The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-02

To the Bureau Of A imal Industry,
tAtiun and disinfeciion OF stock cars
Ia which all classes OF live stock are
transp1rten frOm state To state, and
also similar treatment OF stock yards
ia which livestock Is temporarily
confined and from which any Ut such
unimals are subsequently shipped
and distributed back ontu the ranch,
range or farm.
Mr. boomer OF Spokane ard Lemhi
county who, with his associates, Is
becoming heavily interested in land.
aud livestock interests in this c0un-
", has had considerable correspond
ence with Senator B0rah realtiye to
this needed reg vi alton. TIE want
OF thorough clea nsinR and disinfec-
ton OF stock cars is, In Nj Boomer $
opinion, primarily the cause of var
lous horse, cattle, sheep, and hog dis
eases spreading over wide and appar-
emily disconnected parts II the cOuu-
try. Frequently some dangerous dis
ease IL present IN one or more ami
mats of a shipment being made over
some railroad. at a later date, the
disease having further progressed 1t
is detected on inspection OF the an
inal the stock car, however, which
transported these animals from one
/ Lac IN IA I.stt Il ut4h
sequentlv used for the conveyance OF
other animals IL but partially
clsansed and never 30 disinfected as
~ preclude the possibility OF Cne dis
ease being communicated to It's
later contents.
/ Lsmhi county has been pecu liArly
| free Of such contagious diseases, -
except as TO CHAMBERS in horses in
the past We ars satisfied that what
ever tine trouble il that is decimatlng
our hog interests II did not originate
in the purs water or on the clean
pastures of the Lemhi or salmon
valleys. The conclusion IL irresist-
i5ls, that 1t was either present, b.
fore shipment in animals imported.
OF was contracted In the course of
shipment over some one or other rail
road
Our cattle, horses aud sheep inter
ests may be similarly injured unless
these precautions and regulations ara
| made and au fpr,ad sisha ,,ras.,t 49,,
ulations only provide for the clean
ing and disinfection Of cars after it
Is determined that they actually nave
been used To transport diseased an
imals. We believe the regulations
should go further ana the cleaning
and disinfeotion of cars enforced
after each and every shipment be
tween intra and extra state points.
We suggest further that these en-.
gaged IN these kindred interests write
directly 10 Senator Borsh, urging
their own experiences in this matter,
and advocating favorable action on
ths regulation he Is considering. Mr..
\. y. Melvin, Chiet OF the Bureau
OF Animal Industry Is the oriIelal Of
the Department Of Agriculture that
has the matter in hand for his de.
pargment.
Ia another part OF the state ex-goy.
efnor Gooding Is endsa voring to or.
sanlse The rancaers 20 enforce oroper
sanitation aud disiu lection In order
10 control and sioe out livest * dis.
eases, Such organizations San un.
douhIedly do much good, pat what
avails their efforts /, every new aui.
mai imported, or Others un'oaded at
the local feeding yards in ranslt,
quay ee buying in the germs II The
disease being eomhatted.
~ course the cost Of such disinfec.
tion would tail on the shipper, nus
Il never snoaId exceed so. Der car.
ana would oe repaid many times
ever Ia the prevention OF such sroub.
les THIS is a subject on which every
stock SaiSst has opinions and most
have rad Instructive experiences.
We will gladly phliSn all letters re-.
cstved evelatiNg a. this subject, aud
tor~ard same Il Washington IL de-
sirssi