AORICULTrRAI. APPW)PRIATU)N BlIJ., 1^24. 93 



1MI1IKTANT WOKK NOW IN l'H«MJK»:«ll. 



Aiintiiu tin- inllvltU'« of prmtltiil iiixl populin Interest ni>\v l»«»llij{ ••oiidiicti'*! 

 Iiv tlu' Itun-au art' llu' fnllnwInB: 



' Titk I Kniirolinii. To ilate ap|»r...\liiia'i'l.v 7_' i" i -.i.i ..i li.e 72?»..V»2 wjuare 

 uill»'» plnei'tl miller i|uaniiit iiie July 1. UXx5. lias Imn'Ii fn>CHl of ratlli" tWkj* ami 

 rt'leasiMJ. Tlek eradleaiion is prouresslim satisfactorily, hut n-^iiilres ample 

 llnanelal supiKtrl— at l«'asf an miKli ns In the past -If It Is to Iw eompleie.l 

 expeditiously aiai «><-oiioiiiifally. 



7/w inHitfn-liou of mratx. — Tla* puipi»e ..I" tlu' Finleral ineatlnsiMTtlon servU-e 

 1h to eliminate <liseas«M| aiiid otherwise untit meat from the p-neral f«MMl supply; 

 to see that meat and iir<Mlu<ts for human «onsumi>tlon are prepan-d iti a t'leaiily 

 injinner; to ;:uiird auainst the use of liarmful dyes, preserxatlves. ehemicals. or 

 other deleterloUH hmr»slients. and to jirevent the us** of fals«« or misleading.' 

 luimeti or statements on lahels. During the jiast ynir this service was <-ou- 

 ducted In SW estaldlshnients eui:aK«'d In Interstate and foreijru «-onunerce In 

 •_'«•.;{ cities and towns. The service covers ahout 7<i per cent of tlu' meat and 

 moat f(KHl pHMlucts pr<Klu(i'il in this country, at a cost of le.ss than (i ci-nts \n'V 

 animnl slau^rhtereil. 



Ui>{t-rhitU ra irork iitnii»</ f(initrrn. — Ho;:-cholera <'ontrol work is heinj; car- 

 ried on In cooiM'ratioii with 'M States. Ap|iroximately 5M hureau veterinarians 

 are enj-'a^'til. In I'.rjl the losses from ho^ cholera were reductnl to '.V.^ '\ ixT 

 \.tnM) swine raised. In 1!»~ there was an iia-rease to 4S.7 pi-r l.(MM). The in- 

 ereast' no «louht was due to the inahillty of farmers in some .sections to liave 

 their hoj.'s immuinzeil. owiiijr to the tinancial conilitions that prevailed i?i the 

 fanning .s<»ctions. 



This increase in mortality shows tin- necessity for continued viu'llaia-e and 

 a<'tion in cojiin^r with the disea.se. Farmers yet iiet'd advice and a.ssistanie in 

 tiuhtin^; ho;; cholera, and they, as well as many veterinary practitioners, look 

 to the represt'utatives of the Department of Agriculture for expert, reliahlc 

 atdvico. The ho;: is the farmer's most reliahle stand-hy for pn>curln;r naniey tn 

 jiay his taxes and meet other ol>li;rations. and there should he no decrease at 

 this time in tln' protection of the swine industry. 



Kradictitioti of HnihivK in sfivcp. — The pro.spects are that there will he con- 

 slderahle spread of the inft>i-tion in Arizomi and New Mexico durin;; this fall 

 and winter. Kradication is progressing satisfactorily in Texa.s, Colorado, Wyo- 

 niiii;:. Utah. Idaho. Neva<la. Ore;:on. and California. Durin;: the past fiscal 

 j-ear hureau emjtloyees in the Held nuule •J4.UKl,0."»(; insiK-ctions ami supervised 

 8.8t»9..'»8«> (lip|>inLrs. When ;:iven an oi>portuiuty, this disease spreads rapidly 

 and is very destru<-tive : therefore there shouhl he no relaxation in etTorts to 

 control and erailicate scahies in sheep and cattle. 



I'.rndH'iitinfi cattle nnilii^n. — Rather extensive outhreaks of tills di.sease oc- 

 curred last winter in Arizona. Vtali. and Nevada, three States formerly not 

 nffect»il. This di.sease also exists to some extent in Oklahoma, Texas, New 

 Mexico. Colorado. Wyoniin;:. South Dakota, and Mi>ntana. Last year l.r)0S,924 

 cattle were inspected in the Held and 4r»3.7()8 were dipi>e<l. 



Siiitrni.fiiiii of intriKtdtr tniiniiiortdtion of lire stock. — Last year 20,40*2.270 

 sheep, 1S.47.")IH»1 cattle. ;^7.441l..")!>4 swiiic, and lO.OS.") horses were insiKvted nt 

 puhlic sto<kyards and unloading' points. When disease is found tlu' ori;:in of 

 infecte«l slii|iments is immedately rei)orte<l to the live stock sjinitary ollicials 

 of the States concerned. Fines amounting to .S17,(MK» were coUectwl last 

 year for violations of the law. 



Hnforccmcnt of the JS-hoiir lair. — The transportation of animals requires 

 <-onstant attention to prevent cruelty to the animals while in transit. Last 

 year tines amountin;: to $1U0,(KX^ were c(di«'<tt»<l. api)roxiniately four times the 

 cost of enforcing the law. ' 



The cnforccnicut of iiiiaratitiiK rct/ulatioiiK. — Although rinderiK-st. coutacrious 

 jileuropneumonia. foot-and-mouth disea.se. aial surra have hoMi prevalent in 

 various parts of the world, our quarantine regulations have proved efftH-tual 

 in prev«'nting invasions of these ili.sea.ses. 



The eradication of bovine tultcrculonift. — Every State in the I'nion Is co- 

 operatnig with the hureau in this w<)rk. At jiresent there are U>.(K)." herds, 

 numhering 417.!tl7 animals, on the list of fully a<'credit»^l herds; •_M).").<Hfc? 

 Iienls. numhering 1 WK»..'72 animals, are In process of heing a<<'redite«l. The 

 quicker the eradication of this disea.se is accomplished the less it will cost 

 and the fewer will be the losses in the meantime. 



