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Wright counties, which was granted by you, and we feel that 

 this move should eradicate scabies from the three named counties 

 in a comparatively short time. As soon as we can spare one of 

 our assistants from the other important work that we are now 

 interested in, we shall start to co-operate with the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, and shall expect much good to be accomplished 

 in the eradication of this disease. In our annual report for 1912 

 we recommended that no sheep be released from quarantine 

 that were affected with scabies unless they were dipped in the 

 lime and sulphur or nicotine dip made after the government 

 formula. However, we have modified this rule in one instance 

 by allowing one firm manufacturing the cresol dip to supply the 

 Kansas City stockyards with dip for the coming year. They 

 agree, however, to remunerate the State of Missouri for any loss 

 occurring where sheep have been dipped in the above prepara- 

 tion and the disease has not been entirely eradicated. Early in 

 March of this year as a matter of economy we decided to place 

 one of our deputies in charge of scab eradication work in the 

 counties of Howard, Shelby and Monroe. Dr. Munn of Fay- 

 ette, Mo., was instructed to look after the infection that might 

 exist in Howard county, Dr. Poage of Shelbina was instructed 

 to look after Shelby county and Dr. Stuart of Paris was ap- 

 pointed to cover Monroe county. The work of each of the 

 above veterinarians has been entirely satisfactory, and it has 

 been carried on with very little expense to the State. We 

 believe that the above plan could be enlarged upon the coming 

 year with splendid results. 



GLANDERS. 



Glanders will show a decrease again this year in the num- 

 ber of cases reported. We have received reports of only four 

 cases in Kansas City for the past seven months of this year, 

 against 24 for the entire 12 months of last year. It is interest- 

 ing to note the continued decrease of glanders in Kansas City 

 since the closing of the open drinking fountain. However, in 

 spite of the above fact, there is some agitation at the present 

 time to reopen them, due, perhaps, to commercial interests 

 trying to place a patent fountain on the market. We present 

 herewith the report of cases in Kansas City for the past ten 

 years, which is interesting: 



1903 — 165 1907 — 93 1911 — 56 



1904—295 1908 — 105 1912 — 24 



1905 — 115 1909— 67 1913 — 4 cases 



1906 — 81 1910 — 86 and 2 suspects. 



