EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART III. 141 



Much has been done in the way of dealing with and studying the 

 manufacture of different kinds of cheese which have been made and 

 brought in, as also our domestic cheese, as to the different ways 

 and conditions under which it is kept in storage. 



In animal husbandry, we have varied experiences in cattle breed- 

 ing, horse breeding, poultry and swine breeding, and sheep breed- 

 ing. This is done in connection with the experiment stations of 

 the different states. 



We have also constantly studied the different problems with 

 reference to diseases .and the cause of diseases, the best methods of 

 eradicating them, where it is possible. Out Tick eradication in the 

 south has caused a great deal of work and been of great benefit, as 

 far as it has been carried out. These ticks, while conveyors of dis- 

 ease to northern cattle, are also very injurious to cattle in these 

 southern countries. They become so numerous, they are a pest; 

 they are blood suckers ; they deplete the animal so that in many sec- 

 tions of the south cattle raising cannot be pursued to advantage. 

 We have been at this work two years. The last Congress gave us 

 $150,000; the previous one had given us $83,500, and up to date, 

 something like 80,000 square miles has been eradicated and freed 

 from the tick. 



The President : I would suggest that some of our people here 

 are very much interested in this problem, and would no doubt like 

 to ask some questions along the line of inspection. So I will invite 

 "a few minutes discussion. 



A Member : I came here to see our Railroad Commissioners, and 

 secure information on a proposition touched upon by the speaker. 

 I ship in and out from the farm frequently and come in contact 

 with the law that is called the 28-hour law. My experience has 

 been, in shipping from Omaha to Chicago, if the railroad company 

 exceeds the 28 hours, the conductor will come to the shipper and 

 demand that the shipper sign an agreement releasing the railroad 

 company from responsibility in holding the stock over and beyond 

 28 hours. On this point I would like to ask for information. Who 

 is held responsible for the care and feeding and the damage to this 

 stock, is it the shipper or the railroad company? Our Railroad 

 Commissioners can give me no information on this point. 



Dr. Melvin: The law provides that live stock shall not be re- 

 tained in cars without food, water and rest to exceed 28 hours, 

 except in case the shipper, having made a written request to the 

 railroad company, the time can be extended to 36 hours. Another 

 provision is that sheep are not required to be unloaded in the night 



