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and examined. If found to be present by an examination 

 of the glands of the neck, as well as of the internal organs 

 in general, noting whether these contain tubercles then 

 all the individuals that show the effects of the disease ex- 

 ternally should be immediately destroyed and the car- 

 casses should either be burned or buried sufficiently deep 

 that they will never come to the surface. Thus the indi- 

 viduals that are likely to prove dangerous are put away 

 and the remainder of the market herd should be put on 

 the market and passed upon by a government inspector 

 as soon as they can possibly be put into proper condition. 

 Any of these that are sufficiently diseased to render the 

 carcass unfit for food will be condemned and put into the 

 tank for cheap grease and fertilizer. 



With the present arrangements of packing house 

 methods, all animals that do not show disease to a suffi- 

 cient degree, either tuberculosis or any other disease, so 

 that it can be recognized by the inspector at the scale as 

 the hogs pass by him, are taken and paid for by the pack- 

 ers. Thus the loss to individuals who desire to clean up 

 rfieir herds of tubercular animals is not very great, if 

 taken in time. However, if the disease is not promptly 

 taken in hand, it may advance to such a stage that the 

 greatest part of the herd will become a complete loss to 

 the owner. This is especially true of swine because the 

 disease works much more rapidly with them than it does 

 with cattle. 



If the system of tagging that is being advocated be- 

 comes adopted, it will mean that the loss of tubercular 

 animals will fall directly upon the individual owner. By 

 this system all the animals that are slaughtered will be 

 tagged and if found diseased will be traced to their owner 

 who has to stand the loss. With present arrangements 



