Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
RADICAL CHANGE IN FOOT
AND. MOUTH QUARANTINE

Two orders, signed February 10,
by the secretary of agriculture make
radical changes in the quarantine
regulations for the foot-and-mouth
disease. All the territory east OF the
Mississippi and north of Tennessee
is now included in the quarnntined
area and no shipments of livestock,
except for the purpose OF immed'-
ate slaughter, will be permitted from
this area TO the south or west. Stock
owners. however, in the states OF
virginia. West Virginia. Vermont.
Maine. and the District of Columbia
may ship out their stock upon nfii-
davit that it has been on their farms
for n certain length Of time and has
not been exposed Ia any risk of con-
tagion.
This step the authorities believe to
be necessary for the protection of the
South, Southwest. and West. which
have not us yet been affected by the
disease. The recent discovery of u
few eases where cattle. shipped from
areas where the disease had existed
carried it to previously unaffected
sections. such as four counties in
Kansas, convinced the department of
agriculture that no precautions will
make such shipments absolutely safe.
The new measure. il is said, should
confnc the disease to the regions in
which il has already made lis ap.
rcnrance and in which til" work of
Graduating il will be pushed n be
fore. All Of the large slaughtcrin"
crnicrs are within this area and very
few shipments for immediate slnu.h.
ter are expected To he made oui of il
Under the new regulations terri
tory within the area now qnnrnnlincd
which was formerly free, j. dcSig
mated ns restricted territory IN Thu
: restricted territory livestock may he
moved freely to other points within
the same territory. hui can not pass
hcvond the limits of the quarantine
area cvccm for immediate slaughter
The regulations governing the area
known respectively ~ closed cN-
noscd. and modified. remain practi-
rallv the same ~ before. From the
modified area livestock can be shin
ned for immediate slaughter to poin>
within the quarantine area aud from
exposed area as well. after pre-
urinary inspection and certiiication
by federal authorities. No stock may
he shipped out Of the CLOSED area fo'
any purpose aud can only be- shipped
into il for immediate slaughter.
Immediate slaughter is now defined
H. slaughter within ~ hours after IN,
stock arrives ut the abatioir. y,
rcShipmcnt- from abntioir- are nov
rermticd. These regulations have
been made necessary by the fact that
IN n number of instances cattle osien.
sibly intended for immediate >lnugl.
ter ut one ubattoir have been held
there for several days and then r..
shipped To other yards where thu,
have been allowed to remain until III,
disease had actually broken ou'.
These regulations are embodied IL
the order known as Bureau of ANNA
Industry Order No. 23i, which de-.
fines and classifes the various area.
in all the states affected. Anoihc'
order, Bureau of Animal lndusir,
Order No. 233. require that on nm,
after February II. 1918. all livestock
unless intended for immcdini,
slaughter, shall be- transported onl,
in railroad ears which have beer
cleaned and disinfcctcd. This M
,lic~ To the whole United States.