There  were  631  new  herds  found  affected  with  pleuro-pneumonia  dur-
ing the  year,  and  these  herds  contained  8,643  animals,  1,446  of  which
were  pronounced  diseased  when  the  inspections  were  made.  There
were  purchased  for  slaughter  during  the  same  time  2,649  affected'


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REPOBT   OP  THE  BUREAU   OP   ANMAL   HfDUSTIiY.
cattle,  at  a  cost  of  $67,695.93,  an  average  of  $25.55  per  head;  also
5,490  exposed  cattle,  at  a  cost  of  $131,227.74,  an  average  of  $23.90  per
head.
It  has  been  found  necessary  to  disinfect  1,879  stables,  stock-yards,
or  other  premises,  and  also  to  make  posUmortem  examinations  upon
the  carcasses  of  43,176  bovine  animals,  of  which  3,426  were  found
diseased  with  pleuro-pneumonia.
The  total  expenses  of  the  pleuro-pneumonia  work  from  January  1
to  November  30,  1888,  have  been  $481,586.55,  of  which  $198,923.67
was  paid  for  cattle  purchased  for  slaughter,  as  either  diseased  or  ex-
posed. The  remainder  constitutes  the  expense  for  inspection,  disin-
fection, tagging,  registering,  and  supervismg  the  movement  of  cattle,
of  post^iortem  examinations,  and  of  all  the  various  expenses  neces-
sary to  insure  the  prompt  discovery  of  this  plague  when  it  appears
in  any  herd,  and  to  prevent  the  further  extension  of  the  infection.
The  following  table  shows  a  r^umd  of  the  pleuro-pneumonia  work
from  January  1  to  November  30,  1888,  as  given  in  detail  above:

Table  showing  the  work  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  for  the  eradication  of
pkuro-pneumonia  from  January  1  to  November  80, 1888.
Herds  inspected

Cattle  Inspected

Cattle  re-examlDed  bj  deputies

Diseased  cattlo  found  by  in-
spection

Pott-mortem  eiaminattons  ..
Diseased  cattle  found  hypoit
mor<«m  examinations

Cattle  tasged

New  herds  found  affected

Animals  in  affected  herds  ....
Diseased  cattle  purchased. . ..
Bxposed  cattle  purchased ....
