The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-23
ILLINOIS STOCK BARRED.
Iowa Protects Herself Against Dis
ease.


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An Associated Press dispatch from
Des Moines states the Iowa Commits
sion of Animal Health has absolutely
prohibited the shipment into this
state from Illinois Of cattle, sheep,
swine, goats, straw, hay, cholera SER
UNI, and raw milk or cream. This
step was taken by the commission
last week to protect Iowa live stock
from the foot and mouth disease, re-
ported to have broken out in Illinois
again.
In the adoption Of the protective
measure, the Iowa animal health
commissioner takes the position that
the Illinois officials have not handled
the epidemic properly, the Iowa men
say. There has been considerable
correspondence between the commits
sions of the two states. The Iowa
officials reached the conclusion that
the Illinois men are not doing all
they should do and, therefore, they
have put up the bars against that
state.
The order follows:
ESPECIAL Rule No. Ito prevent
the introduction of foot and mouth
disease among our cattle, sheep,
goats, other ruminants and swine in
the state of Iowa.
Under authority conferred by chap
ter 1879, acts of the Twentieth Gen.
eral Assembly, and chapter 115, acts
of the Thirty-fourth General Assem-
bly,, it is now ordered that all move
ments from the state of Illinois, into
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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
VIII be permitted into the state of
Iowa when loaded in cleaned, disin-
eminent regulations. Said cars to be
straw, hay, similar fodder or litter
to accompany the shipment.
''All cars or other vehicles used for
tIlc tlduSpOl tttlAOu vi llNC ouoS1- VIVA
in the state of Illinois must be clean
ed and disinfected, in compliance
with government regulations, before
being moved into the state of Iowa.
Transportation companies and all
common carriers arc forbidden to
move shipments into the state Of
Iowa in violation of this order
DR.. J. I. Gibson, 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 disease
and the officials have determined that
it shall remain so, if within their
power.
While the order prohibits the ship
ments of dressed cattle, it will not in
terfere with the shipment Of packing
house products. 1t will prevent meat
peddlers entering the state with
wagons from Illinois.
The action of the animal health
commission prohibits the shipment OF
cattle in 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 IS far
as Iowa is concerned. The state otfic-
ials say that the Illinois board at no
time was as careful to enforce quar-
antine regulations as Iowa was. The
result was that Iowa got rid of the
disease altogether, while Illinois has
the same difficulty over again, the Of
ficials 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 Thirty-sixth
General Assembly was vetoed by Gov.
Clarke so that the Iowa animal health |
commission has power to deal with
the disease as the government re-
qui-es if it reappears.