Report of William Henry Kelly. 



Hon. Charles A. Wibting, Commissioner of Agriculture: 



Dear Sir. — I herewith respectfully submit to you a report on 

 work done by me for the Department for the past year. 



BLACK QUARTER. 



Twenty cases of black quarter were reported and investi- 

 gated. Prior to vaccination 10 calves, 65 yearlings and five two- 

 year-olds died from black leg. In a number of cases the diag- 

 noses were made from the history, as those that had died had 

 been dead for several hours, and post-mortem changes had 

 taken place which would prevent a bacteriological examination 

 or an intelligent post-mortem examination. The following 

 vaccinations were made with black leg vaccine, the vaccine being 

 furnished by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, viz.: 

 65 calves, 125 yearlings and 50 three-year-olds. 



The reports which the Department sent out relative to black 

 leg seem to have been of some benefit, yet there are a number of 

 farmers who do not realize the importance of immediately burn- 

 ing or burying in lime all animals that die mysteriously, but 

 this should be done for the reason that a number of pathogenic 

 bacteria are spore producing organism. The spores, or what 

 might be called eggs, live for a long time and under favorable 

 conditions will develop and thereby produce the disease from 

 year to year. Then if the carcass is left undestroyed. the 

 disease can be spread over a large territory by dogs, foxes, pole 

 cats, crows, etc., as all of these animals are naturally immune 

 and feed upon the carcass. The contagion is spread by the 

 above-named animals carrying some pieces of the carcass to 

 some distant place. 



ACTINOMYCOSIS. 



Four cases were investigated, and prior to my visit two were 

 killed on account of their debilitated condition. During the 

 early spring, in Lewis county, there appeared to be an enzootic 



