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MONTGOMERYSHIRE SHEEP SCAB…

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MONTGOMERYSHIRE SHEEP SCAB REGULATIONS. MEETING OF FARMERS. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr F. M. Campbell, of Brynllwydyn, presided over a meeting of farmers held at the Wynnstay Hotel, Machynlleth, for the purpose of discussing the proposed new sheep scab regulations. There were also present Messrs E. Hughes (Mathafarn), John Jones (Ynyslas), M. E. Francis, Daniel Howell, Davies (Caeadda), J. Morgan (Gubi), Humphreys (Fachuchaf), J. R. Jones (Bryn), L. Lewis (Troedyrhiew), E. Jones (Cynffyach), R. R. Cullen, W. Jones (Llanbryn- mftir), R. Gill art, R. Pugh, William Davies, Richard Hugkes, and Lewis Lewis (Penegoes). The Chairman explained at the outset that the recent regulations only affected that part of the Union which was in the county of Montgomery ani had nothing whatever to do with the other parts of the Union. They were probably all aware that thnre was a combined area, consisting of Denbigh- T, shire, Flintshire, Herefordshire, Montgomeryshire (with the exception of that portion of the Union of Machynlleth which lay in the county), Radnorshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. These counties appointed representatives who met at Shrewsbury and made regulations for the whole of that combined area. The regulations for the Machynlleth district were, however, made by the Contagious Diseases Committee of the county and a new set of regulations had been issued and they were there that day to discuss them. The Chair- man explained that in Article I. the sheep would be required to be dipped twice and any sheep suffering from scab could not be removed until after the expiration of two months. He then went on to point oat that if the sheep were to be sent into the combined area they would have to be dipped within seven days of leaviug the farm and again dipped upon reaching their destination. Now they had to consider what amendments they should make to that. In Merionethshire there were no aheep regulations at all. Mr E. Hughes: The best plan. Mr Francis: They are very wise. Mr Ed. Hughes said that he was in favour fIi. dipping onoe a year, and if sheep scab broke out let them CMMpel the farmers to dip the sheep as often as the disease appears (hear, hear). There was no senile in dipping sheep when they were healthy. Mr John Jones asked if there would be any advantage in joining the combined area. The Chairman replied that they would not have to dip so much, but on the other hand, the com- mittee of that area might make very stringent re- gulations which they would bo powerless tolfight, whilst they now had a voioe in the work of the committee of their own county under whose authority they now came. Mr Francis said that as far as he was concerned he would rather be within the combined area beoause it gave him a lot of trouble before he oould lend fat sheep away from the Unioa district. He thought that fat sheep should be allowed to pass without certificates. Mr Lewis Lewis fe,b LLat it was rather hard, mpon the farmers that they should be compelled to dip the sheep when they were all right. There was no sense in demanding that the sheep should be dipped twice. Mr J. IL Jones was of opinion that it would be a good thing if a piece of land was fenced off so that the sheep could be isolated when an attack broke out. Mr Ed. Haghea agreed that there was a difficulty in keeping the sheep separate. Besides it would be very inconvenient to dip the sheep when it went towards winter. It was evident that the members of the County Committee had no idea how the Welsh sheep were managed in that part of the county. Mr Francis: If they will allow us to keep as we are at present, it will be the best. Mr John Jonef, Ynyshir, did not agree with the majority. He would like to see one rule under which dipping would be made compulsory by Act of Parliament and that it should be done twice each Tear. They wanted to stamp the sheep scab out of the country and this oould only be done by compelling all farmers to dip. He did not, believe that onoe would be sufficient, and when sheep had the scab tkey ought to be dipped at least twice within a month, or even less in order to make sure of destroying the eggs of the insects, which were said to be the cause of the scab. He had had plenty of opportunity of testing what he said and he moreover strongly advocated the fencing off of a portion of the farm so as to keep the had sheep away from the healthy. If this were done be be. lieved that they would stamp it out. The Chairman remarked that this was done in New Zealand. Mr Ed. Hughes I don't think that it is neces- sary to dip healthy sheep more than once. Mr J. Jones What is the use of dipping healthy sheep at all ? Mr Davies, Oaaadda, did not believe that it would ever be stamped oat. The Chairman said that he had heard from Capt. Mytton to whom he had written and he was pre- pared to oonaider any suggestions which the farmers of that district could thro v out. Mr Francis complained that Captain Mytton had Altered the period for removal after recovery from the disease from 28 days to two months. The Chairman: In the combined area it is three months. Mr Francis said that the sheep were perfectly healthy in 28 days. Let them take his own case. Supposing he had soab on the farm in the month of September he would not, if this regulation was agreed to, he able to move the sheep until Novem- ber, when all the fairs had passed. It was then agreed, on the proposition of Mr Ed- ward Hughes, that they ask that Art. 1 should be altered to dipping once a year," and that the sheep should be removed at the expiration of 28 days, and not two months as now proposed. Article 3 reads that the sheep could not be re- moved from the hill top to the farm without a declaration as to their soundness, and if they had the scab they must be dipped on the hill. Mr R. Gillart and Mr E. Hughei disagreed with this proposal and said that it appeared to them thai, ilaa m jmbera of the County Committee bad no idea how to manage the Welsk mountain sheep, and regulations for the whole Hunty weuld not Mit Vatu at that end. The Chairman reminded them that the wording of Article 3 was the same as the law now in force in Cardiganshire. It was pointed out that if sheep scab broke out in a flock on the hill side in the cold days of winter according to the new regulation the owner could not move them and they would be left there to die. Mr Francis thought that they should do away with it altogether and let the farmers bring the sheep down to the farm to be dipped. After some further discussion it waR agreed to ask the Committee to amend the regulations so that they could bring the sheep down to the farm from the hill side in case of an outbreak, have them dipped twice, then keep them separated from the healthy sheep. Mr R. Gil n t and Mr E. Hughes were added to the committee having the new regulations under consideration.

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