52 HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 
Mr. Satmon. We have not had any cases there since last May, except 
the one which occurred where they vaccinated a herd of cattle this 
summer. 
Mr. Henry. In that case it was thought it might be foot-and-mouth 
disease. 
Mr. Saumon. It was thought so. . 
Mr. Scorr. Do you know how much of the $500,000 appropriated 
by Congress was used for that specific purpose? 
Mr. Satmon. About $300,000. pee 
The Cuarrman. Then it did not cost you very much, considering 
the work done and the danger. ; 
Mr. Saumon. No; we always do our work economically. That is 
what we pride ourselves on doing. Really it did not cost as much as 
1 supposed it would. 
The Cuarrman. I think that was done more economically than the 
average work of the Bureau. 
Mr. Satmon. I do not think so. 
The Cuarrman. I mean according to the results. 
Mr. Bowrg. Is it not a fact that the Department of Agriculture 
work is more economical than anything else? 
Mr. Satmon. I can speak for the Bureau of Animal Industry. I 
am satisfied that is conducted as economically as if I were running it 
out of my own private funds, but I always look to that side of it, and 
when I spend money I like to see it go where it will accomplish some- 
thing. 
We inspected in the meat inspection last year in the slaughter 
houses at the time of slaughter 37,183,000 carcasses. That, you know, 
is a tremendous number, and it is necessary for a man to be there and 
see all those carcasses and see the internal organs and look at them and. 
see whether they are healthy or not. As the result of that inspection 
there were 114,198 carcasses condemned and taken out and destroyed. 
The CuarrMan. Cattle and sheep together? 
Mr. Satuon. Cattle, hogs, and sheep; yes. 
The CHarrman. Mostly hogs? 
Mr. Satmon. Mostly hogs—more than half of them hogs. The 
total rene none which we are obliged to make in the stock yards 
amounted to over 59,000,000—that is, of live animals. Of course those 
are large figures, and I go over them because I want the committee to 
realize as nearly as it can how much work is necessary to be done in 
order to supervise the animal trade of this country now. Of course 
it is a big country, and we are doing a lot of business. The internal 
commerce of the country is greater than it has ever been before, and 
is growing all the time. No one realizes how large a country it is 
until he has tried to cover it with an inspection force and keep his 
men moving around to answer the demands of people who want animals 
inspected for a market where the regulations require inspection. 
Mr. Bowrs. Did I understand you to say 59,000,000? 
Mr. Satmon. 59,000,000 were inspected in the stock yards. 
Mr. Bowir. In one year? 
Mr. Satmon. In one year. 
The Cuarrman. Sheep, cattle, and hogs. 
Mr. Haucen. How are these inspectors paid; by the month 2 
a ns ee W nan cs Inspectors are first put on they get $1,200 
year. ey must all be veterinarians and they must all, in addition 
