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ing the good intentions of others, unless their efforts are under your 

 control and directions, they must, in the future, as in the past, 

 prove abortive. 



As a remedy for the control of hog cholera, I would make the 

 following remmendations : 



First — That State serum be distributed and administered under 

 the supervision of those charged with the control of contagious dis- 

 eases. If this is not practical and the two departments cannot be 

 brought together on a satisfactory basis, then we should ask for suf- 

 ficient appropriations for the building of a plant, under your direc- 

 tions, for the manufacture of serum for distribution at actual cost 

 of production. 



Second — That all plants engaged in the manufacture of hog 

 cholera serum, that do an interstate business, should be placed under 

 the supervision of the Bureau of Animal Industry. All plants doing 

 a State business should be placed under State supervision, with a 

 license fee sufficient to cover cost of inspection. This would insure 

 potent serum. 



Third — The administration of the simultaneous method should 

 be under the directions of those charged with the control of con- 

 tagious diseases and should be properly safeguarded. 



Fourth — The law governing the disposition of carcasses of hogs 

 that have died of cholera should be changed. The word "bury" 

 should be struck out, which would require all carcasses to be burned. 

 The law should then be rigidly enforced. 



Fifth — All railroad stock pens should be placed in quarantine 

 and no hogs permitted to return to the country, after passing 

 through or into said stock pens, except under the strictest sanitary 

 precautions. 



Sixth — Serum should be manufactured in sufficient quantities 

 so that there would be no delay in taking charge of an outbreak 

 of hog cholera and placing it under prompt control the same as 

 other contagious diseases. 



Seventh — Serum should be administered by the State free of 

 charge. The owner should be instructed how to disinfect his 

 premises in the most practical manner, also the precautions neces- 

 sary to keep cholera from his farm. All directions and instruc- 

 tions should be in writing. 



Eighth — For statistical and educational purposes, blanks should 

 be furnished to those administering the serum, which should con- 

 tain the following data : Date, name and address of applicant, num- 



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