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Swine diseased with hog cholera or 

 swine plague, or which have been ex- 

 posed to either of these diseases by- 

 contact with diseased animals, or con- 

 finement in infected cars, pens or other 

 premises, cannot be transported or 

 driven from one state or territory to 

 another, and all persons intending to 

 ship swine must ascertain before offer- 

 ing them for shipment that the animals 

 are not diseased and have not been ex- 

 posed to the contagion of either disease. 

 Swine not diseased with either of these 

 diseases, and which have not been ex- 

 posed to the infection, may be shipped 

 anywhere subject only to state or terri- 

 torial laws. 



Infected stock yards — "Public stock 

 yards shall be considered infected, and 

 no swine shall be shipped therefrom for 

 feeding or stocking purposes. No dis- 

 eased swine shall be shipped from the 

 stock yards, but shall be slaughtered, 

 subject to condemnation on post-mortem 

 inspection; and all swine in a certain 

 lot or shipment shall be considered dis- 

 eased when one or more of them show 

 evidence of the disease. Swine that are 

 not diseased and have been merely ex- 

 posed by being in the yards, may be 

 shipped to a recognized slaughtering 

 center for immediate slaughter. Where, 

 however, a part of the yard is set apart 

 for the reception of infected shipments 

 of swine and is kept free of infection, 

 swine may be shipped from such parts 

 without restriction." 



Transportation requirements — The 

 law relating to the transportation of 

 live stock, which is the subject of inter- 

 state commerce, requires that in the 

 transporting of cattle, sheep, swine or 

 any other animals from one state to 

 another, they shall not be confined in 

 cars, boats or vessels of any description 

 for a longer period than 28 consecutive 

 hours without unloading the same for 

 rest, water and feeding for a period of 

 at least five consecutive hours, unless 

 prevented from unloading by storm or 

 other accidental causes, or by special 

 request of the owner or person in charge, 

 when time may be extended to 36 hours. 

 In estimating such confinement, the 

 times during which the animals have 

 been confined without such rest on con- 

 necting roads from which they are re- 

 ceived, shall be included; if, however, 

 proper arrangements for food, water, 

 space and opportunity to rest are pro- 

 vided, the provision in regard to their 

 being unloaded does not apply. All the 



regulations of the department of agri- 

 culture relative to the shipment of stock, 

 transportation of diseased animals, etc, 

 can be obtained upon application to the 

 Secretary of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



Attendants on stock cars — Where one 

 or more carloads of stock is shipped long 

 distances, it is expected that at least one 

 attendant will accompany them to look 

 after the stock. This attendant will be 

 given free transportation by the railroad 

 company to market, but must pay his 

 own expenses on the return trip. He is 

 usually given accommodations in the 

 caboose of the stock train, and must 

 take such accommodations as are avail- 

 able. Where but one or two animals 

 are shipped in a box car, the attendant 

 may ride in the same car with them. 

 On shorter journeys of 24 to 30 hours, 

 where it may not be necessary to either 

 feed or water stock, an attendant is not 

 necessary. 



Even with the larger shipments, if no 

 attendant is sent with the stock, the 

 employees of the railroad will see that 

 they are watered and feed given them. 

 Upon arrival at the stock yard, the 

 attendant will see that the car contain- 

 ing his stock is switched off at the 

 proper station. If he is well acquainted 

 with the stock yards, he may be able to 

 save much unnecessary switching in 

 properly placing his car. 



Inspection of stock — As soon as stock 

 arrive at the stock yards, they are in- 

 spected by a veterinarian. At the Chi- 

 cago stock yards there are three separate 

 sets of inspectors, those representing the 

 city of Chicago, the state of Illinois and 

 the United States. Each of these in- 

 spectors has clearly defined duties and 

 all work in harmony to secure pure 

 meats for the people of Chicago, the 

 state, the United States and foreign 

 countries which consume animal and 

 meat products, shipped from the Chi- 

 cago markets. 



The inspection is both ante-mortem 

 and post-mortem, and in case of 

 doubt, microscopic also. If animals 

 suffering from disease or injury, which 

 makes them unfit for food arrive, they 

 are condemned. These, as well as ani- 

 mals which arrive at the yards dead, 

 are sent to the rendering works. Every 

 day considerable numbers of pigs, sheep 

 and occasionally cattle, arrive dead. 



"Animals in poor condition and under 

 suspicion as unfit for food are marked 



