Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
Made by State Sheep Commission and
Superintendent as to Disin.
fecting Of Cars.
SHIPPER PAYS THE EXPENSE
Work to be Performed Under the Di.
rection Of One Of the County
Sheep Commissioners.


ment between the various superintend.
ents of the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific railways, and President T.
c. Power, of the sheep commission,
and the state veterinarian in regard
to the disinfecting of cars. The agree.
ment is as follows:
From March Is to December l of
each year all cars in which sheep are
shipped shall be disinfected and clean.
ed according to the provisions of sub
stitute for senate bill No. Is, for
which disinfection there shall be made
a charge by the railroad company
against the shipper of $1.5O per car.
From Dec. l to March Is, there shall
be no disinfection of cars and no
charge made for the same excepting
some contingency arise requiring dis.
infection during the period covered
from Dec. / to March Is; then such
shall be done on the order of the
state veterinarian, for which the rail-
road company may charge a double
rate for disinfection, i. T., SO per car.
ed Provided, that all sheep intended
for shipment from one point within
Montana to another point intended
for immediate slaughter, then cars
need not be disinfected, but the ship
per, owner or person in charge shall
make an affidavit setting forth the
above mentioned facts, which affidav-
it shall be attached to the way bill.
Bucks or breeding sheep that are
shipped in box cars may be shipped
The following communication has
Thief OllOwing communication has
been received by Commissioner White
from the state veterinarian in further
explanation of the requirements as
to disinfecting cars, etc.
Methods Of Distinction.
In accord with section II of substi-
tute for senate bill No. Is, approved
Feb. 2S, 1906, it will be your duty,
upon direction from this Office, to su-
perintend the cleaning and disinfect.
ing OF all cars in which sheep are
to be shipped in this state where the
shipments originate in and the point
Of destination is within the state.
Therefore, upon notification from this
office you will proceed at once to the
point designated and superintend the
cleaning and disinfection of all cars
of thee lass above referred to.
One of the following methods must
be used in this disinfectiOn:
hn ola Il
all debris removed therefrom, after
which, first steam at a pressure Of 100
pounds may be used in applying steam
jet to all the surface of the car, in.
cluding floor and side, not less than
20 seconds at each point of applica.
ton to the wood work. Simply turn
ing steam on to the wood work and
going over it hastily will prove of no
avail.
Second. Scalding hot water applied
to all the inside surface of the car
under steam pressure with hose where
all wood work is covered will be effl-
cient. Steam and hot water can on.
ly be used during the summer months
and when the weather is warm.
Third. Spraying all the inside wood
work OF the car with any of the reli-
able cresylic acid preparations, or
crude carbOlic acid mace Of a strength
not less than one part of the cresOl
preparation or crude carbolic acid 10
hfty OF water will be effective any
time OF the year, this spray to be
applied to every portion of the inside
OF the car until it is thoroughly wet
Tin cold weather this must be ap-
Piled hot.) The preferable method of
making this application is by some
one OF the compressed air spray appar.
atuses.
Four. The entire inside of the car
may be lime washed with white
wash containing not less than ounces
or crude carbOlic acid to each gallon
After the cars are thoroughly dis
injected, you will tag each one with
tag supplied from this office, giving
the date and your signature must al
SO be placed upon the tag at the point
designated. You will then report to
this office the initials and number OF
each car disinfected, point of origin
and destination, the name of the con
slgnor and consignee, the number OF
sheep dipped, and you will also kind
ly return to this office duplicate OF
the health certificate issued.
Cars that have been disinfected 70,
shipment within the state and tina,
are to be used again within the state
for shipping sheep in the meantime
may be used again without disinfect
ing upon the assurance from the rail
road superintendent or his duly au
thorized agent that the above facts
are as stated.
When mutton sheep are to be ship
ped from one county within this state
10 another where such sheep are in
Tended for immediate slaughter ther
no dlslnfection of cars will be reuuir
ed; but the owner or person in charge
shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact that such sheep are so in
tended and will be used for immedi
ate slaughter, and that they will no.
he turned upon the public range O,
mixed with other sheep.
Such affidavit shall be attached tC
and accompany the way bill, provide,
that no sheep intended for imme,li
ate slaughter or other sheep can b,
shipped out of county in which an,
| contagious or infectious disease eX
lists among sheep, excepting upon
special permit or order by the stat
veterinarian.
These regulations apply only t
sheep that have been within the stat
of Montana six months or longer.
| Tack disinfection card on car wit
four tacks, one in each corner. Re-
port car numbers and initials on car
supplied from this office.