No. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



151 



INSPECTION OF DAIRIES 



9 



The State Livestock Sanitary Board is authorized in section 6 of an 

 Act approved March oOth, 1905, to co-operate with any local board of 

 health in accordance with rules and regulations, and upon such 

 terms of co-operation as may mutually be agreed upon for the pur- 

 pose of ascertaining the condition of dairy herds and of milk sup- 

 plies, and for the purpose of protecting such milk supplies from 

 contamination. 



During the past year there have been nine cities apply for co- 

 operation in milk inspection work. These cities were Bloomsburg, 

 Hanover, Ell wood City, Oil City, Siberly, Tidoute, West Pittston, 

 Ingram and Wilkes-Barro. This inspection included the examination 

 of 191 farms with the cattle contained thereon. 



EPIZOOTIC LYMPHAGITIS 



There has been very few cases of this disease reported during 

 the past year. It appeared in eleven counties, but in only four of 

 these counties was there more than one case. The total number of 

 animals afflicted with the disease was 22, and 14 of these were 

 destroyed. In 1909, 56 cases were reported and 23 of these it was 

 necessary to destroy. It will be remembered that in 1908 the disease 

 was quite prevalent throughout the western part of the State, and 

 it is gratifying to note the gradual decrease and eradication of the 

 same. This has been brought about by strict quarantine of all ani- 

 mals afflicted, as well as destroying those animals that were consid- 

 ered to be beyond the stage of recovery by therapeutic methods. 



The following table will give the distribution of this disease by 

 counties and the number of cases appearing in each county: 



EPIZOOTIC LYMPHAGITIS 



County 



Number Animals 

 Destroyed 



Allegheny , ... 

 Armstrong, .. 



Beaver, 



Bradford, ... 



Butler, 



Clarion 



Delaware, 



Jefferson, ._. 



Mercer, 



Montgomery, 

 Philadelphia, 



Total, .. 



TEXAS FEVER 



There has been four outbreaks of Texas fever within the State. 

 There were 409 cattle exposed, of which 12 were found to be affected; 

 9 of these animals died. These outbreaks were caused by the ship- 

 ment of Southern cattle north and unloading them either for water or 



