The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-10
BUREAU OF ANIMAL
INDUSTRIES DOING
GREAT STATE WORK
Livestock Men in New Mexico and
Arizona Receiving Direct and
Practical Results from Opera
tons of Experts.

\ proportiouatrly small number ~
,|itiycns are uNnrc Of the many prac
,icnl. helpful efforts the government ~
making in New Mexico and other arid
state. 10 iutclligcntly aid the people in
the indus,ric, from which they gain q
livelihood.
The forestry service, with - many
departments. all directed Tor the henc.
ht Of the pionccrS. farmers aud ranch.
crs, the drainage service aud the ~.
%rlumbtion work Of the government.
have recently been noticed in these col.
umns.
Another federal bureau. which has
hreu rendering almost iurnlculablc ser.
vice 10 New Mexico aud Arizona for
the past ~ years. has IT, headquarters
In, Albuquerque This - the United
Estates bureau Of animal industry, for
the past -four wears In charge Of Dr. +.
t.. Schneider, who for about ten years
previous 10 the time of taking charge
of local headquarters for New Mexico
aud Arizona. had been a veterinarian in
active service in the field.
The bureau ot animal industry here
has NJ present about so men in the
field, who work in conjunction with the
proper state officials in stamping ont
nll infections and contagious diseases
among horses, cattle Snd sheep.
The government leadership in this
work hiss inspired states to make laws,
conforming In the main to federal laws.
IN such eases made aud provided.
So u has come about that state sam.
itury boards for live stock, work In
harmony with federal officials and tho
results are generally of u satisfactory
kind. II one oAiciul should overlook or
miss any cattle or sheep infection, the
other is almost sure "a detect it.
When the bureau az animal industry
was established and headquarters locat.
ed here ~ years ago, the records show
that about % per cent Of the sheep in
the state were infected with scnhics.
Now less than ! per cent are so af
tcctcd. This spcnks in louder tones for
the value Of such service than tones ~
literature could speak.
Yet. like ~ many Of Uncle sam =
nltruistic and helpful efforts. the work
has been douc M quietly aud unostenta.
tiously that many intelligent aud wcll
informed citizens will read these state.
mcnts for the first time. aud fluid in
ihtu NOT only news, hht lurtN ui WAL
significance 10 the greatest industries of
the state.
Cattle are not 80 generally susceptible
10 scahies "a, sheep. but in either case.
the government men are AN the lookout,
~ web Ms the state employees, for such
work, and when such infection IN dis.
covered. either cattle az sheep, as the
rHse may be, must hc dipped at once.
some time ago u disease appeared
among cattle, called "'hluck leg. - and
slew It's thousands. The cattle sanitary
board got busy, sent infected bits al
hesh 10 rs Washington laboratory. and
many examinations aud analyses were
made, Finally u scientific chemical So.
lution evolved, and cattle were vac.
ciHated aud presto the malignant M.
rrohc had lost is power 10 harm.
Now the "hlnck beg II little heard
of. and less feared. among c%nttlrmcu.
II is simply bryong the range of hu.
man calculation 10 correctly estimate
the good, even IA dollars aud ceuis.
which has been done for the live stock
interests Ia Arizona aud New MEXICO
during the past decade by the govern.
mrni's burrnu of animal industry, with
headquarters in Albuqurrque.