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The report to the secretary of the Board shall be made in writing 

 and shall include the description of the diseased animal or animals, 

 the name and address of the owner or person in charge of the ani- 

 mal, if known, and a statement as to the location of the animal. 

 This act also relates to several other 1'eatnres of the work of the 

 State Livestock Sanitary Board and is incorporated, for reference 

 as a part of this report. Two of the older acts relating to the work 

 of the State Livestock Sanitary Board have been amended. The act 

 approved May 21, 1895, and under which the State Livestock Sani- 

 tary Board is established, has been amended so as to authorize the 

 Hoard more definitely to conduct scientific investigations in relation 

 to the causes, nature and prevention of the diseases of domestic 

 animals. The act approved May 20, 1897, under which it is required 

 that dairy cows and cattle for breeding purposes coming into Penn- 

 sylvania from other states shall be inspected for tuberculosis, has 

 been amended by prescribing penalties and a method of procedure 

 for the enforcement of the provisions of the act. The last Legisla- 

 ture passed an act, which was approved by the Governor May 11, 

 1905, under which an appropriation of $15,000 was made for the 

 purchase of a site and equipment for the prosecution of research 

 work concerning the diseases of animals. Under this appropriation 

 a farm has been purchased in Marple township, Delaware county. 

 The farm comprises about 150 acres and is w r ell located for the 

 purpose in view. At present the farm is being used chiefly for the 

 purpose of accommodating and supplying food for more than one 

 hundred cattle in experiments concerning the immunization of cattle 

 against tuberculosis. It was hoped that a slightly larger sum might 

 have been provided so that suitable quarters could be arranged 

 for the accommodation of animals under study with reference to 

 other diseases, such as abortion, calf cholera and hog cholera. Un- 

 fortunately, however, the condition of the State revenue was such 

 that the additional sum of $5,000 appropriated by the Legislature 

 could not be approved. On this account the development of the 

 plan with regard to the work that shall be conducted on this farm 

 has been retarded. 



The friendly relations that have heretofore existed between the 

 State Livestock Sanitary Board and the live stock owners of the 

 State have not been disturbed. This fact is mentioned because in 

 some states rather bitter antagonisms have been aroused between 

 the live stock owners and the live stock sanitary authorities. This 

 has especially, and always, been the case when efforts have been 

 made to deal with the infectious diseases of animals through a 

 department of state government that is not in close touch and in 

 sympathy with the agricultural interests; for example, when work 

 of this character has been placed in charge of a state board of 

 health. It is clearly evident to all live stock owners that the ob- 

 ject and purpose of the work of the State Livestock Sanitary Board 

 is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among animals, and 

 that this work is of more importance and benefit to (he live stock 

 owners than to any other class of the community. 



Tuberculosis of cattle, instead of increasing in prevalence, as 

 until recently it has steadily done for a long series of years, is now 

 being restricted in prevalence. This statement is made on the basis 

 of all the evidence that is available on this subject. Of course it 



