370 
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
In nine other herds tested by this same veterinarian, consisting of 276 
head, 137 reacted, or about 49 per cent of the animals were found dis- 
eased. Nearly all of these animals were slaughtered, subject to Federal 
inspection, and all showed tubercular lesions. 
One test consisting of forty-three head was owned by the Dubuque 
County Poor Farm at Julien, Iowa. Having obtained a notice from the 
Bureau of Animal Industry, and also from the chairman of the board of 
county poor farm, that tuberculosis had been discovered among swine on 
the premises, by request I personally visited Julien, where the county 
poor farm is located, and made an investigation. The herd, with the 
exception of a few, appeared to be in a healthy condition, but inasmuch 
as tuberculosis had been discovered among swine on the premises, the 
herd of forty-two cows and one bull were tested. The twenty animals 
reacting to the test, about 42 per cent, were slaughtered, all showing 
tubercular lesions. Seven were consigned to the tank, being diseased in 
a generalized condition. Of five of this number the following glands 
were affected: Bronchial, mediastinal, lungs, mesenteric, and liver; in 
others the cervical, plurae and portal glands were affected. The premises 
were disinfected and the members of the county board expressed them- 
selves as thoroughly satisfied and well pleased with the work. 
TEST SHEET NO. 2. 
DUBUQUE COUXTY FARM HERD. 
u 
Glands 
a 
2 
Glands 
u 
> 
13 
Disposition 
B 
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60 
o 
I 
o 
a 
la 
1= 
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a 
m 
1 
o 
41 
80 
9 
- 
_ 
- 
* 
- 
- 
• 
• 
* 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
P 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
-1- 
+ 
^Generalized. 
