BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 599 



Tlie above is a brief resume of the work that has been accomplished 

 in Chicago by co-operation between the State Live-Stock Commission 

 and the Bureau of Animal Industry since the discovery of the recent 

 outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia. As there was great apprehension 

 that cattle would be removed from the distillery stables and dissemi- 

 nate the disease in Illinois and other States, a guard of deputy sheriffs 

 was placed at each stable and at the Harvey farm. Two were on duty 

 at each place during the day and four at night. Besides these, two men 

 were employed to count the cattle daily, in order that any decrease in 

 number would be at once discovered. Six veterinary inspectors were 

 also ordered to Chicago to inspect the city and learn to what extent 

 the contagion had progressed outside of the distillery stables. 



The following rules and regulations for co-operation were certified 

 to the governor of Illinois and accepted by him: 



Rules and regulations for co-operation between the U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 and the authorities of the several States and Territories for the sxippression and 

 extirpation of contagiotts pleuro-pneumonia of cattle. 



Recent acts of Congress make it the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to 

 prepare rules and regulations for the suppression and extirpation of the contagious 

 pleuro-pneumonia of cattle, and authorize expenditures for investigation, disinfec- 

 tion, quarantine, and for the purchase of diseased animals for slaughter. The fol- 

 lowing are the sections bearing upon this subject: 



' ' Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to prepare 

 such rules and regxilations as he may deem necessary for the speedy and effectual 

 suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and to certify such rules and regula- 

 tions to the executive authority of each State and Territory, and invite said author- 

 ities to co-operate in the execution and enforcement of this act. Whenever the 

 plans and methods of the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be accepted by any 

 State or Ten-itory in v?hich pleuro-pneumonia or other contagious, infectious, or 

 commimicable disease is declared to exist, or such State or Territory shall have 

 adopted plans and methods for the suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and 

 such plans and methods shall be accepted by the Commissioner of Agricultiire, and 

 whenever the governor of a State or other properly constituted authorities signify 

 their readiness to co-operate for the extinction of any contagious, infectious, or 

 communicable disease in conformity with the provisions of this act, the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture is hereby authorized to expend so much of the money appro- 

 priated by this act as may be necessary in such investigations, and in such disin- 

 fection and quarantine measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of the 

 disease from one State or Territory into another." (Approved May 29, 1884.) 



BXJREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



" For carrying out the provisions of the act of May 29, 18S4, establishing the Bureau 

 of Animal Industry, $100,000; and the Conmiissioner of Agriculture is hereby au- 

 thorized to use any part of this sum he may deem necessary or expedient, and in 

 such manner as he may think best, to prevent the spread of pleviro-pneumonia, and 

 for this purpose to employ as many persons as he may deem necessary, and to ex- 

 pend any part of this simi in the purchase and destruction of diseased animals when- 

 ever in his judgment it is essential to prevent the spread of pleuro-pneumonia from 

 one State into another." (Approved June 30, 1886.) 



In accordance with these laws I hereby certify the following rules and regulations 

 for co-operation between the Department of Agriculture and the authorities of the 

 several States and Territories, which I deem necessary to insure results commen- 

 surate with the money expended: 



INSPECTION. 



1. The necessary inspectors will be furnished by the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 of the Department of Agriculture. 



2, Tlie properly constituted inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry which 

 are assigned to the respective States are to be authorized by proper State authorities 

 to make inspections of cattle under the laws of the State; they are to receive such 

 protection and assistance as would be given to State officers engaged in similar work, 

 and shall be permitted to examine quarantined herds whenever so directed by the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture or the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry. 



