22f2 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Post-morlem inspections, fiscal year 1911. 



In the foregoing table are included the post-mortem inspections of 

 the carcasses of animals "suspected" on ante-mortem inspection, the 

 final ins])ections of carcasses that were "retained"' at the time of 

 slaughter, and the carcasses of animals slaughtered without ante- 

 mortem inspection and ])resented to official establishments with the 

 head and viscera attached. 



The various diseases and conditions for which fresh carcasses and 

 parts were condemned and tanked are shown in the following table: 



Diseases and conditions /or which condemnations were made on post-mortem inspection, 



fiscal year 1911. 



In addition to the foregoing there were tanked the carcasses of ani- 

 mals found dead or in a dving condition as follows: Cattle, 685; 

 calves, 844; swine, 20,906; sheep, 3,787; goats, 8; total, 26,230. 



SUPERVISION OF PREPARATION OF MEATS AND PRODUCTS. 



The amount of meats and meat food products prepared and processed 

 under the supervision of the bureau is shown in the following state- 

 ment, being an increase of 11.4 per cent over the fiscal year 1910. 



' This term is applied to carcasses held on suspicion on first post-mortem examina- 

 tion to be subjected later to more thorough examination for determining final dis- 

 position. 



