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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



for export is inspected and in certain cases certificates are issued. 

 Cattle for dairy and breeding purposes are subjected to the tuber- 

 culin test. Statistics of the inspection of animals for export are 

 given in the following table: 



Inspection of animals for export. 



1 In former years considerable numbers of Canadian animals were exported through the United States. 

 Although only one animal was so exported during the past fiscal year, this column is kept separate lor 

 comparison with previous statistics. 



2 Including 9,615 horses to Europe for military purposes. 

 Including 7,411 mules to Europe for military purposes. 



Of the cattle inspected for shipment to Canada, 1,321 were dairy 

 and breeding stock and were tested with tuberculin; 85 reacted and 

 w^ere rejected. The remaining 7,414 cattle for Canada were range 

 animals and were not tested. The 818 cattle for other countries were 

 tested with tuberculin; 10 reacted and w^ere rejected. The mallein 

 test was applied to the 5,441 horses and 193 mules for Canada and 

 234 horses and 3 mules for other countries, with only 2 reactors. 



In carrying out the regulations governing the overseas transporta- 

 tion of live stock 215 inspections of vessels were made before clear- 

 ance. 



DAIRY AND BREEDING CATTE FOR BELGIUM AND ERANCE. 



Since the close of the war an entirely new line of business is in 

 course of development in connection with the exportation of live 

 stock, namely, the shipment of dairy and breeding cattle to France 

 and Belgium. Three small shipments had gone forward at the close 

 of the year, one to France and tAvo to Belgium, the former consisting 

 of 135 head and the latter of 180 and 350, respectively. 



FIELD INSPECTION DIVISION. 



The Field Inspection Division, under Dr. A. W. Miller, chief, has 

 continued its activities for the control and eradication of certain dis- 

 eases of live stock and has also conducted w^ork in the enforcement 

 of certain live-stock quarantine and transportation laws. 



ERADICATION OF SCABIES. 



In the w^ork of eradicating sheep scabies in cooperation with State 

 officials bureau employees in the field made 22,394,561 inspections and 

 supervised 10,518,196 dippings, constituting increases over the year 

 before of 14 and 88.3 per cent, respectively. The bureau also assisted 

 State authorities in arresting outbreaks, of sheep scabies in Michigan 

 and Iowa. In Michigan the eradication has been practically com- 



