134 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



JS^ewaygo Couuty to give talk and demonstration on tlie control of 

 abortion and sterility. 



June 5, 1917. Attended meeting of veterinarians and farmers, Mt. 

 Clemens, to demonstrate operation for sterility. 



June 8, 1917. Accompanied County Agent Nash, Branch Couuty, ou 

 tour through counties in the interest of abortion and sterility in cattle. 



June 15, 1917. Attended meeting of farmers and veterinarians, Cold- 

 Avater, to give talk on and demonstrate operation for sterility. 



It has been our privilege to continue to serve the State Live Stock 

 Sanitary Commission as Animal Pathologist. The greater part of our 

 Avork for the Commission consists in examining all diseased animal 

 tissues sent it, but occasionally a trip is made to investigate a 

 report of animal disease. During the past year the following trips have 

 been made for the Live Stock Sanitary Comniission : 



November 19, 191G. Accompanied State Veterinarian Dunphy to 

 Wacousta to investigate reported case of rabies in a horse, 



November 20, 191G. Accompanied State Veterinarian Dunphy to Jack- 

 son County to investigate disease of cattle. 



December 4, 191(5. Investigated disease of cattle near Linden. 



January' 27, 1917. Investigated disease of horses near Sagiimw. 



Febr-uary 12, 1917. Investigated disease of cattle near Forest Hill. 



March 19, 1917. Investigated disease of calves near Palmyra. 



May 15, 1917. Accompanied State Veterinarian Dunphy to investigate 

 disease of cow near Williamston. 



May 19, 1917. Investigated disease of cattle near Ithaca. 



June 26, 1917. Investigated disease of cattle near Marine City. 



Autopsies and examinations of Animal Tissues. 



During the past year we have held autopsies on animals as follows : 



Horses 5 



Cows and calves 13 



Hogs IC 



Dogs 3 



Sheep 2 



Chickens 25 



Turkey 1 



Rabbit 1 



Total 66 



Among these we have found: 



Purpura hemorrhagica, horse 1 



Meso-colic abscess from castration, mare 1 



Acute interstitial nephritis (colt 2, horse 1) 3 



Bilateral lobar pneumonia, calf 3 



Acute pulmonary emphysema, calf 1 



Caseous pneumonia, calf 1 



Acute fibrinous pleurisy and pericarditis, calf 1 



Catarrhal enteritis, calf 1 



