White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-20
STOCKMEM GATHtR IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION

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announced that the state veterinarian
had November s issued an emergency
quarantine against entrance into Me-
yada of any California dairy or pure
bred cattle, except upon permit from
his office, with the additional pro-
vision that any such animal brought
in would be placed under quarantine
and retested by Nevada officials with
in sixty days after entry.
Shippers bringing dairy or pure
bred cattle in under this quarantine
are also required to sign a waiver OF
any claim against Nevada for indem-
nifty in case the animals are found TO
be tubercular in this retest and de-
stroyed under the state law He said
that. generally speaking, tests OF
state veterinarians in White Pine
county among dairy and purebred an
imals had shown this section to be
practically free from this or other
contagious diseases. Along this line,
referring to the sharp drop in prices
offered by buyers for cattle from sec
tons where tuberculosis exists n
CONSEQUENT loss of income to the
stnckmen in such sections. as well as
the heavy expense incident to clean
ing up this disease, he aid Ii was OF
vital Importance to White Pine Il
~ s~tockgrowers that the disease be
kept from spreading to this clean
area.
This subject opened a wide range
of discussion and a number of stock
growers present took occasion to ask
DR.. Hits questions concerning symp-
toms of the disease, methods OF It's
determination and means for its on
troll.
Continuing with the problems now
confronting the s~tockgrowers, Secre-
AIRY Metcalf brought up a plan now
under consideration in cooperation
with officials of the Nevada rabies
commission and the United States BIZ
illogical survey, through its represen-
tative for Nevada, E. r. Sans, under
which coyote control work would be
handled on a more wholesale basis of
destruction than has been practical
in the past.
Mr.. Sans then outlined some of the
conclusions which have been reached
in careful consideration of this prob
lem, among which were the facts that
any plan which depended upon trap
ping. either based on a bounty sys-
tenn or the maintenance of a perma-
nent force of paid trappers, had the
drawback that il was practically inn
possible to carry on trapping in every
section of the state simultaneously.
When the bounties were depended
upon fur trappers worked only when
and where conditions suited them.
Under the paid trapper plan there is
the difficulty of the large expense In
IN attempting to maintain
trappers constantly in each section.
In both cases the result has been
that while coyotes have been thinned
out in one section they have increased
in other sections not being covered
by trappers the year round.
Mr.. Sans pointed out that by using
poisoned bait during the cold months
Of the wear, when weather conditions
were such that the bait would remain
fresh. the work of one man might
easily result in the destruction OF
many times the number of coyotes
possible to trap in a similar period
However, he said that through mis-
understanding and inefficient meth
DDS of poisoning in the past there has
been a sentiment among the stockmen
and ranchers in many sections against
poisoning of the range because OF fear
of losses of animals other than coy
otes and because OF actual losses, par
ticularly among sheep dogs. In this
connection Mr.. Sands explained that
through improved methods of poison
ing which have been developed the
chance for such losses has been great
ly minimized and that IL the stockmen
and ranchers will agree to a trial of
wholesale poisoning under the plans
now developed II Is his judgment that
coyotes al be destroyed in sufficient
numbers to largely overcome any pos
sible losses among other animals.
Control of coyotes Is not one con
corning any particular state. but Is a
westwide problem because of the fact
that IL all the coyotes were extermi-
mated in n particular state they
would sooner or later drift In from
adjoining states. The same difficulty
in making real Roadway in the reduc-
ton OF coyotes is being experienced
by all western states. and 1t Is felt
that II the plan now being worked on
by Nevada proves successful other
western states will quickly adopt 1t,
and the result will be material head
way on this problem over the entire
west
The matter was put to a vote and
those present at the convention voted
almost unanimously IN favor of the
general plan.
The details of the plan will be
worked out by the officials in charge
OF the work and the local livestock
associations in each county.
r. +. Matthias. fish and game war
den for White Pine county, addressed
the convention and laid particular
stress on the advantages that might
be obtained by cooperation between
the stockgrowers and ranchers with
officials In the enforcement OF fish
and game laws. He reviewed the
work done In this county and made
some valuable suggestions, which will
doubtless be carried out.
In connection with the better pro-
lection OF Nevada wild life Secretary
Metcalf outlined the plans now being
considered by the state organization
looking to possible changes in meth
DDS Of control and state laws. He
said that, carrying out the sentiment
OF the membership as expressed In
their resolution On game matters at
the last annual convention NJ tho