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Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, May 4, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit herewith the report 

 of the Division of Animal Industry for the month of March, 1917: 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The following- dairy cattle have been tested during the month : 



Con. 



Tested. Passe 1. demned. 



O. R. & L. Co., Mokuleia Ranch.. 411 404 7 



^ " " . . 42 40 2 



Kawailoa Ranch. .65 62 3 



Chas. ]\Iascke, Kaimuki 1 1 



Walter Love, Niu Ranch 35 33 2 



Chas. Lucas, Niu Ranch 143 140 3 



K. Sato, Gulick Avenue 12 11 1 



From the above list it will be seen that a total of 709 head 

 were tested, out of which number 691 were passed and tagged 

 and 18 condemned and branded. In every case when possible 

 post mortem examinations have been made of the condemned 

 animals. The 12 cows slaughtered of the O. R. & L. Com- 

 pany were slaughtered at the Honouliuli abattoir and were pre- 

 sumably inspected by the health offtcer of that district. Only 

 one condemned cow was segregated in order to allow it to calve 

 before being slaughtered. 



Sorehead in C hie kens. 



The demand for vaccine for this disease is still increasing. 

 During the past month 18 chickens were injected, and 1000 c.c. 

 of chicken vaccine was sent to Mr. P. M. Pond, Kemoo Farm. 



Importations of Lire Stoek. 



S. S. Makura, Sydney — 1 dog, M. F. Evans. 



S. S. Makura, Orient — 1 ct. (4) Japanese game, I. Hinita. 



S. S. Lurline, San Francisco — 1 horse, Capt. H. C. Pratt; 3 

 horses, Capt. H. F. Graham ; 2 horses, Lieut. V. T. Erwin ; 4 

 hogs, A. B. Humphrey; 5 hogs, L. K. Smith; 5 hogs (Hamp- 

 shire), J. H. Wilson; 2 collie pups, Dr. J. H. Raymond; 44 

 mules, Schuman Carriage Co. ; 29 cts. poultry. ■ ■. 



