324 TwENTY-FiEST Biennial, Eepoet 



INTER-STATE SHIPMENTS OF LIVE STOCK. 



As accurate records have only been kept during tlie 

 last eighteen months, a comparative statement cannot 

 be made, which would show the increase or decrease in 

 the shipments of live stock into and from Kentucky. Ken- 

 tucky is by nature as well adapted to the raising of live 

 stock as any other State, and we should lead rather than 

 fall to the ninth position. It is a pleasing fact to know 

 that within the last few years quite a number of farmers 

 in Kentucky have made considerable progress in breed- 

 ing pure-bred live stock. It has been demonstrated con- 

 clusively by these gentlemen that this pays better than 

 the grade stock, even if the offspring is fed for market- 

 ing purposes. Fortunes have been spent in improving 

 this industry, and quite a few of our breeders have gone 

 to foreign countries for the purpose of securing animals 

 to strengthen blood lines and to increase the value of ani- 

 mals. OfiScial health certificates are required for the ship- 

 ment of pure-bred live stock into this State from all other 

 States. These certificates are not required when animals 

 are brought into the State for immediate slaughter, or 

 are consigned to the Bourbon Stock Yards at Louisville, 

 where Federal inspection is maintained, because such 

 animals are inspected and certified by Federal officials 

 before leaving the yards. "Within the last year shipments 

 of live stock have been made from Kentucky into almost 

 every State in the Union, notwithstanding the fact that 

 a great many States were under Federal quarantine 

 during the epizootic of foot-and-mouth disease. Records 

 of animals moving inter-state for immediate slaughter 

 were kept only during our quarantine, when we were re- 

 quired to issue health certificates on all live stock moving 

 inter-state for any purpose. A great many shippers ob- 

 ject to having their animals inspected when shipments 

 are attempted, but each State has its own regulations and 

 the shippers by this time should be acquainted with these 

 regulations, and should for their own safety be glad to 

 have their animals inspected so that they might know 

 the shipment contains only healthy animals. It is to be 

 hoped that in the near future shippers and breeders of 

 live stock will look upon this matter from the viewpoint 



