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ed a number of times previously, more than three times the num- 

 ber of animals were tested this year than at the last test. These 

 two herds totalled 672 head with a total of 45 condemned ani- 

 mals. 



In the city herds proper, with a total of 866 animals there have 

 been condemned 21 head, giving a percentage of 2A% of tuber- 

 culosis, which is almost one-half of one per cent less than that 

 found in the city dairy herds in 1914. The above 2.4% includes 

 a retest of one of the largest dairy herds where, up to the present 

 test, there has always been a number of reactors. 



As illustrative of the value of this work and the progress which 

 is being made, it can be stated that when this campaign of eradi- 

 cation started in 1910, five years ago this month, the largest dairy 

 herd in the Territory contained 75% of tuberculous animals, 

 while today it contains but 1.2%, and it is safe to say that in a 

 few more tests tuberculosis will be wiped out of this herd com- 

 pletely. 



The above is only one of a number of cases which could be 

 cited to show what has been accomplished since this work began 

 and how close we are to the goal of total eradication. Should 

 this work now be discontinued or be performed in a lax or half- 

 way manner only a few years would have to pass before tuber- 

 culosis would again be prevalent throughout the island. 



IMPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK. 



Sierra, San Francisco: 11 crates poultry. 



Lurline, San Francisco: 6 crates poultry; 6 cows (Durham), 

 K. S. .Co.. care of C. Brewer & Co. One cow arrived sutTering 

 from a bilateral dislocation of the femero-sacral joints and had 

 to be killed ; 52 mules, Schuman Carriage Co. 



Wilhelmina, San Francisco: 16 crates pcultrv : 2 cans goli 

 fish, W. F. A. Co. 



Arizonan, Seattle: 21 horses, 21 mules, ICO hogs for breeding, 

 181 hogs for slaughter, 2 Holstein cows ; A. L. Macpherson. 

 Manoa, San Francisco: 11 crates poultry. 

 Korea. San Francisco : 1 dog, Mrs. H. Isenberg. 

 Matsonia, San Francisco: 21 crates poultry. 

 Manchuria. Orient : 4 Chinese geese, Mr. Lantang. 

 J. A. Chanslor, San Francisco : 1 dog. Sgt. Griggsbee. 



Respectfully submitted, 



L. N. Case. 

 Assistant Territorial \'eterinarian. 



