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can attend to all of it. If he has any time to spare he can be of valuable 

 j-ervice to the Board in attending farmers' institutes, and I therefore rec- 

 ommend that the Board ought to employ for the coming year, at least, 

 one competent man as Deputy State Veterinarian, and in case of an 

 unforseen rush of work, the employment of an additional man. As a 

 further reason for this course, I will say that we find it impossible to 

 get any of our deputies to leave their practice for more than a day 

 or two at a time, and it is impossible to keep up with the State work 

 without the services of another man. The funds provided by the last 

 Legislature are ample for carrying out this plan. 



(2) That the State Board of Agriculture make the following 

 order, to stand as a part of the policy of the veterinary service: 



The Missouri State Board of Agriculture hereby authorizes the 

 State Veterinarian to issue a permit to any responsible butcher firm 

 in the State of Missouri to handle southern cattle for immediate slaugh- 

 ter; provided, that upon examination of the plant by the State Veter- 

 inarian the pens and chutes are found to be so constructed and ar- 

 ranged as to be safely used for handling southern cattle ; provided fur- 

 ther, that the person or firm who secures the permit shall first enter 

 into a bond with the State Veterinarian to the amount of $i,ooo to 

 comply with the rules prescribed by the State Veterinarian for handling 

 the southern cattle, and to the amount of $5,000 to indemnify anyone 

 for the loss of any cattle which may result from the non-compliance 

 with such rules. In addition to this, the person or firm to whom the 

 permit is granted by the State Veterinarian shall, before the permit is 

 delivered, file with the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture 

 w plot of the plant showing all pens and chutes in connection therewith. 



(3) That the State Board of Agriculture arrange, if possible, for 

 the manufacture at the Missouri Experiment Station of all the tuber- 

 culin needed in the State work. 



Respectfully submitted, 



D. F. LUCKEY, State Veterinarian. 



