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Show END QUARANTINE FOR SHEEP SCAB As ' a "result of the' efforts of federal feder-al and state authorities to eradicate the disease, known a'. sheep scab, an order has been Issued by the secretary secre-tary ot agriculture, effective March 15, releasing from quarantine the entire en-tire state of Washington and largo portions f Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Arizona, as follows: That portion of Oregon lylog east of the Cascade mountains; tho counties of Lincoln. Clark and Nye. in the state of Nevada; the counUes of Bea- ver, Piute, Iron, Garfield, San Juan. Washington and Kane, In the state of Utah; all the territory of Arizona except Navajo and Apache counties, and all of the state of Colorado except ex-cept the counties of Conejos, Rio-Grande, Rio-Grande, Saguache, Huerfano, Castllla, Las Animas, Baca, Bent, ProWerd. and portions of the counties of Montezuma. Monte-zuma. La Plata Archuleta. Pueblo Otero and Kiowa. Tho release of so large an aroa at this time Indicates the good progress mado during the past year in the work of stamping out this disease, which Is a great handicap to the sheep Industry, Whcu the Bureau of Animal Industry Indus-try began systematic work more than ten years ago for the eradication of sheep scab this disease prevailed over large areas In the west and was rapidly rapid-ly spreading. Gradually the infection infec-tion has been stomped out and the areas reduced until the territory now remaining under quarantine consists only of the states f Kentucky, Texas, and California, tho territory of New Mexico the southern portion of Colorado, Colo-rado, two counties in Arizona, the northern parts of Utah and Nevada, and the western portion of Oregon. Tho good results have been accom pllshcd with tho co-operation of stato and local officials and the support of progressive ptockmon. It Is believed that with a contlnuatlou of active work by all concerned the disease may bp completely eradicated from the wst within a very few years. Copies of the order mentioned, giving giv-ing the boundary lines In detail, may bo obtained ou application to the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Indus-try, Washington, D C. |