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fested areas in Oregon county were sprayed time after time from 

 July until after frost. The burning off of the range was not as 

 complete as it should have been, but, altogether, this county ought 

 to be almost free from Texas fever ticks. 



The spray wagons were started in Newton and McDonald 

 counties in the latter part of August, entirely too late to get com- 

 plete results. However, a great deal of good was accomplished. 

 While the fever ticks were not completely cleaned out of these 

 counties, something was accomplished towards that end and the 

 spread of ticks to other counties was prevented. The eradication 

 work in all of the tick infested counties ought to be started in April, 

 1909, and at least two more men added to the force. The law ought 

 to be amended to make it a misdemeanor for an owner to allow his 

 ticky cattle to run at large, after he has had due notice from an 

 inspector. Without such a provision, there will be a partial waste 

 (if all time and money spent in tick eradication work. 



GLANDERS. 



During the year there were found 159 outbreaks of glanders. 

 Every one of these was promptly investigated and controlled. As 

 soon as any petititon or any other regular call was received, indi- 

 cating an outbreak of glanders, an investigation was ordered, even 

 in the most inaccessible parts of the State. Every animal found 

 to be diseased with glanders was placed in quarantine, entirely 

 away from other horses, and, in due course of time, was destroyed 

 by a county officer. The owner was given written orders and 

 directions for the disinfection of his premises. The number of 

 outbreaks of glanders was as small as could be expected with the 

 immense traffic of horses and mules into and through the State, 

 continually going on, and the dangerous watering fountains still in 

 use in Kansas City. Public sentiment has always been in favor of 

 the eradication of glanders and suitable statutes are in force for 

 their control. The results that have been obtained in controlling 

 glanders, under conditions of trade that may be considered adverse, 

 plainly illustrate what could be accomplished in the eradication of 

 tuberculosis with proper public sentiment and the necessary law. 



HOG CHOLERA. 



Severe losses from hog cholera have continued during the last 

 year. The total loss of hogs in this State since 1902 has been at 

 least $10,000,000. Heretofore there have been no efficient means 

 for controlling it. Fortunately, a method of immunization of hogs 



