THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 
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charging- employees to different accounts according to the kind 
of work performed. 
There was a decided decrease during the year in the number 
of domestic animals exported to Europe. During the year of 
the 643,301 head of American cattle inspected for export 1593 
were rejected, 327,741 tagged and 311,595 exported, 14,786 of 
the number going from Chicago via Canadian ports. Of the 
174,717 sheep inspected 118 were rejected and 98,551 exported, 
4757 going from Chicago by Canadian ports ; 26,351 horses and 
98 hogs were exported. Of Canadian cattle inspected only 9 
were rejected and 27,797 exported; Canadian sheep 37,274 
inspected, 41 rejected and 37,206 exported. There were 2685 
Canadian horses exported. Certificates were issued for 1201 
American cattle, and 852 vessels carrying live stock were 
inspected. In the trade between the United States, London, 
Liverpool and Glasgow 294,318 American cattle were landed 
and 911 lost, and 24,295 Canadian cattle landed and 504 lost. 
The wrecking of a ship caused the loss of 366 Canadian cattle. 
Of American sheep 97,659 were landed, 1526 lost, and 34,003 
Canadian sheep lauded and 1639 l° st - Of American horses 
20,035 were landed and 224 lost, and Canadian horses 1808 
landed and 5 lost. The expense of inspection of animals for 
export, the supervision of the movement of Southern cattle and 
the inspection of animals imported from Mexico amounted to 
$107,023. 
During the quarantine season of 1898 32,937 cars, contain¬ 
ing 911.455 cattle from the area infected with splenetic fever of 
cattle, were unloaded in the quarantine division of the stock- 
yards at different points and 33,814 cars were cleaned and dis¬ 
infected. In the non-infected district of Texas, 236,369 cattle 
were inspected and permitted to be removed to other states for 
grazing. In California 37,832 cattle were inspected prior to 
shipment to points outside the infected district. During the 
year 145,974 sheep infected with scabbies and 526,970 sheep 
exposed to the contagion were dipped for shipment in interstate 
trade. The bureau also inspected 79,908 head of cattle, 1254 
sheep, 64 swine and 121 goats from Mexico, and 90,468 cattle 
from Canada, 172,985 sheep, 1769 horses, 194 hogs, 1 moose, 
1 goat and 11 mules. Of these 425 cattle, 6581 sheep and 176 
hogs were for breeding purposes. None of these Canadian 
animals were subject to quarantine. Of the animals imported 
and quarantined 1562 were cattle, 840 sheep and 49 hogs and 
12 camels. 
