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the near future to consider it. There is every reason to hope 
that a dairy inspection, which, will involve the tuberculin test, 
will soon be in force in the great city of Chicago. Other cities 
will undoubtedly follow. 
Permit me to explain the stand that has been taken concern¬ 
ing bovine tuberculosis in Minnesota State Board of Health 
work : 
ist. That it is not practical under present conditions to in¬ 
sist upon an immediate tuberculin test of all cattle in the state. 
2d. Whenever undoubted tuberculosis appears in a herd or 
any animal that has come from a given herd, that herd must be 
tested with tuberculin. 
3d. Animals that react to the tuberculin test may either be 
immediately killed or continued under quarantine for a period 
not to exceed three months, at the end of which period they 
must be retested. If they react on second test, they must be 
killed under inspection within one month from date of second 
test. The State Board furnishes tuberculin free of expense. 
During the period of quarantine the sale of milk or other food 
products from quarantined animals is forbidden. 
Other Diseases .—Symptomatic anthrax, commonly called 
black-leg, can now be prevented with almost absolute certainty 
by vaccination, the vaccine costing only about fifteen cents per 
head. Losses from this disease in the past, even in Minnesota, 
have been very serious. Further south and on the range 
country to the west the loss from this disease has been very 
heavy. 
The same may be said of anthrax proper. Its bacteriology 
and general pathology are now well understood. We have a 
vaccine in quite common use that is very satisfactory as a pre¬ 
ventive. 
Hog Cholera .—It is safe to insist that during the present 
decade Minnesota has lost over a million dollars from hog 
cholera in one year. Iowa has lost several millions per year for 
several years in succession. The financial losses in Nebraska 
and other states have been enormous. The Bureau of Animal 
