The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-29
Wichita Inspector Named and
Privilege Allowed.
Arrangements Probably VIII Be
Completed in Year.
A NEW ERA is SEEN,
In Past Hogs Could Be Taken
Only for Slaughter.
Light or Rough Stock Now May
Be Finished.

wichita. Kan. July 29.-The Wichita
Union stocl<yards is scheduled to be-
come an open market for sale OF sloch
hogs. Arrangements for this are now
under way and probably VIII ps I'm.
pleted within a year. j. ID. Mercer
sanitary livestock inspector, was IN the
city and gave out this information.
Mr.. MERGERS Immediate business IN
the city was the appointment OF Cndt! TICS
Fay as deputy sanitary livestock IN
epector for the Wichita yards. There
has never been a state livestock IN m
spector here before. Mr.. Fay Will be-
gin his duties immediately.
The appointment of Mr.. Fay mar KS
the beginning OF Wicnita as an op ,,o
market for stock hogs. Heretofore no
hogs could be taken out or the yarns
except for slaughter. Under Mr.. ray
jurisdiction stock hogs may be taken
out of the yards under certain cOnul-
tions and into certain terrltory.
Watch Every Lead.
Mr.. Eav will have jurisdiction over
hogs that are hauled out of the yards
in wagons and to points within rev
miles Of the yards. Nc STOCK noSs may
be taken from the yards without ap.
pIication to Mr. Fay, Those ta "a m III uI,e
hogs for feeding or breeding 40 so oiiiy
under the following conditions;
That the person taking out hogs must
be thoroughly reliable. 1,o.,
tight pen. -o+o5
THAT such pen must be separated
from the pen of any other hogs by
nIlblic road or strip OF unoccupleo
ground. 3-o,o +ba
yards shall be finally returned 70 tns
Yards without having been traoeu vi
sold to an other person.
while such quarantine hogs are IN
the possession of any farmer or 1eeoS 3
the mems of that farmer or teeoer Shall
be under strict quarantine Whlc - s .-e15
he lifted only when the hogs are sOlo
again on some open market
II Means Much.
while the new ruling by Mr.. Mercer
affects only the sale or STOCK nogs 70
feeders in the immediate vicinity OF
wichita it is practically certain tnat
carlot shipments will come under the
same ruling within the coming year.
MT Mercer stated that the state sanl-
tarv board is considering the plan OF
,,lacfnR a competent veterinarian mere
for the establishment Of Tree ana
open market for all sorts or nogs.
All the larger western markets have
such privileges Wichita has been ham
vered for many years by the lack OF
that privilege. If the open market IS
established according to Mr.. Mercer
attentions thousands of hogs will be
ecid hero every year for stock pur-
roses. These hogs are now sold pri-
vately or on other markets as they
cannot be shipped to any point In the
state after they have been unloaded In
At the present time the packers bug
all the hogs coming to this market.
They often have to take hogs that are
unfit for slaughter in order to protect
the shippers who come here expecting
10 sell With the open market pr1V1-
Sere the fatted hogs may be purchased
bv the packers and the light or rough
Kinds may be taken out for finishing
by any farmer or feeder.
stock hogs for shipment on cars
VvouId have to be subjected to the
fIrbercuIin or immunity test. This would
last for a week or ten days and then
the hogs might be shipped anywhere
in the state.