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was difficult to conviuce owueis that tliis would be doue. The records 

 of I'ennsylvania sliow tliat cvory just claim Tor auinials destroyed on 

 account of foot-and iiiouth disease in each outbreak have been paid 

 to the full extent of the law. The Federal Government has i)aid its 

 share in full and in some cases more promptly than it was possible 

 for the Board to do so. In some cases embarrassment was caused for 

 the reason that money could not be ])aid at once for animals that 

 were destroyed. Ju a few cases the herds had been attached by the 

 sheriff before they were condemned and souie difficulty was exper- 

 ienced in handling lierds of this kind. 



The Board should be provided with funds surilcient at all times to 

 meet emergencies. It is necessary to hire additional help, much of 

 which is day laborers and such people with those who have property 

 destroyed, can ill afford to wait for settlement. 



Fortunately, this outbreak occurred just before the session of the 

 legislature. Had it occurred a year later most of our people would 

 have been compelled to wait fo" settlement for indemnity for a year 

 or more. This would have necessitated a hardship that could have 

 been hardly borne by many who had herds destroyed. 



The livestock in Pennsylvania is valued at something over one hun- 

 dred and fifty million dollars. Those who are engaged in this in- 

 dustry are entitled to all the protection possible from transmissible 

 diseases. In the past, Pennsylvania has been one of the most generous 

 States in the Union in the matter of providing veterinary educa- 

 tion and money to handle the diseases of livestock, and it is hoped 

 that she will continue to furnish this needed protection and en- 

 couragement to one of her most valuable branches of industry. 



The statistics in reference to handling the disease are shown in the 

 following table: 



