The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
SHEEP SANITARY
BOARD CUTS FIELD
FORCE 5OPER CENT


Tie forco Of inspectors and other
f1efd men working for the stetc sheen
sanitary board hs- ee-n ~ 50 Per
cent.
made BY n board nsnnbers az their
aaini-annuai rrr-aon ~ noAras
fricc in thu f1rss National bank
Rive inspectors were dropped from
The pav roll on NoesInber 4 and seven
more viii BE- dforpco January J. This
leaves n force of a.. or just half the
force regularly employed In the field
II was pointed a os board mem
hers here after the meeting thu,
owing 70 the distressing financial
condition of the nteepmsn through
out the htatc. tho fand< available fot
work Of the iheep sanitary board
have been greatly Refused. comparcd
with preceding years. Thus the
board linda Il necessary. Il " said.
40 conserve the ~ FOR The more
Important work In the summer
season.
The board members believed 81
rnra 10 rsducc the force NJ the present
time as q resuIt OF the general dipping
conditions. which show n low a per-
centarc OF sheep scabiss Infection as
has been shown Ia h state FOR a
number % years.
When tha situation requires ~ and
funds are available the force w1ll be
gradually put back 20 the necessary
strength, mcmb~rs said. The board
members even with Inc reduced force
believe that fhrv will BE- able 10
handle all the @9rk ~c4uffonting them
for the winter.
The board IN ssrsion yesterday also
reviewed and approved the Rgrce-
mcnt recently reached AZ a crnfer-
ence between y. ID. Robertson. fecre-
fary OF the sheen sanitary board. Dr.
r. L. Schneider. OF the bureau OF
animal industry and Col l. A. Dor
rlngton. inspector Of the department.
The agreement grants 20 the sheep
sanitary board. in cooperation with
the bureau Of animal Industry. Juria-
dfction for h dipping and inspecting
of sheep on the Indian reservations
The board Instructed the secretary "a
express 20 the department Of Indian
AFFAIRS AT Warhinston aad TO Colonel
Darlington. appreciation for the CO.
operation received for the eradication
OF scabies amos sheep on h res
creations.
The agreement bring 10 n close a
long controversy regarding tho juris-
diction OF dipping OF sheep on the
reservations. wnicl, has existed be-
tween the sheep sanitary board and
the Indian department. The matter
OF Glvinx the board Jurisdiction IN
the Indian reservations was firrt
brought 10 abe alta ntion OF Secretary
OF Interior Fail months ago. He IN
turn brought the matter up with the
Indian bureau w.th tho result that
Colonel Darlington was sent here
from Washington 10 confer with this
bureau OF animal industry and sheep
sanitary board In New Mexico.
A. a result ~ this cooperation the
quarantine whish has existed against
the sheep on the reservations for
years because u sheep ~scabies. has
been suspended. Now II is believed
safe 10 allow aheep TO be shipped "a
markets In various states after a
healthy inspection at tho time OF load
ing.
II was stated sy a board member
today That tho state a fortunate IN
having a friend 'at court" a mar
who understood the conditions OF ths
west a. did Secretary OF the Interior
Fall A great deal OF credit also Il
due 70 Colonel Darlington he con
tinued for the securing OF the co.
operation OF the various super
infendenta on The Navajo reserva
tione.