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B. F. KAUPP. 
For Nebraska Dr. A. Bostrom reports as follows: “ In re¬ 
gard to our state will say that we have been fortunate during 
the past year is not having serious outbreaks of any epizootic 
diseases among our live stock in Nebraska. We have had, how¬ 
ever, local outbreaks as usual in horses, cattle and hogs. Gland¬ 
ers, tuberculosis and hog cholera are the most serious. 
“Glanders —From January n to July i twenty-six horses 
and two mules were killed by this department. These were 
destroyed without any indemnity. The last legislature appro¬ 
priated $25,000 to be used for indemnifying owners of horses 
destroyed by the state, on account of being affected by glanders. 
This appropriation became available the seventh of July, 1911. 
Since that date we have up to June 1, 1912, or almost eleven 
months, killed one hundred and thirty-five horses and fourteen 
mules, for which we have paid $10,290.27. We find that horse 
• owners are anxious to report all suspicious cases now since this 
law took effect and we believe that we will soon be able to eradi¬ 
cate this disease. 
" Tuberculosis —We have not had any systematic testing for 
tuberculosis during the past year, except at South Omaha stock 
yards, and for interstate shipments. 
“ Anthrax —An outbreak occurred west of Omaha on three 
farms, along the Papio River, in which both cattle and horses 
died, and two men became infected but recovered. About 700 
cattle and horses were vaccinated at once and the disease was 
promptly checked. 
" Hog Cholera —This work is done mostly under manage¬ 
ment of our experiment station at Lincoln, and a great amount 
of serum is used with good success, except in a few cases where 
there seems to be mixed infection. The southeastern part of the 
state has had the worst siege of hog cholera in years. 
Blackleg —This disease is being gradually stamped out 
through vaccination. The government vaccine, distributed 
through the department of animal pathology of the Nebraska 
Experiment Station, is generally used. 
“ Infectious Anemia —This disease is prevalent to a certain 
