THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 
741 
KINDS OF 
ANIMALS. 
For official abat¬ 
toirs in cities 
where inspections 
were made. 
dor abattoirs in 
other cities and 
miscellaneous 
buyet s. 
Total 
Inspections. 
Rejected 
at abat¬ 
toirs. 
Rejected in 
stockyards. 
Cattle . . . 
Sheep .... 
Calves .... 
Hogs .... 
Horses .... 
4,654,832 
5.718,464 
245.859 
23 , 783.576 
3,232 
4,288,562 
3,819,920 
253,404 
10,455,317 
8,943,404 
9,538,384 
499,263 
34,238,893 
3,232 
180 
476 
41 
4,942 
37 
26,593 
18,150 
3,128 
102,992 
Total . . . 
34,405,973 
18,817,203 
53,223,176 
5,676 
150,863 
It is found upon comparison that this work of the bureau 
has progressed each year since 1896. 
The number of animals inspected at time of slaughter and 
the number of carcasses and parts of carcasses condemned and 
rendered so as to unfit them for consumption as food are given 
in the following table: 
KINDS OF 
ANIMALS. 
NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS. 
CARCASSES CONDEMNED. 
Parts of car¬ 
casses con¬ 
demned at abat¬ 
toirs. 
For official 
abattoirs. 
On animals 
rejected in 
stock-yards. 
Total . 
For offi¬ 
cial abat¬ 
toirs 
Animals 
rejected 
in stock- 
yards. 
Total . . 
Cattle . 
4,382,020 
16,726 
4,398,746 
6,404 
3,219 
9,623 
10,514 
Sheep . 
5,603,096 
6,023 
5,609,119 
3,369 
1,476 
4,845 
359 
Calves . 
246,184 
935 
247,119 
I99 
I °5 
304 
45 
Hogs. . 
23,836,943 
67,996 
23 , 904,939 
48.897 
6,122 
55,019 
29 ,H 3 
Horses . 
3,232 
. . 
3,232 
l8l 
• • • 
l8l 
Total. 
34,071,475 
91,680 
34,163,155 
59,050 
10,922 
69,972 
40,061 
In addition to the condemnations upon regular inspection 
as above there were 41,597 carcasses of hogs condemned upon 
microscopic examination for trichinae. In accordance with the 
regulations about half of the meat from these carcasses was 
cooked, the rest being tanked. 
Manner of death. 
Cattle. 
Sheep. 
Calves. 
Hogs. 
Horses. 
Total. 
Dead at abattoirs .... 
235 
1,050 
36 
19,424 
43 
20,797 
Died in stock-yards . . . 
309 
I, I 2 I 
I °5 
2,201 
3,736 
Killed in stock-yards . . 
1,206 
784 
176 
21,274 
• 
23,530 
Total. 
i, 75 o 
2,955 
04 
W 
42,899 
43 
48,063 
The above table shows the number of animals that died 
