REPOET OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. XIII 



35,839,611 pounds of beef and 42,784,927 pounds of pork. There 

 were 11 certificates issued for horseflesh, the export consisting of 638 

 packages, weighing 170,968 pounds. 



The quantit}^ of pork examined microscopically, which was exported, 

 amounted to 33,681,229 pounds. This was a decrease of a little more 

 than 2,000,000 pounds from the previous year, owing to a decreased 

 demand for pork from those countries demanding inspection. The 

 cost of this work per pound was 0.368 cent. 



The value of the exports of animals and animal products for the year 

 ended June 30, 1902, amounted to the large sum of 1244,733,062. Of 

 this amount, $44,871,684 was the value of the animals, $192,756,608 of 

 the meat and meat products, and $7,104,770 of the dairj^ products. 

 The total value of the exports of animal products was about $3,000,000 

 greater than the like exports of the previous year, but there was a 

 decrease of nearly $8,000,000 in the value of cattle exported. This 

 was due to the sharp demand for beef cattle in this country. 



Of the 392,884 cattle exported, 295,346 were inspected, tagged, and 

 certified as to health. The others shipped were from ports where 

 inspection is not provided and is made to countries where a Govern- 

 ment certificate of inspection is not required. Of sheep, 401,132 

 were inspected and 212,178 were certified for export; of horses, 

 19,990 were inspected and 10,975 certified for export. The value of 

 the cattle exported was $29,902,212; of horses $10,048,046; of mules 

 $2,692,298; of sheep $1,940,060. 



The inspection of vessels for carrying live stock has been conducted 

 with a view to the best possible service and the most humane treat- 

 ment of the animals. The percentage of los« in ocean transit of cattle 

 is now reduced to 0.13 for cattle, 0.89 for sheep, and 0,65 for horses. 



The number of clearances of vessels carrj-ing live stock was 837, 

 which was considerabh^ less than for the previous year — a condition 

 due to the decreased exports of cattle and horses. 



Inspection Service for Import Animals. 



There were inspected and admitted from Mexico 65,213 cattle, 3,776 

 sheep and lambs, and 2,090 goats; also a few asses, horses, mules, and 

 hogs. Through ports on the seacoast, horses not subject to quarantine 

 were imported to the number of 2,283. 



One of the most important duties of the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 is to maintain strict quarantine at the ports of the seacoast in order to 

 prevent the introduction of animal plagues. The etficiency of this 

 service has been shown in the past, and it is a service by which the 

 live-stock interests of our country' are directlj" conserved. The live- 

 stock growers demand and receive the most rigid inspection at these 

 ports, for it would be no difficult matter to permit the introduction of 

 diseases which might easily cost the live-stock growers many millions 



