The Ordway new era., 1906-06-15
I'VE STOCK INFECTION

Denyer.-The day OF the horse thiei
has passed, according to report sub
mitted to Governor Mcdonald by the
State Board OF Stock Inspection cor
| missioners. The annual report OF -
department Of the state service isrGa
that a deal OF work OF benefit -
| cattle industry has been done
The report OF E. McCrf"s ooe oee,e'
| tary, shows that from NAY a,,Ia H.
May l, 1906. the number VI e",
spected was 516.462; n0rses' lS.v4y,
fees collected. $2.6oo. hese anu.' w.,
were looked over by the resuihr IN
spcctors The speciai ihspec'ors l
spectcd 111.901 catie, o.ISs noses'
.a,y,co. The specials received $2.953.92.
The receipts of the Office were: Cash
from the sale OF estrays, $lS.SS2.90;
cash from inspection fees, etc,
81. 6.62s.36. making n total of $25.011.26.
Disbursements: Cash paid owners
for estrays. $l3.092.5s: cash paid spe-
cial inspectors. advertising fees, etc.
$S,1O1.S6; total. $21 ,194.44. Cash on
hand amounts to $23.453.77
In addition to inspecting ship
ments," says the report, the inspec-
tors have looked after the killing OF
cattle by local butchers. examined
their bonds, inspected hides OF ami
mails killed on the railroads. reported
same to this Office and sold all advei-
tised estrays in their respective dis
tricts. The inspectors have as hereto
fore continued to aid the county au.
thorities In detecting and prosecuting
cattle and horse thieves"
A detailed report of horse and cattle
stealing is given. The stock laws
passed by the Fourteenth General AS
sembly. 1t is stated. have proved to be
satisfactory. The estray law enables
many people 10 find their animals that
have strayed from home and has
caused many estrays to be advertised
and sold. thereby building up fund
that will enable future boards to do
business with for the benefit OF the
stock industry. and this has removed
the temptation to rustlers to steal AM.
mails. In this way the number of ar
rests for horse and cattle stealing Is
diminished and the various counties
are relieved from the costs OF prosecu.
tion. which have amounted to thou.
sands OF dollars annually in the past.
THE law requiring the inspection
for brands and issuing the certificates
before stock can be removed from the
state or shipped from one point 10
another point In the state" says the re-
port, ''is of the utmost Importance TO
the stock interests. and II adjoining
states had similar laws, II would be
well nigh impossible for stock thieves
to do business"
DR.. c. G. Lamb. state veterinary sur
gcon. makes his third annual report.
He states that he found and killed six
horses afflicted with glanders. The
only other disease OF n contagious ma
ture affecting the horses Is coital eN.
nnthema. which disease was first dis
covered in Longmont In 1904. An eS.
animation OF horses before breeding Is
expected to do away with this disease
as far as Colorado Is concerned.
Colorado. says DIR. Lamb, Is destined
to be n large producer of hogs. but
immediate steps must be taken to pre-
vent the introduction of hog cholera.
"a regulation will have TO be passed
soon." says the report. requesting that
all breeding or stock hogs must b.
kept In quarantine for at least thirty
days before being turned loose"
a determined effort is being made to
eradicate scabies In sheep. Dipping
of both sheep and cattle is being car.
ried on consistently and all afflicted
animals are taken in hand without
delay.
The board is composed OF l.. X. Wat.
kins. J. w. Bennett. j. n. Pierce. ]. II
Farr, S. p. Sloss and +. +. Shinn.