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fact that six of the above points of infection were introduced into 

 this State through the public stockyards, unquestionably originat- 

 ing in other states. Also, the commercial dips are to blame for a 

 very large per cent of the scabies that now exists in this State. 

 It will be the policy of this department in the future to recognize 

 only two dips, namely, the lime and sulphur dip and the nicotine as 

 prepared by the government formulas. We would also recommend 

 for your consideration that a law be enacted prohibiting the im- 

 portation of sheep that are intended for feeding or breeding pur- 

 poses into this State until they have been inspected by the proper 

 officials that are charged with the sanitary control work in the 

 state in which they originate, or by a veterinarian in the employ 

 of the Bureau of Animal Industry, and that they must be dipped at 

 least once in one of the dips above referred to under the super- 

 vision of an inspector in the Bureau of Animal Industry, when 

 passing through the public stock yards, before entering this State. 

 In the future no sheep will be released from quarantine unless 

 one of the two dips above referred to has been used and again 

 repeated on the tenth day, as per instruction from this office. By 

 adopting the above plan we hope to secure and hold the confidence 

 of the men interested in the sheep industry, thereby co-operating 

 with them, and in a comparatively short time we should be able 

 to eradicate sheep scab from Missouri. 



SWAMP FEVER. 



We have received reports of several cases of swamp fever, 

 especially from the southeastern and southern part of the State; 

 in fact we are inclined to believe that this disease is on the increase 

 and should receive more careful attention the coming year. 

 Experiments should be carried on in the laboratory to determine 

 the most practical method for the control of the above disease. 



TEXAS FEVER. 



When we assumed the duties of the office of State Veterinarian 

 on the 16th of last January, we found a part of four counties under 

 State and federal quarantine, namely, Newton, McDonald, Oregon 

 and Ripley counties. A full description of each of the counties 

 that was under quarantine at this time will be given later in our 

 recommendations. We immediately made arrangements with Dr. 

 E. A. Wight of Little Rock, Arkansas, inspector in charge of tick- 

 eradication work for the Bureau of Animal Industry, for a renewal 



