The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-07

and losses Tor the owners. But for con
venience here mango mite or "scab
mite or any name such as pest or plague
or scolnge can be taken as meaning eth
er the one that attacks cattle or sheep
or both Of them-the common ones that
cause the most damage
formerly scabies was the greatest draw
back from which the sheep industry sui |
cred and it was one Of the greatest hind |
RANGES To profitable beef production on |
cur western ranges. However, the work |
OF We bureau Of animal industry in CO. |
operation with state livestock sanitary |
officials has gradually brought the dis |
ease under control except for occasional |
spreads, and if experienced men can be |
kept on the job and money is provided |
Int will be driven out before many years.
He discovery that certain dips such as
nicotin or lime-sulphur solution would
Kill the mites on the animals lead to the
making Of dipping regulations BY the bu-
feau alH by many OF the states where
the disease was prevalent, 1t was found
| that one dipping freed an exposed animal
| II done within a few days after exposure
and that second application on affected
animals within 10 or = days got those
that Matched since the first without Civ
ing them time to lay any eggs themselves.
1 Dipping watts, witch are much more effect
+ i've than spray pumps, have been built in
tall localities where cattle and sheep are
affected Every year millions Of sheen
and cattle are given either one OF two
I clippings
+ Good progress has been made in recent
yea1s il the fight toward ultimate eradi-
cation Of the disease from every nook
and corner OF the country, but last year
there was big increase. particularly of
sheep seab. The disease broke out in
various localities and spread widely in
+ several western states, and IN not few
/ instances scabby sheep have found their
way to farms in the corn belt. and even
as far east as New York state. Most
of tsis disease recently discovered III the
cenlal and eastern feeding sections no
doubt came from farther west on ex-
posed sheep that had not been given the
one precautionary dipping, because ctfi-
Gals did not know of the exposure OF It
came on sheep that had not been properly
dipped and because of green help re-
Gently taken on.
Cattle scab has also been Oh the IN
I crease in recent months, but cattlemen
are not suffering to any such serious ex-
tent as the sheepmen Scabies OF cattle
! is pretty we'll under control and there is
much less OF ii in tie country than there
was FIVE Years ago
ompared with some Of the other dis
Il cases and pests that ptey on the stock
< hFyfle ~ an
that produce sheep and cattle scabies
are OF minor Importance under ordinary
] conditions when the prescribed ppeeau
/ uons are taken 1t il estimated hy mel
thoroughly acquainted with condition.
that, III view OF the increase in the dis
4 case and the high prices Of meat anC
4 wool, that the annual loss is about $1,000,
u Ooo on sheep and cattle 1t is estimated
4 that II costs the ra1chers and farmer
! round S2,00Oe00 to dip the 100000 sheer
4 that We're treated in the six months be
ginning the first Of last July
The difficulties that come in the way o
cure and prevention are many aud Va
q ilous In one section last year whe.
Il there was an outbreak Of cattle scab Tia
Z diouth was so severe that it was impos
q s!ble to get water with which to do tn
81 dipping. The cattle were out on tn
ii range and got their water from creel,
8 and water holes that had not ;e5 drie
8 up, but it was not possible to drive ther
& into the coqals to be dipped even
u thcrc had been enough water Tor dippin
n as there would not have been enough f.
81 the cattle to drink. That is one exampl
8 of the troubles that beset the men VIII
N are trying to eliminate the disease.
"a In the spring and summer there al
N ordinarily about 100 men from the burea
e Of animal industry in the field engage
= in the campaign against scabes Durin
II tile heavy marketing season there IL
q nearly POE veterinarians and otheu traine
ID inspectors, lat the various stock yards VIII
x look for scabby cattle and sheep. In tl
q past most of these men have been eli
z ccpt, wc!l trained workers, but since V
n entered the war and since salaries oflere
Z In otber places have risen 50 noticeabl
4 Il has been practically impossible TO kce
e tln}n-., They have LETT by the dozens fl
4 moro remuneratve positions
There ara many veterinarians and oil
b CTS in this diesease eradication work fC
i the department. of agriculture who al
Al deeply interested and are determined I
Z see 1t through even though they coul
b make more money somewhere else bi
q the result has been in far too many cas'
y that when man has accumulated enoue
q experience to be considered top motel
q er he quits.
s Here then, we have a reason for son
n Of the losses that have been coming
q shee3 and cattle raiscls6and also to othc
& stock growers It not only concerns the'
B men, but the whole country that depend
q upon them to supply meat at a .reasoi
q able price. y hat via make ON liY
AE&toek safely The answer Isl easferSto fal
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