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Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, August 17, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, 

 T. H. 



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

 on the work of the Division of Animal Industry for the month of 

 May, 1917: 



Outbreak of Anthrax on Kauai. 



The history of this outbreak pre\'ious to my arrival. May 2, 

 appears in the report for April. Up to this time the total esti- 

 mated loss was 97 head, and there had been vaccinated a total 

 of 889 head by Drs. Norgaard, Glaisyer and Fitzgerald. 



I arrived at Nawiliwili, Kauai, on the morning of May 2, to 

 assist Dr. Glaisyer in the control of the outbreak. Dr. Norgaard 

 returning to Honolulu suffering from inoculation with anthrax 

 received during a post-mortem examination. Vaccination of the 

 remaining animals on the ranch was started May 3. 



Number of Animals Vaccinated and Method Used. 



Muldord's double vaccine 913 head 



Muldord's simultaneous vaccine 678 head 



Cutter's double vaccine 298 head 



Cutter's single vaccine 51 head 



A total of 1940 animals were vaccinated during the month. 



The number of deaths during the past month, taking it by 

 paddocks and districts, is as follows : 



Kawa mauka paddock. . 12 cows, 4 steers, 1 calf, 1 horse. 



Kawa makai paddock. . .None. 



Nihupohaku paddock . . . None. 



Mauna Kaliko paddock. 4 cows, 4 calves. 



Wanini paddock 1 cow. 



Hanapai paddock None. 



No. I paddock .1 steer, 7 cows, 1 calf. 



No. II paddock 5 cows, 2 steers. 



No. Ill paddock 7 cows, 3 steers. 



Beef paddock None. 



Stables 1 mule, 1 jack, 1 horse. 



Kalihiwai District 1 colt. 



Kalihikai District None. 



From the above list it will be seen that there was a total of 56 



