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for the name plate of the owner to be attached to the dogs collar, 

 there is no means, in many cases, of determining the ownership of 

 dogs running at large in violation of the quarantine, and so a 

 penalty applied to the dog is the only one that is possible. Where 

 the owner of a dog permitted to run at large in violation of the quar- 

 antine can be identified, action may be brought against such person, 

 who may he lined not more than one hundred dollars. 



It is important that dog owners generally shall be impressed 

 with the fact that ownership of dogs rallies with it a certain respon- 

 sibility, and certain duties to the community. It would be w T ell if 

 the dog tax were more equitably assessed than it is. A large ad- 

 vantage would accrue from a requirement to the effect that all 

 dogs should be provided with collars bearing a metal plate with the 

 name and address of the owners. If such requirements were en 

 forced the responsibility for the damage done by uncontrolled dogs 

 could then more definitely be placed where it belongs: upon the 

 owners of such animals. 



Many efforts have been made to secure the enactment of suitable 

 legislation governing dogs. Some legislation to free the Sate from 

 a great excess of ownerless and worthless curs is greatly needed, 

 both in the interests of the live stock industry, and especially of 

 sheep husbandry, and of the public health. 



Mange of horses. This disease has occurred during the year 190.~ 

 in the following counties: Berks, Clearfield, McKean. Monroe, Phila- 

 delphia and York. In an outbreak in Berks county, fourteen horses 

 afflicted with mange died. The disease in this case was not reported 

 until after it had been in existence for a long time and had been 

 very ineffectively handled. The cure of mange is not a difficult 

 matter', provided the treatment is inaugurated promptly and is car 

 ried out faithfully. The best remedy that we have used for this 

 disease is the lime and sulphur wash, such as is used for sheep scab. 

 Directions for making this wash were furnished in the report for 

 last vear. The outbreaks of mange that have been observed in this 



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State have been among horses from the West or among horser 



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exposed to contact with mangy horses from the West. No cases of 

 mange are known to exist among horses in any part of the State 

 at the present time. 



Tuberculosis* The method for the control of tuberculosis and the 

 general principles adopted by the State Livestock Sanitary Board 

 for dealing with this disease have already been discussed in the 

 preliminary part of this report. During the past year, the Board 

 was asked to make inspection of a great many more herds than it 

 was possible to inspect with the means provided. Where a complete 

 inspection, depending upon the use of tuberculin, cannot be made, 

 it is customary to make a phvsical examination of the herd for the 

 purpose of detecting any animals that may be afflicted with ad- 

 vanced or generalized tuberculosis or with tuberculosis of the udder. 

 During the year, it has been necessary to condemn 1,352 tuberculous 

 cattle from 773 herds. 



While progress is being made in the repression of tuberculosis of 

 cattle, the disease is so very widespread and affects such a great 

 number of animals that advancement is necessarily slower than in 

 the case of a less prevalent malady. The continuing of the work as 

 it is being conducted now will lead to the gradual restriction of this 

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