Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-09-25
SHEEP SHIPMENTS
FROM COUNTY ARE
BARRED, PENDING
DIPPING PROCESS
Big Tanks Being Construct
ed for Cleansing Animals
of Life Destroying Parasite
Disease First Discovered on
Lambs Sent to South Omaha
Market by Slindee & Miller

Because Of discovery of scabies on
consignment of lambs shipped from Ida
no county to the South Omaha market,
all sheep that have been in the Nez-
perez National forest this summer must
be dipped by order of federal and state
inspectors, before they can be shipped
from Idaho county.
Discovery of scabies on the sheep was
made following receipt ut market OF
2OOO lambs, shipped from Grangeville
on August IS to South Omaha, and
since that time federal and state inspec-
tors have been busy in an effort to de-
termine where the disease originated,
and how it night be checked.
One Case in County
But one case of scabies is known
among sheep in Idaho county this yer
according to well known sheepmen.
The band belonging to Slindee & Miller,
of Burnley, Ida, is known to have had
the disease. 1t was lambs which were
part of this band that were found to
be infected when they reached South
Omaha.
These lambs were part of much
larger band of sheep, which is said to
is believed to have been brought to Ida
no county from southern Idaho, in
band of sheep which was driven to the
Nezperce National forest to Craze dur
ing the summer.
Dipping of the sheep is declared to be
the only solution for checking scabies,
which is a parasitical disease, which
rapidly spreads among sheep, especially
in wet weather.
Stock Yards Guaranteed
= The Grangeville stock yards have
been quarantined, and all shipments
from this station, as well as other sta
tions in the county, have been prohibl-
ted, pending such time as the animals
can be dipped.
The band of sheep from which the in
fected lambs were part, has been gra-
zing during the summer in the vincinity
of Florence. While the scabies have
not been discovered in any except this
herd, it is said by sheepmen that all
sheep in the forest have been exposed.
All sheep in the forest must be taken
over the trail traversed by the infec-
ted sheep, which were brought to
GrangevilIe and loaded on cars here for
market, and for this reason authorities
demand that the animals be dipped.
scabies Is Parasite
Scabies is a parasitical disease, some
times known as mango. Vermin are
transferred from sheep to sheep, and,
eating in the skin, cause an itching
which makes the sheep scratch itself,
thus causing a sore, which rapidly
spreads. The disease usually is noticed
behind the shoulders of the animal.
The wool drops from the infected places,
and because of the parasite the sheep
fails to grow.
At a meeting of representative sheep
men, held recently in Grangeville, pro-
gram of cooperation to rid the country
of every trace Of scabies was agreed up
on. A committee consisting of r. X.
Steen, Harvey Peterson and Len W.
Kemp was appointed to have full au-
thority to proceed with construction Of
a dipping tank.
Build Tank to Dip 25 900
The tank, in which approximately
$4,000 sheep will be dipped, is being
built on Fish creek, and will be con-
structed for permanent use. The vat
will be built of concrete, Will be sew
entv-five feet in length, five feet deep,
TWO 1eeI Wlue NJ inc Top anu CA5heOON
inches wide at the bottom, inside mea-
surement. Besides the vat, there will
be constructed a draining pen, and OF
her pens. It is estimated that in this
vat $500 sheep can be dipped daily, at
a cost of z to cents a head. The tank
will hold 800 gallons Of dip.
-Four freight teams and two motor
trucks now are hauling material for the
vat, on which twelve men are employed.
It is expected to have the plant ready
for operation early next week. The
plant is being built so it viii be avail
able for use in later years, if necessary.
A small tank will be built at the stock
yards in Grangeville. In this tank 5000
lambs now in or near town win be dip
ped. A third plant is to be built at
higgins for the dipping of between
$4,000 and 10000 sheep.
DR.. Exline, of Walla Walla, inspector
for the federal bureau of animal indus
try, has been in Grangeville, instruct
ing local sheepmen on government re-
uuirements to check the disease. Mr..
McKeen Boyce, of Cottonwood, deputy
state veterinarian, also has been here.