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ANNUAL EEPOPvTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



for export is inspected and in certain cases certificates are issued. 

 Cattle for dairy and breeding purposes are subjected to the tuber- 

 culin test. Statistics of the inspection of animals for export are 

 given in the following table: 



Inspection of animals for export. 



• In former years considerable numbers of Canadian animals were exported (hroughthe United States. 

 Although only one animal was .so exported during the past fiscal year, this column is kept separate for 

 comparison with pre^ious statistics. 



2 Including 9,015 horses to Europe for military purposes. 



'Including 7,411 mules to Europe for military purposes. 



Of the cattle inspected for shipment to Canada. 1,321 were dairy 

 and breeding stock and were tested Avitli tuberculin ; 85 reacted and 

 were rejected. The remaining 7,411 cattle for Canada Avere range 

 animals and were not tested. The 818 cattle for other countries were 

 tested with tuberculin; 10 reacted and- were rejected. The mallein 

 test was applied to the 5,441 horses and 103 mules for Canada and 

 234 horses and 3 mules for other countries, with only 2 reactors. 



In cariying out the regulations governing the overseas transporta- 

 tion of live stock 215 inspections of vessels were made before clear- 

 ance. 



DAIKY AND BKKEDING CATTE FOR BELGIUSI AND FRANCE. 



Since the close of the war an entirely new line of business is in 

 cour.se of development in connection with the exportation of live 

 stock, namely, the shipment of dairy and breeding cattle to France 

 and Belgium. Three small shipments had gone forward at the close 

 of the year, one to France and two to Belgium, the former consisting 

 of 135 head and the latter of 180 and 350, respectively. 



FIELD LNSPECTION DIVISION. 



The Field Inspection Division, under Dr. A. W. \Miller, chief, has 

 continued its activities for the control and eradication of certain dis- 

 eases of live stock and has also conducted work in the enforcement 

 of certain live-stock cjuarantine and transportation laws. 



ERv\DlCATION OF SCABIES. 



In the work of eradicating sheep scabies in cooperation with State 

 officials bureau employees in the field made 22,394,561 inspections and 

 supervised 10,518,190 dippings, constituting increases over the year 

 before of 14 and 88.3 per cent, respectively. The bureau also assisted 

 State authorities in arresting outbreaks of sheep scabies in Michigan 

 and Iowa. In Michigan the eradication has lieen practically com- 



