The Coconino sun., 1923-04-27
WILL DRASTICALLY FIGHT
CATTLE SCAB DISEASE

OF scabies among cattle of the CEN
tral Apache county area since last |
| fall necessitated Governor Hunt pro-
claiming again a state of quarantine
IN that section of the state. On Feb |
ruary Is the governors proclamation
was issued and caused much larger |
area to be restricted against cattle |
either moving into or coming out of
the quarantine area
Over fifty townships now are un-E
der the quarantine, all within the
boundaries of central Apache county. /
The Santa Fe railroad constitutes the
northern boundary while the New
Mexico Arizona state line is the east /
ern boundary of the quarantine. IA I
line due westward from the state bor-
| der, running a few miles north of the
towns of st. Johns and Concho, thence
northward to the Santa Fe right of
way at about the station of Bebo, con-
stitute the confines of the newly es-
tablished quarantine area.
After this area was proclaimed uil-
| der quarantine against spread of scab
disease, the important factor remain
ed for the enforcement of the COVER
nor's proclamation. This, coupled with
/ the apparent increase in the number
| of infected cattle found since the OPP
ening of the warmer spring weather,
caused the cattlemen of Apache coun
ty grave concern for the control as
we'll as. the eradication of the dreall
disease.
| AS O result the stockmen of Apache
/ county, whose cattle are in the quar-
antined area and also ranging on adj
1 jacent lands thereto, met in st. Johns
/ some two weeks ago for the purpose
of planning ways and means in en-
/ forcing quarantine to insure against
I the spread Of the scabies not only to
/ other districts of their own county,
/ but to counties adjoining.
/ Too much praise cannot be given
/ these stockmen for the businessl1ke
manner and farsightedness shown in
so getting together for working out
4 the situation. After considering the
/ situation thoroughly this band of de-
/ termined cattlemen decided that to et-
\ fectively control the scab disease that
/ twelve months operation, at. least,
would be necessary, with competent
1 force of five riders to keep all cattle
/ from drifting into or out of the quar-
antine area. For such a crew of r.
i ders to work for. one year the cattle
men figured that at least $4,000
! would be necessary to do the work.
/ Where was such u fund to come from
/ This especially after the recent state
/ legislature ignored plea for $4,000
for just this quarantine control.
/ Undaunted, the cattlemen began at
/ home and straightway asked the board
of supervisors Of Apache county for
as much financial aid as the board
could spare. Realizing the very ser
| iousness of the situation, the Apache
county supervisors mustered all avail
able funds, and $4,000 was thrown toI
the cause. Indeed, good work so far
But from where was the remaining
! $4,000 to come? The Apache cattle
men selected a committee to at once
! proceed to Phoenix and stay until
definite help was secured from some
where. The committee of three was
composed of Senator Fred T. Golfer,
Bert ]. Golfer and A. j. Mckay, and
to these men is due the credit for put
ting over the job in excellent shape.
After arriving in Phoenix the de-
| termined delegates at once solicited
aid from the Arizona Cattle Growers
association, as we'll as the officers of
! the Live Stock Sanitary board as to-
going after the necessary funds. Meet
| ing first in the offices of the Cattle.
| Growers association, it was decided
to try and get this amount from the
emergency fund of the state for the
plan originally laid out. Then with
the secretary of the Cattle Growers
association, the sanitary board offices
| were visited, to learn the possibility
of getting the states assistance.
There it was decided, with DR..
| Douglas, state veterinarian, and Sec
retary Francis of the sanitary board,
to call in the board members, forest
officials, Indian agents, government
Veterinarian of the bureau of animal
industry, Santa Fe railroad represen-
tatives, and Navajo county supervis-
ors, to go before the governor for the
funds.
This assemblage met on the morn
ing of April IL in conjunction with
the stockmen's committee from
Apache county and the president and
secretary of the Arizona Cattle Grow
ers' association. After learning from
the attorney general that the emer-
gency fund of the state could stand
such d withdrawal, if made, the body
present waited on Governor Hunt,
asking that such help be given
Governor Hunt was thoroughly inn
pressed with the seriousness of the
disease in Apache county and the me-
cessity for it's control. Forthwith
Governor Hunt stated that he would
issue state order at once setting
aside $4,000 for the control of the
seabies, under the supervision OF the
state veterinarian and the Live Stock
Sanitary board
Thus were the plans insured for the
effective patroling by a quarantine
inspector who is to have four deputy
riders for constant watch along the