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 224 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



PLEUROPNEUMONIA. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C, February 9, 1888. 



Edwin F. Smith, Esq., Secretary State Board of Agriculture, Sacramento, 

 California: 



Sir: Your favor of the eleventh ultimo has been received, but owing to 

 the pressure of work in preparing reports for Congress I have been unable 

 to give it earlier attention. I am glad to notice that interest is being taken 

 in California in relation to suppressing contagious diseases and preventing 

 their introduction. The Governor of California has accepted the rules 

 and regulations prepared by me on April 15, 1887, and promised the co- 

 operation of the executive authorities of the State of California in their 

 enforcement. I inclose, in accordance with your request, certain measures 

 suggested by me to the Legislatures of several States for enactment, as 

 providing the best means for accomplishing this work. The first Act in- 

 closed, marked "A," has become a law in the States of Virginia, New 

 York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Illinois. The 

 Act marked "B" has just been prepared and forwarded to the Legisla- 

 ture of New Jersey. In the absence of all legislation on this subject in 

 California, I am of the opinion that the proposed Act sent to New Jersey 

 is the one best suited for the needs of your State. 



Hoping that you will be successful in directing the attention of your 

 Legislature to this subject, and securing the enactment of an effective law, 

 I am, 



Very respectfully, 



NORMAN J. COLMAN, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Department of Agriculture, ) 

 Washington, D. C, January 20, 1888. ) 



Hon. T. W. Palmer, Chairman Senate Committee of Agriculture and For- 

 estry: 



Sir: In response to the request of your committee for my views in regard 

 to legislation for the suppression of pleuro-pneumonia, I have the honor to 

 state : 



In the consideration of proposed legislation to eradicate this disease from 

 among the cattle herds of the United States, it is necessary to have in 

 mind the method of work which is essential to successfully accomplish this 

 purpose, so that the legislation may properly confer the required power to 

 carry this method into effect. 



During the first three years of the existence of the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry, its powers were so restricted and its appropriations so limited, 

 that its work was confined mostly to investigating the extent of pleuro- 

 pneumonia in this country. During the past year the powers of the bureau 

 were increased, as well as the amount of its appropriation, so that it has 



