The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-03
GOOD RESULTS SECURED IN CON-
TROLLING ALL OUTBREAKS OF
DISEASE DURING YEAR.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

The annual report of the state live
stock sanitary board, filed with the
governor, shows that 1900 stations
and jacks We're registered during the
fiscal year in South Dakota, indicat-
ing a considerable increase in pure
bred stations in this state. OF this
number, 1885 were pure bred, recorded
animals. The board received "a appli-
cations by graduate yeterinarianS to
practice in this state, only one being
rejected upon examination by the
board. Under the law, license can be
granted only TO graduates Of reputable
veterinary colleges who pass the South
Dakota examination.
The board makes several legislative
recommendations: One hat $50 900
appropriation be made to indemnify
live stock sanitation in the state;
that appropriation be made to indem-
Nifty owners of stock killed by order
of he board Of dourine infection, as
is done in the case of stock killed for
CHAMBERS; that the existing law be
amended so as to make plain the in
tention Of the statute relating to in
spectiOn of shipments of live stock
into the state; that penalties be pro-
vlded for breaking quarantine regula-
tons of the board; that provision be
made giving boards of county com
missiOners authority to build county
dipping tanks where stock may be
dipped on the payment of a reasonable
fee by the owner.
The report Of the superintendent
Of the board shows that no hoof and
mouth disease gained access to South
Dakota the last year; hemorrhagic
septicemia came in from South St.
Paul shipments. but was promptly
e~radicated; blackleg has existed in
this and other western states for a
number Of years, but can be positively
prevented by use of blackleg vaccine;
anthrax made it's appearance in Stan.
ley and Lyman counties, but has been
controiled: cattle scabies appeared in
Lyman county and because it was not
reported until late gained some head
way, but dipping every suspected herd
seems to have lessened it, and the Dip
ping for it has been carried on in 9TH
er counties also; no sheep scabies
have existed. whatever; CHAMBERS has
been found, but any case found has
been promptly destroyed, and the
board considers that great progress
has been made the past year towards
eradication OF this commonly found
disease; q limited number of tuber-
cular cattle have been slaughtered;
considerable Roadway has been made
In the eradication of hog cholera,
which some time ago made such huge
ravages, but has not the past year
given great cer
Superintendent Phelps says: Il
consider the use of virus a danger
GUS practice and one that should be
discarded. ! find the best method OF
controlling this disease is by thorough
disinfection Of premises, strict quar-
antine Of all infected hogs, and the
use Of serum treatment only"
Dourine has obtained a foothold
only in a few northern counties Of the
state, where a vigorous campaign
for its eradication has been car
ried on, and the cost Of its eradication
has run to within about 1000 of the
funds expended in the control of all
other animal disease.