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 REPORT FOR JUNE. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 17, 1916. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu. 



/ Gentlemen : — I beg to report on the work of the Division of 

 Animal Industry for the month of June, 1916, as follows : 



BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL. 



A glance at the appended report of the Assistant Territorial 

 Veterinarian, covering the tuberculin tests of the past month, will 

 show the average condition of the Honolulu dairy herds in so far 

 "as tuberculosis infection is concerned. Seven herds, with an 

 aggregate of 132 head of cows, show but two reactors, one each 

 in two dairies. All of the several dairies are located in the same 

 neighborhood. Sea View and Upper Moiliili, and all have been 

 more or less infected with tuberculosis. One only (M. Nee) is of 

 recent origin, and the one reactor in this herd was a recent 

 arrival from Kona, Hawaii. The six others are old herds. 

 Inouye's, for instance, was included in the first test* in May, 1910, 

 when he had but five cows, one of which reacted. Since that time 

 he has built up his herd to 45 head, by raising his most promising 

 heifer calves and, to a certain extent, by purchase. Only once, in 

 1915, did he get the infection in again, also by a Kona, Hawaii, 

 cow, but this animal either had not reached the infective stage or 

 else his disinfection was effective, as no reactor was found this 

 time. This is indeed a record to be proud of, although it is no 

 more than deserved, for the care that this Oriental dairy man 

 and his wife have taken of the steadily increasing herd is unsur- 

 passed in our experience. Scrupulous cleanliness with animals, 

 premises and utensils and almost excessive care of each indivi- 

 dual cow at milking time and otherwise, has brought deserved 

 success. 



While the same cannot be said of all the Oriental dairy men, 

 they are. nevertheless, by far the most careful and consequently 

 the most successful milk producers in the Territory, and seem to 

 have comprehended the principles required to guard against tuber- 

 culosis infection as well or better than any other class or national- 

 ity in this same business. 



SORE-HEAD OR CHICKEN-POX. 



A large number of outbreaks of this disease has been reported 

 during the past month, and in all cases where the required scabs 

 have been furnished, vaccine was prepared and either injected 



