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grace to the dairy industry. If necessary, after two years' work, 

 laws could be passed requiring all dairy cattle to be tested. If a 

 law is passed off-hand, requiring all dairy cattle tested, it must 

 also provide for a liberal indemnity to be promptly paid. Some 

 law, making it possible to proceed with the eradication of so great 

 a scourge, is an absolute necessity. 



APPROPRIATION. 



Heretofore, the appropriation for the control of contagious 

 diseases of live stock has been so small as to prevent effective work. 

 As a result of too much economy, immense losses have occurred. 

 The appropriations have in no way been commensurate with the 

 vast live stock interest of this State. At the last session of the 

 general assemblies of those states, Minnesota appropriated $170,- 

 000.00 and Pennsylvania, $135,000.00 for control work. Other 

 states have appropriated money almost as liberally. At a sale in 

 Missouri last year, 2 pigs sold for over $9,000.00. The appropria- 

 tion by the great State of Missouri for the control of all the con- 

 tagious diseases of all animals for the year was $8,100.00. This 

 State ought to appropriate at least the value of 20 of the best pigs 

 in the State, and of 10 head of cattle, for controlling the many 

 contagious diseases of the domestic animals. 



Respectfully, 



D. F. Luckey, 



State Veterinarian. 



