The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-05-02
QUARANTINE
OFFICERS ARE
KEPT ON JUMP
STOCKMEN AND FARMERS
GIVING SPLENDID CO.
OPERATION TO LOCAL
OFFICERS

DR. f. II. Baker, local veterinarian,
in charge of the Minden disinfection
plant, reports that he has been kept
exceedingly busy during the past ten
days fumigating clothing of persons
coming in from infected districts of
California In majority of these
cases the men have not been STOP
ped at other Nevada stations. prin-
cipally the one at Reno, the main
artery of entrance to Nevada
Under the Governors quarantine
proclamation, those in charge of
fumigation stations have the right
only to fumigate "all sheep herders.
sheep shearers, livestock handlers
and buyers, and other persons, whose
occupation brings them In contact
with live stock, coming into the State
of Nevada from the State of Cali
fornia"
The quarantine officers keep
close guard at the arrival of all
j trains and auto stages, but in most
/ instances, must be a good Judge of
human nature. insofar as being able
to distinguish the men coming under
/ this classification Occasionally
j farm laborer arrives, but from his
meat wearing apparel he gives every
outward appearance of being a travel
+ ing man or such. Here is where the
farmers and their cooperation comes
i in. Before they will employ any man
he must produce a certificate of dis
+ infection. Unable to do so, he Is de-
MED admittance to the farm and the
officers are notified and disinfection
i is the result.
/ Those who have made somewhat
of a study of the quarantine situa-
i tion, declare that the protective
quarantine maintained by the farm
+ ers of Carson Valley Is without ques-
tion the greatest safeguard of all
methods now in operation No one
is allowed on any of the ranches that
do not belong there. On every gate
big red sign is posted warning
f everybody to keep out Laborers
seeking work must first present
certificate of disinfeetion before al
/ lowed on the premises.
/ The foot and mouth disease is not
under control in California and new
outbreaks are reported almost daily.
! While It is true that the disease is
held In check in certain infected
areas, it may require six months, ac-
cording to experts, to entirely eradi-
cate the plague.
+ DR. Records of Reno, head of the
Nevada quarantine department of Ne
vada, met with California officials at
Sacramento Tuesday but nothing of
+ Importance was transacted. Upon
his return to Reno he stated that
there was no intention of modifying
the Nevada quarantine regulations.
II would be impossible to put into
effect a quarantine that would be one
hundred per cent perfect or one that
would be accepted as right by every
body. The fact that automobile tour
lists or travellers between California
and Nevada are penalized by disin
fection and fumigation under any
and all conditions, while those trav-
cling on trains, although they may
come from infected areas, unles they
are sheep herders stock men, or 9TH
ers of this class as designated by the
Governors proclamation, come into
Nevada without being fumigated or
disinfected.
Through special arrangement, the
people of Alpine county, can come
into Nevada without being disin-
fected or fumigated which appears to
be a very sane understanding of the
situation. However, stock move
ments into that county are not al
lowed without permit nor is stock
permitted TO be brought from Alpine
into Nevada without certificate or
clean bill of health.
Sheep men and also stockmen, have
found some Of the regulations decid-
edly unfair to their way of thinking.
Dogs are used extensively for driv-
ing sheep and cattle. Upon return
ing from the ranges, the dogs have
been threatened with death if any
attempt was made to take them over
the line. To kill a valuable sheep or
stock dog under any circumstance
+ like this would be nothing short of
criminal A little horse sense must
be used by quarantine officers irres
pectiye of their iron-clad instruct
ions
/ Those who had hoped that the foot
and mouth disease in California
would be eradicated within a few
weeks at least and the quarantine
/ lifted are not taking such a bright