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Show PROPOSE INSPECTION TO COMBAT SCABIES SALT LAKE, Dec. f. Menace ..f iscabie9 to I." tah sheep arising from the I presence of the disease in Idaho and, Colorado', is given prominence In the biennial report of the slate livestock1 hoard. Regarding this disease, lh n port 3a ys: "it is respectfully recommend) d that In some wa sufficient funds be provided for sheep Inspection work for the coming biennlum to provide f or ja general Inspection of all sheep in the state at ihe time of shearing next spring, to be followed by a genera; : dipping order In the fall "I mring the past biennlum scabies has appeared in over half the counties! in the state, principal!) In the western and northern border counties, and the1 ; extreme southeastern part of the state. Some of the scabies Is ihe direct re-l isult of sheep entering from other stales for grazing on our winter range Other cases are the result of i exposure to these transient sheep. "Unless a vigorous campaign Is instituted in-stituted In cooperation with the hur-cau hur-cau of animal Industry, the efforts uni money rxpeiuh.d in the past will he for naught." The report gives many statistics .about the livestock industry in thci j state, and discusses the symptoms and I preventive measures of many of the 'more common diseases among live-1 : stock ' If the bureau of animal Industr i and tho state of Utah can continue their campaign for the next twoi years," It is staled, with reference to I tuberculosis in c.illlc 'Utah will be the first state In the union to be free from this dreaded disease." Joint brand inspection villi Colo-rado Colo-rado Wyoming and Arizona Is recommended recom-mended funds for such a purpose re-1 quiring an appropriation from the legislature. |