The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-05-14

Still In Force
Situation Prac tioal ly
Unchanged; Fumiea-
ton Enforced

The past weeks development IN
the foot and mouth disease was even
more satisfactory than the week be-
| fore, as but few new outbreaks were
chronieled and the work OF the fed
eral department operating in Cali
| fornia seems to be in better shape.
No new outbreaks have occurred in
| the northern section of California,
which lends encouragement in the
belief that the disease is under con-
troll.
First Hand Knowledge
II. ]. Long, who is probably the
foremoft breeder of Holstcins In Ne
yada and one of the big men in the
game of the west, went to California
last week for a conference with DR.
Houck, of the U. 8. bureau of animal
industry at Sacramento. Upon his
return he states that DR.. Houck and
| his assistants are more hopeful al
present than in several weeks, as
they have been meeting with cooper
alton both from the people and the
county and state authorities. 1t ia
/
enforced to the letter and that the
dairymen and farmers in general will
lend the proper assistance that the
disease can and will be controlled
within the next few weeks.
Mr.. Long explains that the need
full use of guarantees is the only
hope to keep the disease within
bounds and those who complain at
fumigation and treatment do not
realize the jeopardy that the whole
coast has been In the past few
months.
More Cards In Evidence
The quarantine station at Hazen
reports that each day more tourists
and people appear with fumigation
certificates, indicating that addition
al stations are being opened up as
the passes over the mountains are
| thrown open. Hobos are not as plen-
tiful and they are taking their medi-
cine with less complaint
AS rule car that has been prop
erly dipped or treated is self evident,
as they can be distinguished by their
Gdor, both coming asd going There
is some complaint that there has
been laxity along the Dog Valley
section and that parties have come
through with shallow explanations as
to their point of origin. In such
| cases the Feraley station gives them
the regulation bath, but this should
he. 40 I'D 70 n EA IL
Alpine Cautious
Word from Alpine county which
borders on Douglas, is to the effect
that every road now leading into that
section has established a fumigation
station and that a rigid inspection
and enforcement of orders is to be
maintained. The Douglas county
people are assisting the Alpine stock
men in their endorsements. Parties
coming into Nevada over the passes
from Alpine must submit to fumiga-
tion.
The following firm the Citizens
Emergency Committee of Los An
geles tells of outbreaks up to and
including May 9th:
The outbreak at Hynes has been
anticipated for some little time, al
though 1t was hoped there might be
none. The herds affected by the foot
and mouth disease are not in the
closely populated district, so that II
is possible infection may be held in
this particular place.
The outbreak at Visalia is much
to be regretted. This is the first
known outbreak in Tulare county
and is not in the closely Populated
section. and 1t is hoped by author
tiles that the wholesale spread of the
disease will be prevented In this
county
These recurring outbreaks only
serve to emphasize the fact that over
confidence should not be entertained
by the public because of the dropping
off of reported infections. The pub
lie are entirely too prone to jump to
the conclusion that because no cases
are reported every day or so that the
trouble is over.
The public are urged to be patient
and not relax for one moment In dill
gently observing the quarantine rules
until notified officially by the fed
eral and state departments of agri-
culture In definite language that the
state is free from foot and mouth
disease.
Should outbreaks discontinue in
the next three weeks 1t would be
| necessary to use the utmost vigilance
for from thirty to sixty days there
after to make sure that no further
outbreaks would occur.