Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-07
CLIPPERS SOMEWHAT At SEA
OVER CHANGES IN oUARAN.
TINE REGULATIONS.
On. oissoN EXPLAINS
SITUATION IN DETAIL
ehipmssts Continue TO 30 Restricted
20 Livestock For Immediate s'aush-
tsr-Ail Shipments From 0uaran'
Nnsd Counties Must Be inspected
Horses Not included.

Des Moines, Dec. 7.-That the modf-
ncations to the cattle quarantine IN
Iowa have caused some shippers IN the
state to believe that the entire en-
barge has been raised in the counties
in which notifications are allowed was
the statement made last night by DE-. j.
/. Gibson. state veterinarian.
"The entire state is still under quar-
antine" said DR.. Gibson. "Modihcations
allowing the shipment Of fat cattle to
plants outside tho state were allowed IN
seyenty-eight counties about week
or ten days ago. These notifications
allow these counties to ship cattle and
hogs for killing to packing plants AZ
FAR east as Chicago. but do not allow
shipment OF cattle for any other pur-
pose than Immediate slaughter.
Notifications Extended.
..In the order issued by the federal
department OF animal industry Satur-
day these notifications were extended
to thirteen moro counties-Dubuque,
Delaware Buchanan, Black Hawk.
lama, Benton, Linn. Poweshiek. keo-
kuk, Washington. Louisa, Muscatine
and Scott. In the latter counties. how
ever, the cattle must be inspected on
the farm before 1t Is allowed to be
shipped, and the farmer must furnish
transportation to the inspector to the
farm. He must give Information as to
what railroad the cattle are to be
shipped over and what packing plant Is
the destination.
I'm six counties. Cedar, jackson,
Johnson, Jones, Clinton and Iowa, fat
cattle may be shipped for immediate
slaughter to plants at Dubuque. Wa
terloo. Cedar Rapids or Davenport
only.
Must Be inspected.
I'm these counties the cattle must
be inspected on the farms also. before
shipment They are the counties In
which evidences OF the foot and mouth
disease we're found.
I'm the two remaining counties,
Greene and Mitchell. strict quaran-
tine is still in effect They are coun-
ties which have been exposed to the
disease thru the shipment into them OF
hog cholera serum from Chicago. I'M
I'll IL IL definitely decided by the fed
eral and state authorities that the dam
ger from infection in these counties Is
past the strict embargo will be en-
. =.
forced. 49,
Horses are not included in the quar-
Antine. Neither are chickens or other
poultry. Livestock for feeding or
breeding may be shipped into the sew
enty- eight counties in which the quar-
antine was first lifted. but in the re-
naming twenty one no importations OF
cattle or hogs are allowed.
interstate Shipments.
mo cattle or hogs are allowed to
be shipped from this state to another
Tor any purpose except for immediate
slaughter. Feeding and breeding cat
tie may be shipped between counties
included in the seventy-eight from
which tho quarantine was first lifted.
II do not expect that the state will
be released from the quarantine for
some time. But what Is most important
is that the entire state il still under
the quarantine. and only notifications
have been allowed in the ninety seven
Counties