BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



247 



Areas released from cattle quarantine as a result of tick eradication. 



state. 



California. 



Texas 



Oklatioma 

 Arkansas. 

 Mississippi 

 Tennessee. 



Square 

 miles. 



32, 271 

 10,675 

 3,076 

 3,464 

 1,407 

 1,442 



State. 



Georgia 



South Carolina 

 Virginia 



Total..., 



Square 

 miles. 



815 

 2,673 

 1,695 



57,518 



In addition to the States represented in the above list, active oper- 

 ations are being carried on in North Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri. 



During the year the total number of inspections made by Bureau 

 employees was 3,745,548, of which 2,589,082 were reinspections. This 

 is an increase of 14.5 per cent over the inspections of the previous year. 



SCABIES IN SHEEP. 



The area quarantined for scabies in sheep was reduced during the 

 fiscal year by releasing from quarantine 390,000 square miles, com- 

 prising the State of Washington and portions of Oregon, Nevada, 

 Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, while the State of Kentucky was placed 

 in quarantine. 



The number of inspections made by Bureau employees during the 

 fiscal year was 52,749,920, a decrease of 11.7 per cent from the previ- 

 ous year. The number of dippings supervised by Bureau employees 

 was 12,153,356, a decrease of 22.1 per cent, and the number of cars 

 cleaned and disinfected was 2,577. 



SCABIES IN CATTLE. 



The area quarantined for scabies in cattle was reduced during the 

 fiscal year by releasing 53,021 square miles, consisting of one county 

 in Montana, two counties in Wyoming, parts of five counties in Col- 

 orado, seven counties in Nebraska, nine counties in Kansas, and nine 

 counties and parts of four counties in Texas. 



The number of inspections made was 18,190,456, a slight increase 

 over the previous year. 



The number of dippings supervised was 1,336,829, a decrease of 

 14.3 per cent, and 8,723 cars were cleaned and disinfected. 



GLANDERS IN HORSES. 



There were inspected for glanders at Indian schools and agencies 

 16,264 horses and mules, of which 22 were found diseased and 479 

 exposed to the disease. This work was done in cooperation with the 

 Office of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior. 



SCABIES IN HORSES. 



The number of horses and mules inspected for scabies during the 

 year was 11,761 and the number dipi^ed was 1,216. 



