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ities for handliiifr the immense num])ers of animals that ^o throujxh 

 to New En<rlan(l ])oints. and to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Xew 

 York from the West. 



DISTKIBUTIOX AND PREPARATION OF BLACKLEG VACCINE. 



There i.s only one other point I would like to mention in this par- 

 ticular item, and that is Avith reference to blackle*]; vaccine. The dis- 

 tribution and preparation of vaccine ceased on the 8()th of last June, 

 in accordance with the Avishes of Congress. 



Mr. Anderson. Is it necessary to continue this lan^niajre to keep 

 it up? 



Doctor MoiiLER. I do not think so. We have that understandin«r. 

 that we are not going to go into it any further. 



Mr. Anderson. I want to ask you about this $15,000 for keeping 

 up quarantine stations. My recollection is that that has only been 

 carried two years. 



Doctor MoHLER. Yes, sir. 



MAINTENANCE OF LIVE-STOCK STATIONS. 



Mr. Anderson. And my recollection is that you also had about 

 $30,000 worth of work you wanted to do ? 



Doctor MoHEER. That was three years ago. but you know barns 

 do not stay in repair three years. We did not have any money for 

 the repair of those 30 barns at Boston. XeAV York, and Baltimore 

 for six years until two years ago, when we got $15,000. That money 

 was used for taking care of most of the work needed to l)e done at 

 the Xew York station, Avhicli is the most popidar of our stations; 

 and the $15,000 received this year we are using for repairing the 

 eight barns at Littleton, just outside of Boston. It will not go as 

 far as it would have gone three years ago, when we planned for 

 $30,000. Those barns are affected Avith dry-rot: the AvoodAvork anil 

 basement are all rotten, so that we can not u.se any of it. 



We had to start in at the ground and put in a concrete floor and 

 sides up as high as 5 feet in order to make any use of the barns. 

 That Avork is being done noAv. We Avould like to have the station 

 opened for the consignment of a lot of Scotch cattle that Avill be 

 ship])ed from (ilasgoAV on the 15th of December. I'lie foot-and- 

 mouth disease outbreak has greatly improved in (ireat Britain, and 

 there has not been any of this disease in Scotland for five months, so 

 we are just opening the ports of the ITnited States to Scotch cattle. 

 The importers ])refer to come into Boston, Init on account of the 

 barns not being fixed up for receiving the cattle they will have to 

 come in at Baltimore. Some of this $15,000 Avill be used to com- 

 plete the Avork that is noAV under construction in Boston, and the 

 l)alance will be used at the station at Tialtimore tliat has not received 

 any attention since the Avar. 



Mr. Anderson. IIoav many stations have you wluMe you receive 

 live cattle? 



Doctor MoHi,ER. We receive at those three points nuMitioruMl <»n 

 the Athinlic coast, which are the oidy |)hii'es where we have (luaran- 

 tine stations. But occasionally we j)roviiU' for ([uai'antine or cattle 



