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Honolulu. May 31, 1915. 



Dr. A. \'. Xorgaard. Chief of Division of Animal Industry. 



Dear Sir : — I have the honor to submit the followini^' report for 

 the month of Alay, 1915: 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The following dairy herds were tested during May : 



T. 



Waialae Ranch 301 



Waialae Ranch 106 



Dr. C. B. Cooper 5 



Mokuleia Ranch 434 



J. McTaggart 2 



K. Yamashita 1 



From the above tabulated list it will be seen that a total of 849 

 animals were tested, 841 being passed as free from disease and 

 7 condemned. These condemned animals have already been 

 slaughtered, five at the new slaughter house at Wahiawa and five 

 at the Waialae slaughter house. 



hoc; cholera. 



In connection with the recent outbreak of hog cholera, nine 

 trips of inspection have been made to Charles IJellina's ranch at 

 KuHouou and three trips to P. M. Pond's pig farm beyond Lei- 

 Ichua. Both ranches were placed under quarantine and strict 

 orders given to the efifect that no persons or wagons be allowed 

 on the premises except those directly connectecl with the care 

 and feeding of the pigs; that no hogs be taken from the premises 

 either for slaughter or for any other purjiose excej)! by ex])ress 

 jjermission of this ofifice whereby safe means of transportation 

 could be guaranteed. 



Notwithstanding our strict orders, on the 13th and 14th of 

 May shipments totalling 24 h(jgs were sent from one of the 

 above ranches to a Honolulu slaughter house, motor trucks Ix-ing 

 used as a means of trans])ortation. This was in direct violation 

 of c|uarantinc and without any jyermit from this office. ( )iily 

 yesterday I found that a Japanese pig raiser from .Mokuleia, who 

 has been cutting green feed in exchange for swill, has l)een al- 

 lowed to drive right on to the ])lacc and discharge his load of 

 green stufif and wait a varying length of time for the arrival of 

 the swill wagons. The chances are very good that during these 

 waits this man walks over a large part of the farm. I'nder these 



