58 HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 
Mr. Bowtrgr. Or is it ona deficiency basis now ? ; 
Mr. Satmon. I could not tell until we actually put them in the field 
to see how many it takes to cover the territory. For instance, this 
cattle scab is going to require an increase of expenses. Our expenses 
now are about $500 a month. 
The Cuarrman. Five hundred dollars or $5,000? 
Mr. Saumon. Five hundred dollars, and the expenses of the sheep 
scab are $10,000. I have no doubt this cattle scab will take $8,000 or 
$10,000 a month this summer to control it. 
Mr. Bowrr. That is, the Texas cattle. 
Mr. Satmon. No, not the Texas cattle. The Texas cattle inspection 
will be about the same as it has been, but the cattle scab will require 
considerably more expense. 
Mr. Burteson. Where is that disease prevalent! 
Mr. Satmon. All over the range country, but probably most in the 
Dakotas and Wyoming. 
Mr. Burieson. In the colder country ? 
Mr. Satmon. It was worse there because it was introduced from 
the north. I do not think cold has so much to do with it. 
i Mr. Bow1r. How much has the Texas inspection cost for the Texas 
ever? 
Mr. Satmon. The Texas fever inspection is costing $5,000 a month. 
Mr. Bowrs. And it would be about the same? 
Mr. Satmon. It would be about the same. That will not vary. 
. The Cuarrman. Doctor, in view of the fact that you can not get a 
suitable station on the water at Baltimore, 1 presume you will keep 
the old station and do your work there? 
Mr. Satmon. We will keep the old station; yes, sir. We may be 
able to get a few acres below Baltimore on the river. I am in hopes 
so, because we are having cases of animals coming in from countries 
where they have more or less disease, and we have not a quarantine 
station now that is safe. They areall inland. Weare obliged to take 
the stock over the railroads. At Baltimore it is 12 or 14 miles, at 
New York it is 25 miles, and at Boston it is 25 or 30 miles. 
The Cuarrman. Inland? 
Mr. Satmon. Inland. We do not feel safe in letting animals in 
from a country where they have any dangerous disease, so we shut 
them out. There are people now who want to bring in Angora goats 
from South Africa. The Secretary thinks it is not safe, and I doubt 
myself if it is safe; but if we had a quarantine station on the water 
front where we could take the animals from the ship on a lighter and 
put them into the quarantine station, we could Handle them safely. 
Mr. Henry. You made an effort in New York to secure a quaran- 
tine station on the water front? 
Mr. Satmon. Yes; we tried very hard. 
Mr. Henry. And you found it impracticable? 
Mr. Satmon. Absolutely impossible to get land for a quarantine 
station around New York within a neasptiale distance. 
Mr. Henry. And you went back to New Jersey? 
The CHarrman. It would be better to have these stations on the 
water, but you have never had an outbreak from animals after they 
have left quarantine. 
Mr. Satmon. We have not, but the Canadians have. ‘They brought 
over pleuro-pneumonia. 
