191 1.] Animal Diseases on the Continent. 615 



Agriculture, up to September 19th, the yield of potatoes is estimated 

 to be 3,855,000 tons. Potatoes have suffered from the prolonged 

 drought, and the probable yield is expected to be considerably below 

 that of last year. 



The following statement shows that, 

 Prevalence of Animal according to the information in the possession 

 Diseases on the of the Board on October 1st, 191 1, certain 

 Continent. diseases of animals existed in the countries 



specified : — 

 Austria (week ending September 20th). 



Anthrax, Blackleg, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (10,952 Hofe), Glanders 

 and Farcy. 



Belgium (sixteen days ending August 31st). 



Anthrax, Blackleg, Rabies, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (3,801 



"foyers" in 612 "communes"). 

 Bulgaria (week ending September 6th). 



Anthrax, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Sheep-pox, Swine-fever, 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Tuberculosis. 

 Denmark (month of July). 



Anthrax, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 case). 

 France (month of August). 



Blackleg, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Sheep-pox, Sheep-scab. 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease (33,966 "enables" in 3,217 "Communes"). 

 Germany (on September 21st). 



Glanders and Farcy, Swine-fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (37,180 



infected places in 5,113 parishes). 

 Holland (month of August). 



Anthrax, Foot-rot, Sheep-scab, Swine Erysipelas, Foot-and-Mouth 



Disease (15,503 outbreaks in 11 provinces). 

 Hungary (week ending September 13th). 



Anthrax, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Swine Erysipelas, Swine- 

 fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (61,345 "cours"). 

 Italy (week ending August 6th). 



Anthrax, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Swine Erysipelas, Swine- 

 fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (251 cases entailing 18,827 



animals). 



Montenegro (seventeen days ending June 16th). 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease (329 "Stables" infected in 17 "com- 

 munes "). 



Norway (month of August). - 

 Anthrax, Blackleg. 



Roumania (nine days ending September 13th). 



Dourine, Glanders and Farcy, Pleuro-pneumonia, Rabies, Sheep- 

 pox, Swine Erysipelas, Swine-fever, Sheep Scab, Foot-and-Mouth 

 Disease. 



Russia (month of May). 



Anthrax, Cattle-plague, Glanders and Farcy," Pleuro-pneumonia, 

 Rabies, Sheep-pox, Swine Erysipelas, Swine-fever, Foot-and-Mouth 

 Disease (233,160 cases in 2,847 "communes"). 



