BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



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to make shipments, and 4 for violations of the reguhitions. During 

 tlie year 31,470 shipments ^vere made by retail dealers and butchers 

 holding certificates of exemption, as compared Avith 45,524 shipments 

 during the fiscal year 1918. The shipments of the year covered prod- 

 ucts as shown in the following table : 



i;hiijnients by retail dealers and butehers under ecrtifleates of exemption from 



inspection. 



During the year 00,197 interstate shipments were made of meats 

 and meat food products from animals slaughtered by farmers on the 

 farm, as compared with 73,74G shipments made during the fiscal year 

 1918. The following table shows the products covered by these ship- 

 ments : 



INSPECTION OF IMPORTED MEATS. 



The following table shows the inspection of imported meats and 

 meat food products for the fiscal vear, representing an increase of 

 204.8 per cent over the inspections for the preceding year. 



Imported meat and meat food products inspected. 



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