IGl) STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



OTHER CULTURES. 



No. of Alcohol-acetic cultures sent out 14 



No of Lactic No. II cultures seut out 7 



No. of Bact. bulgaricuni cultures sent out 78 



W'c have continued the woik wiili tiie rc.i;ular aj;riculluial and short- 

 course students along the line of detailed instruction in tuberculosis 

 (especially bovine) and the tuberculin test. It seems advisable that 

 this work be continued cautiously until we liecome convinced that the 

 ])lan is either safe or faulty. From the report of the Bacteriologist for 

 1!)10, the following- quotation indicates the laboratory's policy: "Such 

 young men are advised to exercise this ])rivilege of testing only in 

 their own community, because it is not hoped to prei)are men to devote 

 their entire time to icsling, but rather to prepare young men irJio can 

 test their own stock and help their neighbors out when requested." 

 After considerable correspondence with the officials of the federal 

 Bureau of Animal Industry who have kindly furnisluMl us with tuber- 

 culin, we find that in a letter dated June 17th, 1!)13, we are advised by 

 the Chief of the Bureiiu, "that it has at no time been the understand- 

 ing of this Bureau that Bureau tuberculin furnished to the Michigan 

 Agricultural College was to be distributed to cattle owuei's for applying 

 the test to their own herds of cattle." It appears, thei-efore, that we 

 are confronted with the necessity of manufacturing our own tuberculin, 

 a burden that would have fallen to our lot sooner or later in any event. 

 We are submitting a manuscript for publication in this connection on 

 ''The tuberculin tests for tuberculosis in cattle." This has been pre- 

 pared by Dr. Hallman. 



Our official connection with the State Live Stock Sanitary Com- 

 mission is just terminating on account of the apj^ointment of another as 

 State Veterinarian. 



During the ])ast year, the field work and laboratory examinations for 

 the Commission have been done largely by Dr. Hallman. The connec- 

 tion of this laboratory with the operations of the Sanitary Connnissiou 

 has been extended over a great many years, but in recent years the rela- 

 tions have been so intimate and cordial with such evident mutual benefit 

 that it is expected that they will continue. Our activities along the 

 line of hog cholei-a s«*rum production, tuberculin testing and research 

 into other infectious diseases make this unavoidable. 



In conclusion, it is a pleasure to take this opportunity to acknowledge 

 my indel»tedness to my collaborators whose work is mentioned herein and 

 to commend them all for loyalty and ellicient service. To you also I 

 am indebted for your many acts of courtesy and for your constant sup- 

 port and advice during the past year. 



Respectful Iv. 

 WAKD GILTNER, 

 Acting Professor of Bacteriology. 



East Lansing, Midi.. -Tune 30, 1013. 



