INTRODUCTION. 



It was only a few years ago when no less than fifty-one counties 

 in Tennessee were in rigid quarantine— 1><>th Federal and State — on ac- 

 count of the widespread prevalence of the Southern or Texas fever 

 tick. 



.Yot over five years ago that greal scourge to the sheep-raising in- 

 dustry — "-cab" invaded the flocks of the Volunteer State. 



Unceasing warfare on the "tick" by the State and Federal Govern- 

 ments in cooperation with the county authorities eradicated the tick, 

 and the State has been released from quarantine and the markets of 

 the world opened up to our Tennessee-raised cattle. The day will 

 never come again when our farmers will be called upon to sacrifice 

 their cattle on account of either State or Federal restrictions against 

 their free movement to market centers. One of the first official acts 

 of the Department of Agriculture after the induction of Capt. Thos. 

 F. Peck into the Commissioner's chair was a determined assault by 

 State. Federal, and county authorities (eleven counties in Middle Ten- 

 nessee) upon the sheep scab mite, and within as short a time as sixteen 

 months our flocks were again free from "scab," and instead of Ten- 

 nessee going into quarantine as was threatened, the markets of the 

 world remained open to the sheep raisers of this State. 



Future Policy of the Department. 



Since Texas fever in cattle and "scab" in sheep have been eradicated, 

 it now behooves us as loyal Tennesseans to make an assault upon that 

 great scourge to our swine-raising industry — hog cholera. While this 

 department will endeavor in every way possible to prevent the spread 

 of, and eradicate, glanders, bovine tuberculosis, lump jaw, black le 

 and other contagious and infectious diseases of animals, it shall be our 

 purpose and policy for the next two years to wage unceasing warfare 

 upon hog cholera, and most of our energy and efforl will be devoted 

 to the Study, control and ultimate eradication of this one disease. 



Anti-Hog-Cholera Serum Plant. 



In compliance with an Act of the Fifty-eighth General Assembly, 

 wc have caused to be erected and equipped an A.nti-Hog-Cholera 

 Serum Plant. This plant is located at [502 Clinton Street. Nashville. 

 Tennessee, and has been constructed and equipped according to mod- 

 ern sanitar) and hygienic requirements. Experts who have visited 

 and inspected the plant pronounce it complete and perfect in all its 

 appointments. It has a capacit) of 450 hyperimmunes, which are 



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