MISCELLANEOUS. 
HOG CHOLERA EXPERIMENTS IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. 
TIEADQUARTERS AT CLARINDA, IOWA, 
Joun McBirney, Inspector in charge, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, 
May 15, 1863, of Scotch-Irish parents, and attended British national schools; 
worked in grocery business at Newry two years; came to the United States in 
1882, and attended public schools in lowa during next two years; taught in 
publie schools of that State during 1885 and winter vacations of 1886, 1887 and 
1888; entered Iowa Agricultural College in February, 1886, and graduated in 
November, 1889, as D. V. M., and with military rank of cadet first lieutenant: 
entered upon veterinary practice at Charles City, Iowa, and in 1890 was ap- 
pointed assistant State veterinary surgeon; was captain of company and after- 
wards major of battalion in Iowa National Guard; was appointed assistant in- 
spector at Philadeiphia through civil-service examination, Oct. 1, 1895; trans- 
ferred to Chicago Sept. 9, 1896, and to Sioux City (in charge) April 15, 1897; 
promoted to inspector and placed in charge of hog cholera work in Iowa June 
15, 1897; transferred to Cedar Rapids April 11, 1898, and on July 1, 1898 upon 
resumption of hog cholera experiments, was again placed in charge. 
CuarLes Mason Day, Inspector, was born at Albany, Ill, March 21, 1865; at- 
tended common schools of Illinois and lowa, removing to latter State with pa- 
rents at nine years of age, and remaining until eighteen; then commenced 
teaching school] in Illinois; also clerked in drug store; entered Iowa State Col- 
lege, and in 1893 graduated from veterinary department with degree of D. V. M.; 
during following year was house surgeon in that department; engaged in veter- 
inary practice in Iowa, and for a short time served as assistant State veterina- 
rian testing dairy herds for tuberculosis; was appointed from Shenandoah, Iowa, 
Noy. 19, 1894, through civil-service examination, as assistant inspector at Na- 
tional Stock Yards, Ill.; transferred to St. Louis, Jan. 1, 1896; to Davenport, 
Iowa, in charge, May 25, 1897, and on Nov. 11, 1897, to Lincoln, Nebr., to co- 
operate with University of Nebraska in hog cholera experiments; was promoted 
to inspector Jan. 1, 1899; on July 1, 1899, was transferred to hog cholera work 
at Clarinda, and at close of work for that season was sent to South St. Joseph, 
Mo.; was returned to Clarinda April 38, 1900. 
WILLIAM B. Nites, Inspector, was born Nov. 5, 1858, in Rock Co., Wis., of New 
England parentage; attended common schools of Iowa and later entered Iowa 
State College, graduating with degree of D. V. M. in 1885; took post-graduate 
work in 1886; from that year until 1888 was assistant State veterinary 
surgeon of Iowa and engaged in private practice; from 1888 to 1890 was pro- 
fessor of veterinary science and station veterinarian at University of South Car- 
olina, also veterinarian to State department of agriculture; from 1890 to 1898 
was assistant professor of veterinary science in Iowa State College, and assist- 
ant State veterinarian of lowa; was a charter member of Iowa Veterinary Med- 
ieal Association and is also a member of American Veterinary Medical Associa- 
tion; was appointed Aug. 20, 1898, through civil-service examination, and as- 
rigned to hog cholera experiments in Iowa; transferred to South Omaha Jan. 
7, 1900, on suspension of hog cholera work for the winter, and returned to that 
work April 23, 1900. 
Apramw M. Apams, Inspector, was born in Stark County, Ohio, Dec. 5, 1854; 
boyhood days were spent working on farm in summer and attending district 
schools in winter; attended Mount Union College, Ohio, and taught school in 
that State from 1875 to 1887; for next four years was superintendent of Truss 
Axle Stock Farm at Canal Dover, Ohio; attended Ontario Veterinary College, 
graduating in 1893 with degree of V. S.; practised veterinary medicine until 
entering Bureau service Feb. 6, 1897, being appointed from Minerva, Ohio, after 
vivil-service examination, as assistant inspector on cattle quarantine force at 
JXansas City; in spring of 1899 was assigned to hog cholera experimental work 
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