No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 123 



Much of tlie disiurefting was done dining tlie colde«t weather of 

 the wiuter, when the mauuie aud earth in the barnyard wa.s frozen 

 to a considerable dei)th. Considering the condition of the weather 

 under which the disinfection was done, the results were unusually 

 good. Of the 1)04: premises disinfected, but five showed infection when 

 test animals were placed upon them. 



Pennsylvania was extremely fortunate in many ways in being 

 so well prepared for handling an extensive outbreak of this nature. 

 The 1918 legislature provided a law for handling the transmissible 

 diseases of animals, that was believed at the time it was adopted to 

 be ideal and since has proved efficient in all cases. This was a codi- 

 fication of the laws under which the Board had operated for a num- 

 ber of years, and in every case gave abundant authority for handling 

 this outbreak safely and promptly. Without this authority, our 

 work would have been badly handicapped. In most cases owners 

 submitted willingly to the requirements of the Federal and State 

 laws. No injunctions were taken out to interfere with the progress 

 of the work, and in only three places was it necessary to call upon the 

 State police to enforce quarantines or destroy livestock in accordance 

 with the requirements. 



Special credit should be given to Ex-Governor John K. Tener, 

 Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh and Attorney General Francis Shunk 

 Brown, who gave all the support and assistance possible to eradicate 

 the disease and protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from fur- 

 ther infection. Had it not been for the strong stand taken by Gov- 

 ernor Brumbaugh and Attorney General Brown in reference to haul- 

 ing livestock across the State, there is no doubt but much more dif- 

 ficulty would have been experienced in checking the spread of the 

 disease. 



The co-operation from all sources was commendable; but special 

 credit should be given to the railroads, stockyards companies and 

 shippers. Stockyards companies disinfected their premises 

 several times and at their own expense. One company in particular 

 paid over |47,000 for work of this kind. The different railroads dis- 

 infected each of the small shipping stations to which infected stock 

 had been received at their own expense. The various railroads co- 

 operated fully in following the regulations of the Federal and State 

 Governments. All of their agents were supplied by them wnth the 

 regulations and they were instructed to comply with the require- 

 ments fully and much assistance was given the work by such agents. 



It is impossible to mention individually each practicing veterinarian 

 and regular agent of the Board who deserve recognition for their loy- 

 alty and untiring efforts in the w^ork of eradicating this disease. Many 

 veterinarians left their more lucrative and pleasant practice to go to 

 another section of the State to assist in the work. These men, as 

 well as our regular agents, w^orked long hours, in many instances on 

 holidays aud Sundays, under the most trying weather conditions. 

 Their work is appreciated by the Board and, we trust, by the live- 

 stock interests of the State. 



The Board is e.specially grateful to the members of the Legislature 

 for the generous manner in which Ihey appropriated money to pay 

 for the herds and property destroyed. 



At the time the outbreak occurred there was about |77.000 in the 

 treasury of the Board. This was soon exhausted. The State's share 



