BUREAU OF AXIMAL IXDUSTEY. 



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2 each in Montana and Xebraska, and 1 each in Idaho, New York, 

 North Carolina. Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia), while cam- 

 paigns were actively under way in 138 other counties, and in 296 

 additional counties preliminary work was being done. 



The area testing in the District of Columbia was continued. There 

 were inspected or tested 345 herds containing 1,1G6 cattle, from 

 which were removed 2 reactors, or 0.17 per cent. In order to ac- 

 commodate the dealers bringing cattle into the District of Columbia, 

 a part of Union Stockyards at Benning, D, C, was set apart for 

 the testing of cattle and given recognition as a public stockyard. 

 At this point there were tested 107 lots of cattle containing 193 

 head from which 6 reactors were removed. 



STATISTICS OF SLAUGHTER AND INDEMNITY. 



Statistics of the slaughter of reacting cattle, the indemnity 

 allowed, salvage realized, etc., are shown in the following table : 



Cattle slaughtered, appraised valine, indemnity allowed, and salvage realized in 



irork of tvierculosis eradication. 



1 Salvage paid to State. 



