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REPORT OF 
Pen pene of six months just prior to the examination, and that such cattle 
‘been exposed to pleuro-pneumonia ; that they have not been in any of fh 
ings, or on any of the premises, or among any of the herds that have been : 
5 ‘quarantined in said district. The inspector :uay require other proof that the cattl 
-. have not been exposed to pleuro-pneumonia, which must be furnished. before h 
gives the certificate. Antal Liat 
: Provided, however, until further notice, that cattle offered for shipment from t 
Union Stock Yards at the city of Chicago, Cook County, Ill., may be received and _ 
: transported without examination and without the certificate above prescribe iy 
Nothing, however, in this proviso to exempt parties making such shipment from 
the penalty for shipping or offering for shipment cattle affected with pleuro-pneu- — 
.-‘monia, or cattle from said Cook County, Til. “pagel : 
! Your attention is directed to sections 6 and 7 of the act of Congress approved May _ 
29, 1884, establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry, which sections make it a inis- 
demeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than 5,000, or 
imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment 
for any railroad company to receive for transportation, or to transport from .one 
State or Territory to another, any live stock affected-with any contagious, infectious, — 
or communicable disease, and especially with the disease commonly known as < 
BW; ‘pleuro-pneumonia, or for any. person or persons to deliver such aftected live stock: i 
’ to any transportation company. ; ben OMd 
Your attention is also called to the rules and regulations prepared by the Com- | 
Wy -. «missioner of Agriculture, by virtue of the authority conferred upon him by section — 8 
A _ B of the aforementioned act, and especially to the sixth, ninth, and twelfth rules, Be. 
My FM ‘copy of said rules and regulations being herein inclosed. pa en 
aban NoRMAN J, COLMAN, (07 
ms) “aha Commissioner of Agriculture, — ere 
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: It will be seen that there was a special exception in’ regard to the”? 
-‘  -Union Stock Yards. There was no evidence that these yards had 
- ever been infected. An agreement was made with the managers that 7 
-. no cattle were to be received from Cook County, and a guard was, 
~- also established to make certain that this agreement was carried out, 
ia Under these conditions it appeared perfectly safe to allow the traffie, | 
: and interstate commerce passing through these yards to go on with- 
sta out molestation. aaa) 
Res Under the same date similar notices were made in reference to © 
ra Westchester, New York, Kings, Queens, Suffolk, and Richmond ~ 
Say Counties in the State of New York; and Baltimore, Howard, Car- © 
roll, and Prince George’s Counties in the State of Marvland. a 
ay To return to the work in Illinois: Beginning with April 20, every” — 
bovine animal in the infected district was numbered by a metal tag — 
placed in the ear ; this number was so recorded that by means of a ~ 
ouble index the animal could be easily located either by knowing, — 
the number or the owner’s name. Post-mortem examinations were ~~ 
| made of all cattle from this district which were slaughtered or which 
wh died from natural causes. In this way nearly every herd affected! <~ 
was soon located. Ag no animals in this district could be moved 
without a permit, there was no serious difficulty in carrying out these 
regulations. In addition to this, every herd in which the disease’ — 
was found, and every herd which was known to have been exposed — 
to it, were slaughtered in the presence of our inspectors, ig 
Every stable in which a diseased or suspicious animal was found — 
was disinfected in the most complete manner by a special corpsofmen ~ 
organized and instructed for this work. hae 
As a result of these thorough meésures the extension of the plague 
” was soon checked, and for the pastsix months, or since July 28, there, ~ 
have been no fresh or acute cases developed... There have, however, ~ 
been a considerable number of chronic cases found since that time, ~~ 
and the object of the continued supervision has been to discover and 
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