110 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Imported animals inspected but not quarantined. 



The bureau's inspectors stationed in Great Britain have continued, 

 when requested by prospective importers, to apply the tuberculin test 

 to cattle for shipment to this country. Cattle not so tested before 

 importation are tested in quarantine after arrival in this country. 

 Results of tests are shown in the following table : 



Results of tuberculin tests of cattle for importation into the United States. 



IMPORTATION OF HIDES, WOOL. HAY, STRAW, ETC. 



Supervision is exercised over the importation of hides, glue stock, 

 horns, bones, hair, wool, hay, straw, and forage, with the object of 

 preventing the entrance of the infection of anthrax or other com- 

 municable diseases. 



Direct importations of hides have been much heavier during the 

 past fiscal year, owing largely to changes in shipping incident to the 

 war in Europe. Such importations have been governed by regula- 

 tions issued by the Treasury Department, in the enforcement of 

 which the Bureau of Animal Industry cooperates. 



INSPECTION OF VESSELS AND EXPORT ANIMALS. 



There has been continued activity in the exportation of horse 

 stock, and following the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in 

 this country a resumption of the usual export shipments of rumi- 

 nants and swine. 



Two hundred and twenty-three inspections of vessels carrying live 

 stock were made before clearance, and 151 certificates of inspection 



