Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-14
SHEEP RA|SERS
WILL Be FAVORED
TO PREVENT LOSS
Of Stock---Will Be
Required to Dip
by Fifteenth
of July.
GOVERNOR HAGERMAN IN.
TERcEDEs
Bureau Animal Industry Will
Relax Stringent Regula-
tons This Time---Scab
to Be Stamped Out.

Ine Sneep owners OIL RlO ArFlDd
County in the vicinity of the recently
created Jemez Forest Reserve have
appealed to Governor Hagerman for
aid to obtain a modification OF the
regulations and restrictions, imposed
by the Department of Agriculture in
the matter of the inspection and the
dipping OF scab infested sheep before
they will be allowed to Craze on the
Jemez reserve by the officials in
charge thereof. The sheep raisers
claim that the reserve Is surrounded
by land grants, on which they can
not trespass and that they have run
their animals on what is now the Je-
mez reserve for many, many years
without hindrance. They also state
that they cannot comply with the regu-
lations OF the Bureau of Animal In
dustry of the Department of Agricul-
ture to dip their sheep at this time,
as the ewes are with lamb and as the
cold weather would kill them were
dipping now to be practiced. They al
so state shey are willing and ready to
dip the anisaals latet on =. The sea.
son when they can stand dipping with.
out injury.
Were Warned BY Bureau.
1t appears that these sheep owners
have been warned time and time again
by officials of the Bureau of Animal
Industry to comply with the regula.
tions of the Department Of Agrlcul.
ture and with the requirements Of the
New Mexico statutes, as published by
the Territorial Sheep Sanitary Board,
to dip their sheep in order to relieve
them from scab. 1t seems that these
requirements have not been complied
with and now lit is up to them" and
that hard. Governor Hagerman has
taken up the matter with DR.. Metsker,
of the Bureau of Animal Industry, who
is the official charged with carrying
out the requirements and regulations
of the department in New Mexico. 1t
is very likely that this official will rec.
ommend to the Bureau of Animal In.
dustry that the present regulations, re.
quiring dipping before sheep are al
lowed on the Jemez Reserve, be some.
what modified and made easier on the
sheep owners, that the latter will be
given time to carry out the regula.
tions before the middle of the sum.
mer and that they will be allowed to
take their animals to the reserve now.
This is not certain, but the best that
can be done for them is being done
at this time by the Governor.
The officials Of the Bureau of Ami.
NAL Industry do not take kindly to
the situation, asserting that most Of
the Rio Arriba County sheep owners
have had ample time, have been Civ.
en- due notice to dip their focks and
get them in a healthy condition, but
that they have neglected this oppor-
tunity and the best interests OF all
concerned and they now desire to be
relieved from the result of their own
inattention and neglect to duty. If the
notifications OF the present regula-
tons are obtained and they are allow
ed to go on to the Jemez Reserve
without having their animals dipped
at this time, unless they do so here
after and within the time specified by
the officials of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry, their herds will certainly be
expelled from the reserve this sum.
mer. 1t. is reported that out of 10000
sheep recently inspected for admission
to the reserve, but 1000 were found
free from scab and in fit condition to
be allowed entrance. This Is bad
condition of affairs which 1T will be
for the best interests of the sheep
owners themselves to remedy properly
and efficiently.
Governor Willing to Help.
In regard to the sheep situation on
the Jemez Forest Reserve, Governor
Hagerman said:
Il recently received another tele.
phone communication from DR.. Nets.
ker, who said that without doubt If
would recommend the alteration OF
the rule to him and present the seri
GUS condition of affairs In letter SO
that he might refer 1t to his depart
ment that arrangements could be made
to admit sheep on the reserve. I told
him that I would do this, relying upon
the honesty and honor Of the people