East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-06
REPORT REVEALS
FRISCO 5 DISGRACE
DEPARTMENT INSPECTED
62.625,S ,S31 SHEEP
Jar Reaching Work of the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture In Eradicating
Stock Discascs-tcicral Inspcc-
tors Have Covered Stock Districts
IN a Most Thorough Manner.

Following is the summary Of quar-
antlne and stock inspection work OF
the department Of agriculture for the
past year, as shown in the secre-
tary's report to congress. The sec
retary says:
The number of cattle moved from
the area quarantined for Texas fever
to northern markets during the
quarantine season of 1906 was l,OOO,-
62g, shipped in S6,213 cars. These
cattle were all for immediate
slaughter and were handled under
the supervisor and regulations Of
the department.
There were also inspected in the
Professionally quarantined areas of
Texas and oklahoma 126, ,2SS head Of
cattle, which were permitted to be
moved north for purposes other
than immediate slaughter. Super
vision was exercised over 1892
dippings in crude petroleum and over
the. cleaning and disinfection of &c.
S95 cars.
The prevalence of sheep scab has
been considerably reduced, and since
the close OF the fiscal year the guam
antine for this disease has been re-
moved from Wyoming and Idaho,
and II is expected that later it may
be removed from Utah. Such head
way has been made as to give hope
that. with another years work, the
disease may also be eradicated from
Colorado. New Mexico and Arizona.
The total number of inspections of
sheep for scabies was 62,625,SS1 (in-
cludng 6S,264 goats inspected for
scabes at slaughtering centers), and
the total number of clippings was
l2l33.466. of which 2.640,iOS We're
redippings.
The eradicatiOns of cattle mango
or scabbies is being continued. bu
has been retarded in some Localities
by the removal of fences from the
public domain in conformity with
au act Of congress, and by conditions
on the open range where cattle trav-
81 great distances and mingle with
out restraint, making it easy for dis
ease to spread and difficult to en-
s-rcs proper sanitary measures. I'm
der these circumstances II was found
necessary to adopt more stringent
regulat. ons for the suppression of the
disease, and better results are ex-
pected.
During the fiscal year 1907 there
were 15,243,32S inspections of cat
tie for scabies and 466,623 dippings.
1t would be of great advantage in
combating contagious diseases of live
stock if the public-land laws were
so amended as to permit the leasing
and fencing of the public domain so
that owners might have better con-
troll over their animals and the pro-
miscuous mingling of stock be large
ly prevented.
Although the troublesome venereal
disease of horses known as maladie
du colt or dourine, which prevailed
in several of the western states, was
stamped out a year or more ago. ow-
ing to the insidious character of this
disease it was thought best to con-
tinue inspection in the previously af-
fected territory to make sure that
no trace Of the contagion remained.
Nearly $1,000 inspections were made
during the fiscal year. and all sus-
pected cases Of which information
was received were investigated, but
without finding a single case Of the
disease. It therefore seems certain
that as the result of diligent work
for several years this disease has been
completely eradicated and that there
will be no recurrence of It unless the
contagion is again introduced from
abroad.