Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-03
SHIPPERS OF STOCK
AND OFFICERS MEET
Sanitary Officials from Four States
Confer in South Omaha Over
Regulations.
KANSAS QUARANTINE LIFTED

To have the Bureau of Animal In
dustry, at Washington, in absolute
control Of the situation with sani.
tary commissions and boards Of each
stock growing state in the union
furnishing inclusive reports of spe-
cific local conditions from time tc
time, all adhering to the decision OF
the national board, was in brief the
plan offered by stock and sanitary
representatives of four states at their
Joint meeting with the Nebraska Live
Stock Sanitary board yesterday after
noon at the Exchange building In
South Omaha. i
Twenty-Five men, stoclSmen. sanitary
/ experts. officials and state veterinarians
OF Colorado, Kansas. Iowa and Nebraska
met In iTifornial session and discussed IN
detail the stock situation as It now exists.
To the APPARENT. unwihinsness Of the
farmer and srs,rknan to meet the propo-
, sition OF eliminating hog choaera. coupled
with the .unregulated sale OF hog cholera
serum, was attributed as the direct cause
Of the present epidemic Of cholera among
hogs. The progress Of activities in elm
mating the foot and mouth disease that
caused go many millions of dollars loss
to stock grazers and farmers and expense
to the states handling, stock. was reviewed
in detail and the mistakes of procedure
daDicted to advantage.
Kansns Quarantine Lifted.
At the close OF the conference the Ne
braska Sanitary board met and decided
to free the southern part 0t Kansas from
the quarantine embargo for the foot and
mouth disease which has been In force
against this section since the beginning
CT the epidemic. This will permit tree
shipment OF stock to and from the entire
state Of Kansas hereafter.
A general discussion Of live stock ship
inent conditions was held during which an
effort was made to arrive at uniform
rules to be In force through the middle
west at least and over a wider territory
II possible. The lave OF most OF the
states leave this matter largely TO the
discretion Of the sanitary boards and It
was thought by conferring together uni
formity might be secured to the end that
shippers might know exactly what rules
might apply with respect to regulations
governing entIy INTO hciehoSaHAe
To Apply 20 All stock.
This was especially to apply to de-
mands for the tuberculin test for tubercu-
losis in cattle. the Mallien test for CLAM
ders in horses and the various ser um
vaccinations for cholera In swine.
At present varying regulations In diff
ferent states makes the matter Of inter
state shipments often a Rerplexing prob
lem.
Live stock men were invited TO the con-
ference, for there has been in the past
more or less Of a barrier between these
shippers and the boards which restrict
their operations.
The meeting was conducted in good
spirit with view OF arranging some
definite plan. a further conference win
be held TO adopt regulations which will
later be submitted 70 the boards OF the
various states for adoption. so that
shippers may hereafter work on exact
Information.
Mercer for Reciprocity.
DR. ]. II. Mercer. president OF the Kan
sas Lave Stock Sanitary board. opened
the meeting at 1:SO o'clock with strong
AtBuHAcut luN ASNtRASSAtJ NNhNfNA "~t--
tary commissions OF the different stock
grOwing states In making their ruses.
regulations and embargoes on the i'm
portatlon and expectation OF cattle Of
other states. Reviewing Inconsistencies
OF the stringent regulations imposed by
boards OF d.fferent states while the foot
and mouth disease was raging. he ex-
cused all on the grounds that the sud
den seriousness OF the situation COM
PEELED hasty action. In most cases justi-
fable, but oonteuded that, since the
foot and mouth disease has nov entiroly
disappeared. sousa action should De taken
tending towards a Uniformity Of intra
and interstate rules and regulations
Not single Germ Left.
Il feel safe in saying. "a man who
has mad a nfe's experience In handling
stock and for several years connected
with the sanitary board Of the state Of
Kansas. that there Is not one germ OF
the foot and mouth disease existing in
the stock growing states Of the country
today.
with such a condition existing. It iS