The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-20

The readers of the Record will re-
member of the article published last
spring in regard to the work being
done by the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture and the New Mexico Sheep
Sanitary Board, the latter of which
ber-toward the eradication of sheep
scab in New Mexico. To facilitate
this work the Territory at this time
had been divided into eleven districts
No. 10 of which covered Chaves, Ed
dy and Roosevelt counties, with DR..
Geo. A. Lipp, U. S. Veterinary In
spector stationed at Roswell in the
charge of the work. The principal
part of the work for this season was
to be done between April first n
October first, during which time the
Government maintained eight inspec-
tors in this district and the Terri
tory four. The Territorial inspectors
were each equipped with a team, rig,
and camp outfit, and the Government
maintained one team and rig with ad-
ditional camp equipment to be used
by inspectors in doing this work
The first of April the inspectors
started o wClk on making a range
inspection of all sheep and dipping
plants. with the object il view OF
locating all sheep and determining
where and how much infection ex-
listed among them, as well as giving
instructions in regard to the build
ing and repair of dipping plants, and
the making ready for the general
dipping which was to follow the range
inspection.
The New Mexico Sheep Sanitary
Board issued an order requiring all
focks of sheep showing no visible
signs of infection to be classed as ex-
posed and dipped once, and all fiocks
showing signs of Infection to be class
ed as infected and dipped twice with
an interval of ten days between dip
pings; classification and dipping to
be done by Government inspectors.
They at this time also issued another
order requiring all sheep corrals 20
be burned or cleaned and disinfected;
even requiring the ground to be made
thoroughly wet with d~isinfectants so
as to lessen the chance of a re-infec-
ton of the sheep after dipping. When
one stops to consider the mode OF
transmission of this disease from one
sheep to another, it is easily to be
seen why this vigilance is of the
greatest Importance. The cause of
scab being practically the same
as that of human itch, a very small
which lives on the sheep and
is transmitted from one to the otaer
by coming in direct contact with each
or by coming in contact with
some object against which an infect
sheep has been rubbing, which
they do a great deal of in this dis
ease as it causes intense itching, or
n coming in contact with anything
a shred of wool containing any
these mites might have lodged
This general dipping was made be
July first and October first, du-
r1QS WHICH I1IIG IIItIS was AlPp0o ia
government supervision in this
411,965 sheep, 104,965 or %
Der cent of which were infected and
we're dipped twice. The greatest per
>entage of infection was found in Ed
Nv county west of the Pecos river.
while in that county east of the Pc
,os river 40 infection was found In
LONG this dipping thirty-seven vats
we're used. the largest of which was
20 feet long with a capacity of 5000
.heep a day, and was located on the
Plains in Eddy county. This work
rom April first to October first was
lone with a cost of at least $500 20
he government and $500 to the Ter
itory. but, will soon result in many
ines its value in good to the people
It large in this district and especially
those Interested in the sneep and
vool industry, as this project to Grad
sheep scab from New Mexico
$ backed up by the Federal govern
nent and they in cooperation witt
he New Mexico Sheep Sanitary
board are determined to eradicate
his disease at any cost. After that
he government will withdraw its
Iuarantine and allow New Mexico
heep to move interstate anywhere
restrictions in any way, just
5 they recently have in Wyoming at
e + two years work similar to that
1a~o 411 mast Season
inspectors nave experienced some
lificulies IN carrying on this work.
ne Of which was poor vats. and IN
nany eases being I small. which