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experiment station of the Bureau. A flock of Delaine Merino slieep 

 has been purchased in order to determine tlie precise effect of vari- 

 ous dips on a standard fine wool. The wool of the Merino sheep is 

 much finer and more closely set tliaii that of most other breeds, and 

 it is a question whether a dip effective for sheep with a smooth skin 

 and straight wool is equally effective when applied to sheep with the 

 fleece and skin of the Merino. 



The number of sheep inspected at various places in order to pre- 

 vent the interstate shipment of diseased sheep was 1,801,379, and the 

 number dipped underthe supervision of Bureau inspectors was 626,838, 



INSPECTION OF IMPORTED ANIMALS. 



The numbers and classes of animals imported from Mexico and 

 inspected at ports of entiy along the international 1)oundary line are 

 here given: Cattle, 80,329; sheep, 9,976; swine, 44; goats, 4,132; 

 horses, 3. 



From Canada the imports of animals not subject to detention at 

 quarantine stations comprised ^ ,693 cattle, 209,373 sheep, 1,886 horses, 

 1,092 swine, 6 goats, and 1 deer — total, 290,051. Of these, 1,012 cat- 

 tle, 7,262 sheep, 137 horses, and 180 swine were imported for breeding 

 j)urposes. 



Through the port of New York there were imported 265 horses and 

 350 mules; through the port of San Francisco, 8 horses. 



The following table shows tlie number and kinds of animals detained 

 in quarantine for the specified time : 



Number of animals imported and quarantined at different stations. 



There were also received at the Garfield station 7 deer, 4 gazelles, 

 32 camels, 1 goat, 2 zebus. 



BIOCHEMIC DIVISION. 



TUBERCULIN AND MALLEIN. 



In addition to the preparation of tuoerculin, which will be mentioned 

 later, the biochemic division has made and distributed 10,722 doses of 

 mallein for testing horses for glanders. Considerable quantities of 

 this were used in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Oklahoma Ter- 

 ritory, but the largest part was supplied to the War Department, and 

 small amounts have been sent to twelve different States. 



