Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-10
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hogs and sheep that have been shipped
into the state from Chicago since October
, /. The officials will locate all these ship
| ments and keep close watch of the ami
! mails for symptoms OF this disease, not
allowing them to be moved from the
yards In which they are now located.
DIR. Howe. chief government Inspector
for this territory. with headquarters at
Denver. was at the meeting and pre-
scented the fact to the board that on &C
count Of the very great expense to the
government in combating the foot and
mouth disease and tho condition Of the
government fund for this purpose the
state of Nebraska would have to provide
pay for the five inspectors now located
In western Nebraska working to eradicate
scabies, or these inspectors would have
| to be taken away. The government has
been at work on this disease in western
Nebraska for twelve years and think they
will eradicate the disease entirely within
the next year II the work can go on, thus
being able 20 lift the quarantine now on
this district This proposition was taken
under advisement by the board and Gov
| ernor Morehead.
At this meeting OF the board, DR.. Klgin,
state veterinarian, reported a prevalence
of douvine In horses In Hooker, Grant,
Thomas, Blaine and Cherry counties In
this district I13 horses have been tested
for this disease and five found reactors
and six suspicious. DIR. Kigin estimates
| there are at least 10000 horses in this
district that may contract the disease. A
quarantine was placed on all horses in
these five counties providing that none be
allowed to be moved out OF the quaran-
tined district except by permission OF the
state veterinarian.
Amendment TO orders of the National
Bureau OF Animal Industry permitted the
shipment OF hay and hides matured be-
fore August 1 in territory now quaran-
tines against the foot and mouth disease.
The order and amendment was effective
Saturday.
Canada Il Guaranteed.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-FederaI quar-
antine orders barring shipments OF cattle
from Canada TO the United States and
adding the states OF Delaware. New Jer-
, sey and Rhode Island to the list OF
states where foot and mouth disease
exists. were signed today by Secretary
= Houston OF the Department of AgrieuI-
|
shipments is not because of the disease
In the dominion. but TO prevent the re-
turn OF infected cattle cars to the United
states. Thirteen states now are quar-
antined.
Delaware was added TO the list OF quar-
: antined states today because OF discovery
of the disease at Wilmington. This brings
the number OF guaranteed states up to
twelve.
Reviewing the fight that the states and
the Department OF Agriculture are max
ing, Secretary Houston said that unless
the Infection could be localized and
quickly eradicsted, il threatened untold
losses among live stock.
veterinary authorities OF the United
States" he said. ARE agreed that the
only method OF combating the disease Is
TO stop all movement Of stock and ma
terial which have been subjected 20 infec-
ton, and TO kill all herds In which the
disease has gained a foothold.
The federal and state inspectors are
now tracing up, through bills OF ladng
and railroad records. all shipments OF
live cattle which have been made within
the last sixty days out Of any OF the in
fected or suspected districts. The herds
so located are examined by veterinarians.
AT present the chief danger lies in the
possibility of there being concealed
sources OF Infection"
CHICAGO. Nov. 9,-Work % dislnfect
ing the local stock yards will be com