The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-16
STOCK
- BARRED BY IOWA
HAY, STRAW AND MILK ARE Al
so INCLUDED IN ORDER.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE CAUSE
Neighborine State Has Not Handled
the Epidemic Properly and Iowa
Animal Health Commission
Takes Action.

Des Moines, Sept. 15.-Orders alb
solutely prohibiting the shipment in
to Iowa from Illinois of cattle, sheep,
swine, goats, hay, straw, cholera Sc
rum, raw milk or cream, were issued
yesterday by the Iowa commission of
animal health The step was taken
to protect Iowa live stock from the
foot and mouth disease which has
broken out again in Illinois.
In the adoption of the protective
measure, the Iowa animal health COM
mission takes the position that the
Illinois officials have not handled the
epidemic properly, the Iowa men say.
There has been considerable cores
pondence between the commissions
of the two states. The Iowa officials
reached the conclusion that the Illi-
Inois men are not doing all they
should do and, therefore, they have
put up the bars against that state.
The Order In Detail.
The order follows:
Special Rule No. Ito prevent the
introduction, from the state OF Hi
nois, of foot and mouth disease among
cattle, sheep, goats, other ruminants
and swine in the state OF Iowa.
Under authority conferred by
Chapter 189, acts of the Twentieth
general assembly, and chapter 1l5,
acts of the Thirty-fourth general as.
sembly, it is now ordered that all
movements from the state of Illinois,
into the state of Iowa, of cattle,
sheep, goats, other ruminants and
swine, and dressed carcasses Of such
animals, the hides, hair, WOOL horns
or hoofs of such animals, and of hay,
straw, similar fodder, manure, litter
or bags and similar containers used
for stock food, hog cholera serum and
hog cholera virus, raw milk and
cream are hereby prohibited.
The movement of horses, mules
and asses from the state of Illinois
l. will be permitted into the state of
Iowa when loaded III cleaned, disin-
fected cars in compliance with gov
eminent regulations Said cars to
be beddPd with sand or shavings and
no straw, hay, similar fodder or lit
ter to accompany the shipment.
AN cars or other vehicles used
! for the transportation OF live stock
within the state of Illinois must be
cleaned and disinfeCted, in cOmplir
&c WITH government regulations,
before being moved into the state Of
Iowa. transportation companies
and all common carriers are forbid
den to move shipments into the state
of Iowa III violation of this order"
Quarantine Renewed.
Hr J. IGibSOn, state veterinarian
declares that practically all of the
territory in Illinois which was under
quarantine last winter for the foot
and mouth disease, again is in quar-
antine, new cases having developed
Iowa is entirely free from the dis
ease, and the officials have deter
mined that it shall remain so, If
within their power.
While the order prohibits the ship
ment of dressed cattle, it will not in
( terfere with the shipment of packing
house products. 1t will prevent meat
iroddlers entering the state with wag-
Ons from Illinois.
The action OF the animal health
commission prohibits the shipment OF
cattle to Iowa, but does not prohibit
the shipment of cattle from this state
to Illinois. 1t is thought that no at
tempt will be made to check the sup
ply of live stock going to the Chicago
packing plants.
! Illinois is practically tied up as
far as Iowa Is concerned. The local
officials say that the Illinois board
at no time was as careful to enforce
quarantine regulations as Iowa was.
The result was that Iowa got rid of
the disease altogether, while Illinois
has the same difficulty over again
the officials point out.
The measures taken so far are to
prevent the foot and mouth disease
getting into Iowa again. The quar-
antine law passed by the 1hirty-sixth
general assembly was vetoed by Gov
ernor Clarke, so that the Iowa anima
health commission has power to dea
with the disease as the government
requires, if it reappears.