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yards for other than immediate slaughter to be officially dipped. The 

 effectiveness of this measure will not be proven until the coming 

 winter. It has at least had a great value in an educational way in 

 demonstrating proper dipping to the farmers. 



Considerable time and effort have been expended in getting farm- 

 ers throughout the state to install modern dipping vats, and in educat- 

 ing them in the use of recognized dips and proper dipping. With the 

 limited appropriation in comparison to the size of the sheep enterprise 

 and the large territory involved, it is not presumptuous to say that a 

 great service has been rendered. 



Employees of the Live Stock Sanitary Board Eradicating Sheep Scab by 



Dipping. 



SHEEP SCABIES CONTROL 



Fiscal Year 1927-1928 Flock Sheep 



Inspected - 2,604 302,763 



Infected 123 10,968 



Dipped 249 20,753 



Non-Infected Sheep Dipped as Demonstration 52 3,011 



Fiscal Year 1928-1929 Flock Sheep 



inspected 3-573 548,277 



Infected 224 19,087 



Dipped 440 35,365 



Non-Infected Sheep Dipped as Demonstration 103 7,636 



