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Sheep Scabies
Inspection Planned
Sheep Scabies is on the run in Virginia says County Agent, W. H. Lyne. Plans now call for inspecting sheep flocks during the period January 18-29 to give this troublesome problem another blow! Virginia was declared scabies free in August of 1963, but outbreaks in January and February of 1964 gave a setback to the program. In June of 1964, however, the state regained its scabiesfree classification. The county agent says there are definite advantages to all sheep producers in the scabies free designation. Not only is the disease costly in itself, but having it -in the state has put limits on the shipment of Old Dominion sheep to other states. <*** Lyne says, “The scabies eradication program nationwide has ^progressed much faster than was anticipated. To take advantage of these good results, all sheep will be inspected in all states that had a case of scabies last year. The eradication program in the state is being conducted by the1 Virginia Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the United States Dept, of Agriculture, VPI Extension Service, and Virginia Sheep Industry. I ceF tainly hope that Rappahannock County farmers will give their usual fine cooperation.* The success of the eradication program will depend on the inspection of every sheep in Virginia. Sheep owners who have not been notified of tht inspection should contract the county agent’s office as soon as possible. ' Local men will serve as
j flock inspectors. Inspector for
jRappahannock County is ;James E. Yates.
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