out
scabies in sheep and mango in cattle.
1T is expected that the money will be
supplied in the general deficiency bill,
and the larger part of it will be ex-
pended in the grazing sections of the I
| Dakotas and Montana. In his COM
munication the secretary says in part:
! It has been necessary for the protection
of the interstate and foreign trade in
sheep and cattle to establish an inspection
/ force larger than was contemplated at the
time the estimates for the current year
were made. The diseases mentioned have
been found to exist and to have spread
over a great part Of the territory Of the
United States west of the Missouri river,
and it Is necessary to inspect all the
sheep and cattle shipped from that part
Of the country; also to supervise the
treatment of animals which has been
adopted for the eradication Of these dis
eases.
The expectation Of sheep affected with
scabies has had very bad influence upon
the export trade In these animals, and it
| is very desirable for the preservation OF
the trade that only healthy sheep and
those which have not been exposed to
contagion should be permitted expectation.
Cattle scourge Increases.
, The disease of cattle known as mango,
which is similar to the scabies of sheep,
has been increasing in frequency for a
number of years and has led to restric-
tions placed upon the interstate trade by
Y a number Of states Of the union, and has
Y In fact, one consignment of cattle from
n an American port has already been found
d badly diseased when landed in Liverpool.
n It was therefore deemed necessary to I'M
: dertake the control of this disease, and
$ inspectors have been placed in the field
Il to inspect all cattle from the infected dis
e tricts and cooperate with the state au-
thorit1es for the suppression Of the dis
: ease.
Q The average expenses for the control Of
= these two diseases for the months from
June to October have exceeded by $147S4
q the expenses Of January, and it appears
t. impossible to effectually prevent the
u spread Of these diseases and protect oul
foreign trade with a less expenditure thar
% is now being made. sy@- -
: The scabies Of sheep has been almos
10 erad1cated IN a number Of states tina
8 were badly affected, but 1t is necessary tt
D keep up a supervision over these states il
/ order to prevent the introduction ant
spread of the disease again before SINH
lar success has followed the work in ad
! joining states. The work with cattl
~ mango was Systematically undertaken onl,
~, , with the current fiscal year, and SHOULD
! be continued until the disease Is eradi
+ Gated. 7 consider it Of the utmost i'm
portance to the cattle and sheep industr,
- of the United States and to the mainten
i ance Of the export trade in live cattle an,
!. sheep that these diseases should be com
- pletely suppressed, and this can be don
- With thoro work In the course of few
FL years. E.
IS stockmen Have Helped.
Ut Officials Of the bureau Of animal in
:; - dustry say that the stockmen of tn
:. three states mentioned have worke,
er actively with the field force Of the bu
rs diseases Some Of the big cattle com
ping watts, while in other cases til
he corporations have provided facilitie
er ment. All that the department
n, the preparation in which the cattle an
or always present to inspect cattle whe
5e they are gathered for shipment, an
as as to superintend the dipping. It will b
y seen from this that the cattlemen bea
y large proportion Of the expense o
Graduating these diseases. Nearly al
the $3.50, 900 will be expended in sa.
aries and travelling expenses of the fel
m force, and it is hoped that enough me
en- will be provided with the sum name
ar to insure prompt inspection of cattl
81 intended for shipment.