competent veterinarian will be immediately placed in charge of the situation, with instructions to enforce a rigid quarantine over the infected district, and no pains will be spared to comply with every requirement of the Bureau of Animal Industry covering such cases and protect the cattle outside of the infected district. Adopted May 26, 1902. Resolutions adopted by the cattle sanitary board of New Mexico, June 11, 1902. Whereas this board, haying been notified by the Secretary of Agriculture that tick infection has been found upon cattle in the southwestern part of Grant County, N. Mex., and directing them to place a quarantine upon all cattle in the infected district: Therefore, be it Resolved, That the secretary of this board shall, as far as is practicable, at once notify each owner of cattle in Grant and Luna counties, N. Mex., lying south of the main track of the Southern Pacific Railroad, from the western boundary of Grant County to the eastern boundary of Luna County, that under the provisions of section. 184 of the Compiled Laws of New Mexico, and until further notice, a temporary quarantine is hereby placed upon all the cattle in the said district, and that they shall not move, drive, ship, or take away from said described territory any cattle until such cattle shall have been inspected and found free from all evidences of infectious or contagious diseases and written permission for their removal or shipment issued by a duly authorized representative of this board. And, further, that the secretary shall also notify the agents of the Southern Pacific and other railroads lying within or along this said district that until further notice, under said section 184, Compiled Laws of New Mexico, no cattle shall be received by them for shipment upon their roads until the said cattle shall have first been inspected and are found free from all evidence of contagious or infectious disease, and written permission to allow their shipment is filed with said agent by a duly authorized representative of this board; and be it Resolved, That Dr. L. J. Allen, of the Bureau of Animal Industry, be requested to, as soon as practicable, continue his investigations of the tick conditions in southwestern Grant County, N. Mex., and to report to this board the extent of the infection, if any, and what steps should be taken to stamp it out, and he is hereby made an authorized agent of this beard. J. A. LARUE, Secretary. JUNE 12. DEAR SIR: I was instructed to send you the inclosed copy of the resolution adopted by the board at their meeting held here on June 11, 1902, and to explain to you its purpose and the situation that called it forth, which is as follows: On May 9, 1902, Dr. L. J. Allen, an officer of the Bureau of Animal Industry, found on the range of the Victorio Land and Cattle Company, in the extreme southwestern part of Grant County, N. Mex., very near to the boundary lines dividing said county from the Territory of Arizona and the Republic of Mexico, a cow bearing the brand of the said company, from whose body he took six ticks (Boophilius Annulatus) capable of conveying the infection of Texas or splenetic fever to other healthy cattle. This was the only animal on which the ticks were found during the examination of some 8,000 or 9,000 head of cattle. The statement of the manager of the Victorio Land and Cattle Company is that she came out of the Guadaloupe Pass, in the extreme southwestern corner of Grant County, the same leading through the mountains from the high plateau of Grant County to the much lower altitude in the Republic of Mexico beyond, where fever ticks have been known to exist for some years, and the fact that she was accompanied with a large unbranded calf is evidence that she was coming back from that section to her old range. The board have taken measures, as soon as the cattle on this range are in a condition to be handled, to make a most searching and thorough investigation for any further traces of tick infection, and have, in the meantime, prohibited the movement of any cattle from the district, as you will see set forth in the copy of the resolution proclaiming the quarantine. The board feel sure that the present infection is sporadic and has originated in the manner above set forth, and that the conditions of the range are not favorable to its permanency or spread, and that, handled as agreed upon, it can be stamped out without loss of stock. The board further believe that a safe and easy way of preventing the infection from entering this Territory from the same direction could be established if the Department of the Interior would authorize the fencing of these passes through the mountains along the boundary line dividing Grant County, N. Mex., from the infected portion of Cochise County, Ariz., and the Republic of Mexico, and so protect the many millions of capital invested in cattle property in this Territory from constant menace and actual danger. The board respectfully ask you to see Secretary Wilson and get his views on the matter, and to assure him that this board is alive to the situation and that they will do their utmost to safeguard the great interests submitted to their charge. I am, sir, yours, very truly, Hon. B. S. RODEY, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. J. A. LARUE, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, I SIR: Replying to your letter of the 12th instant, which has been referred to me, have examined the resolutions adopted by your board on the 11th instant, and the quarantine established for the purpose of eradicating Texas fever infection in the Counties named is satisfactory. This Bureau will cooperate with you and give any assistance possible for stamping out the disease. Very respectfully, Mr. J. A. LARUE, D. E. SALMON, Chief of Bureau. Secretary Cattle Sanitary Board, East Las Vegas, N. Mex. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Washington, D. C., August 7, 1902. SIR: I am in receipt, by departmental reference, of a letter from the honorable Acting Secretary of Agriculture, dated July 18, 1902, calling attention to the prevalence of Texas fever among the cattle on the ranch of the Victorio Land and Cattle Company, in Grant County, N. Mex., upon which county a quarantine has been placed by the sanitary board of the Territory, at the request of the Department of Agriculture, for the purpose of preventing the spread of the infection, and asking that this Department authorize the fencing of the international boundary line between said county and the Republic of Mexico, and along the western boundary of Grant County, N. Mex., between that county and the infested portion of Cochise County, Ariz., which is also held in quarantine. It is stated in said letter that while the exact method by which this infection reached Grant County is not known, it probably came from the cattle in Cochise County, Ariz., or from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, through the Guadaloupe Pass. I have the honor to report that in view of the facts presented in this case, it is my opinion that no objection should be interposed to the maintenance of fencing deemed necessary by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of preventing further infection, and to recommend that the request be granted. The letter of the honorable Acting Secretary of Agriculture is herewith returned. Very respectfully, The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. W. A. RICHARDS, Acting Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a letter of the 16th ultimo from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture wherein he has asked that this Department authorize the fencing of the international boundary line between Grant County, N. Mex., and the Republic of Mexico, and along the western boundary of Grant County, N. Mex., between that county and the infected portion of Cochise County, Ariz., for the purpose of preventing further infection of cattle by Texas fever. In answer I inclose a copy of the report on the letter by the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office under date of the 7th instant. He has expressed the opinion therein, in view of the facts presented, that no objection should be interposed to the maintenance of fencing deemed necessary by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose mentioned. He has accordingly recommended that the request be granted. I concur in the report, and grant the authority requested. Very respectfully, The SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. THOS. RYAN, Acting Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, D. C., August 15, 1902. DEAR SIR: Referring to the fencing of the international boundary line between Grant County, N. Mex., and the Republic of Mexico and the western boundary of Grant County, N. Mex., which you brought to the attention of this Department at the request of the cattle, sanitary board of New Mexico, I have to inform you that this Department has received a letter dated the 12th instant from the Acting Secretary of the Interior authorizing the maintenance of such fences. I inclose herewith for your information a copy of the letter from the Department of the Interior, and also the report of the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office on this subject. I trust that the measures proposed by the cattle sanitary board of New Mexico will be effective in stamping out the contagious disease of cattle existing in Grant County, N. Mex., and preventing the introdution of the infection. Very respectfully, Hon. B. S. RODEY, House of Representatives. WILLIS L. MOORE, From June 30, 1901, to June 30, 1902, 133,832 cattle were inspected for removal from the Territory, of which 62,700 have gone out during the present year, the whole, at a very low average price, must have produced between $2,750,000 and $3,000,000 in cash. The United States census for 1900 gave the number of cattle then found in this Territory as 996,990 head. I have reason to believe that they were not all enumerated then, and that there are now at least 25 per cent more cattle in the Territory than that enumeration shows. There are a great many steers, mostly ones and twos, in the Territory yet unsold, and it is reasonable to believe that if the forage crops are garnered, as they now promise, a good market will be found for them all. SHEEP SANITARY BOARD. SIR: In compliance with your request we beg leave to submit to you report of the sheep sanitary board of New Mexico from June 30, 1901, to June 30, 1902. During the past year, as in the two previous years, the board has had constantly under its direction a corps of about forty range and shipping inspectors. All of these inspectors have been at all times in direct communication with the board and under instructions from it. Under date of July 20, 1901, the board issued, in both English and Spanish, the following circular order, and mailed the same to every sheep grower in the Territory: IMPORTANT ORDER. ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., July 20, 1901. To the sheep growers of the Territory of New Mexico: You are hereby notified that all sheep which have not been dipped since June 1, 1901, must be dipped between now and the 1st of November, 1901, using the lime and sulphur formula heretofore prescribed by this board in its rules and regulations, or any standard dip that will cure scab. And in the event of any flock still showing scab after having been dipped, the dipping must be continued until the scab is cured. Any sheep owner who fails or neglects to comply with this order, and whose sheep have not been dipped by November 1, 1901, will be subject to a fine of 1 cent for each and every head not so dipped, and the respective inspectors for the various counties have been ordered to strictly enforce this order and to collect such fines, and have all sheep not so dipped, as above ordered, dipped at owner's expense. The board desires to call especial attention to the notice received from the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Government, that no sheep will be allowed to leave this Territory that have or show any signs of scab, and that a corps of inspectors are employed to enforce this order. All growers who fail to take this warning will find they can not dispose of their sheep to leave the Territory, and should see that their sheep are entirely free from scab or they will be unable to make a sale. SOLOMON LUNA, President. Instructions were given to the board's corps of inspectors to see that this order was carefully followed. There was a universal compliance, and during the fall months every flock in the Territory was inspected and a report made as to its sanitary condition, these reports being now on file in the office of the board. Inspectors' reports show that all flocks were dipped. However, during the late winter scab developed in certain sections very extensively, and a large number of owners dipped their sheep in midwinter, during dangerous and inclement weather, in their effort to prevent the spread of the disease in their flocks. The winter was followed by a dry spring, and since then a continuous drought has prevailed. Losses in certain sections have been very heavy and the lambing light, probably not 40 per cent throughout the Territory. On account of the drought, the sheep being in poor condition and unable to withstand disease, scab has continued to spread. At the end of the time covered by this report the drought still continues; there is but little grass, excepting in the higher mountains; small lakes, ponds, and springs are dry, and frequently where dipping places are established there is no water whatever, making it impossible for owners to dip their sheep until the rains commence. The board in the past has been able to have all flocks dipped, but finds that scab develops before the winter is over, during the inclement months, at which time, with the facilities the growers have, it is dangerous to dip their sheep, and that the cause of this is that while all growers dip their sheep a large number do not dip properly. After some correspondence with inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the board has had printed, in both English and Spanish, some 6,000 copies of a pamphlet setting forth the following instructions as to preparation and use of dips approved by that Bureau: DIRECTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE OF SHEEP DIPS. The following directions for the preparation and use of the lime and sulphur and tobacco and sulphur sheep dips were prepared under the supervision of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture of the United States, and the Territorial sheep sanitary board of New Mexico strongly urges upon the sheep growers of this Territory that they provide themselves with the necessary facilities for dipping their own sheep, and that they carefully study these directions and dip their sheep thoroughly in accordance therewith. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., April 1, 1902. SOLOMON LUNA, President. DIRECTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE OF LIME AND SULPHUR SHEEP DIP. For each 100 gallons of dip required use 8 pounds of fresh unslacked lime, 24 pounds of sulphur, and 100 gallons of water. Slack the lime thoroughly, then add the sulphur and boil for two hours in one-fifth of the water required for the total amount of dip. The best method is to slake the lime in a mortar box and mix the sulphur with it, then put the mixture in the cooking tank after the water is nearly at the boiling point. If no mortar box is at hand, the lime can be slacked in the cooking tank and the water added. In that case it is best not to add the sulphur until the water is nearly to the boiling temperature, as the sulphur will settle to the bottom of the tank until the water begins to boil. The mixture should be boiled for two hours from the time it begins to boil, stirring often. When done boiling add enough water to replace what has boiled away, so as to have the original one-fifth of water required for the total amount of dip. Allow to settle two hours or longer and draw off the clear liquid for use in dipping sheep, but do not use the sediment, as the sediment injures the wool. If the above directions have been followed, we now have the lime and sulphur cooked in one-fifth of the water required for the total amount of dip, or five times as strong as the strength required for dipping sheep, and when we use it in the dipping vat each part of the mixture requires four parts of clear water added, or, in other words, 100 gallons of the mixture and 400 gallons of water mixed together will be of proper strength for dipping. An average swim in a dipping vat is 38 to 42 inches deep, and the number of gallons required to fill the vat to the proper depth for dipping should be ascertained before cominfencing to fill it. To do this the vat should be carefully measured and the capacity at different depths marked on measuring rods. (Two hundred and thirty-one cubic inches make one gallon.) The capacity of heating tanks should also be ascertained in the same manner. Fill the dipping vat to the proper depth, with one part of the lime and sulphur mixture, or medicine, as it is usually termed, and four parts of water, either hot or cold or part hot and part cold, so as to have the proper temperature when mixed. If a swim requires 1,500 gallons, it would need 300 gallons of medicine and 1,200 gallons of water to make it. After the medicine and water are in the dipping vat they should be well mixed by stirring lengthwise of the vat; also top and bottom. A good implement for stirring or mixing top and bottom of the dip in a vat is a large hoe. Place the blade of hoe on bottom of vat, with back against the side and pull up with a quick movement. After the dip is thoroughly mixed take the temperature at different parts of the vat. See that it is uniform, and if too high or too low add cold or hot water with the proper proportion of medicine until the right temperature is obtained, being careful to have all well mixed. The proper temperature of dip when dipping sheep is 100° to 110° F., using the higher temperature to start with, as the dip gradually cools when the sheep are going through the vat. The temperature should be maintained between 100° and 110°, as near as possible, but should be allowed to go to a little below 100° rather than above 110°, as 110° should be the maximum. To ascertain the temperature use a dairy thermometer. Take some of the dip out the vat in a bucket and hold the thermometer in it to read the temperature. Do not try to take the temperature by putting the thermometer in the dipping vat and lifting it up to read. This method is unreliable, as the mercury drops rapidly as soon as the thermometer is lifted out of the dip. If the dipping vat is provided with steam pipes, an even temperature can be maintained, and in that case would use a temperature of 103° to 105° F. The sheep should be put in the dipping vat carefully; avoid strangling, abuse, or rough handling of any kind. They should be held in the dip until the fleece is well soaked to the skin (B. A. I. regulations require two minutes). Freshly shorn sheep should be held in the dip the same length of time as would be required by sheep with full fleece. The sheep should be kept well under the dip, except head, all the time they are in the vat, being careful to have top of shoulders and back part of neck well soaked, as these are favorite lodging places for the scab mite. Men with dipping forks must be stationed along the vat to prevent sheep from swimming through too soon, and to push each sheep under the dip, except head, as they swim past them. If the sheep swim through the vat too quickly, the men can hold them back with dipping forks. They should be held in bunches of three to five, each man holding a bunch the necessary length of time, then passing them to the next man, pushing them well under the dip as they swim past. Place dipping fork over front part of shoulders, and gently but firmly push the sheep under the dip, except head. If properly done, the sheep will raise its head so the neck can be well soaked without danger of strangling by pushing the head under. The head of each sheep should be thoroughly ducked once, the best time to do this being just before they start up the incline to go out of vat. All sheep that have hard, dry scab on them should be sorted from the flock and the scabby spots hand dressed with some of the dip, rubbing with a smooth stick so as to moisten and soften the scab, but not severe enough to draw blood, as the blood will protect the mites from the effect of the dip. Allow these sheep to stand thirty to sixty minutes after hand dressing before putting them in the dipping vat. If sheep are affected with scab, a second dipping should be given at an interval of ten or twelve days from the first one, to kill the mites hatched from eggs not killed by the first dipping. If the sheep are not affected but have only been exposed to the disease, one dipping will be sufficient. The dipping vat should be thoroughly cleaned before using; also heating tanks and draining floors, if necessary. The dipping vat should also be cleaned whenever the 8032-02-19 |