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S. R. A. B. A. 1.283. Issued December, 1930 United States Department of Agriculture SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY NOVEMBER, 1930 [This publication is issued monthly for the dissemination of information, instructions, rulings, etc., concerning the work of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Free distribution is limited to persons in the service of the bureau, establishments at which the Federal meat inspection is conducted, public officers whose duties make it desirable for them to have such information, and journals especially concerned. Others desiring copies may obtain them from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at 5 cents each, or 25 cents a year. A supply will be sent to each official in charge of a station or branch of the bureau service, who should promptly distribute copies to members of his force. A file should be kept at each station for reference.] CONTENTS Page Changes in directory ---------------------------.------------------------------------- 93 Notices regarding meat inspection---------.--.--------------------------------------------------- 94 Animal casings from Russia-------- --.----.--------------------------------------- 94 Foreign meat-inspection official ----------------------------------------------------- 94 Animals slaughtered under Federal meat inspection, October, 1930--------.----------------------- 94 Extent of tuberculosis in animals slaughtered at three important markets, October, 1930------------ 95 Cause of condemnation of carcasses, September, 1930--------------------------------------- 95 Imports of food animals and of meats and meat food products, October, 1930--------------------- 95 Summary of tuberculosis-eradication work in cooperation with States, October, 1930.-------.-------- 96 Summary of hog-cholera-control work, October, 1930 . .----------------------------------------97 Anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus produced under licenses, October, 1930.-------------- 97 Licenses issued for biological products, October, 1930. ..... .----------------------------------------97 Licenses terminated, October, 1930 ------------------------------------------------------ 98 Permitted disinfectants -------------------------------------------------------------- 98 Permitted lime-sulphur and nicotine dips for scabies of cattle and sheep.----------------. .--------- 99 Proceedings under packers and stockyards act, November, 1930 ------------------------------- 100 Results of tick-eradication work, July 1, 1906, to December 1, 1930---.------------------------ 102 Results of prosecutions for violations of laws --------------------------------------------- 102 New publications of the bureau--------------- .------------------------------------ 103 Organization of the Bureau of Animal Industry.---. ------------------------------------ 103 CHANGES IN DIRECTORY Meat Inspection Granted 1014. Walker Pure Food Products Co. (Inc.), Stella and Arizona Streets, mail 309 Arizona Street, Fort Worth, Tex. 11017. G. Pasquinelli and Son, 2633-2635 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Meat Inspection Extended 20-C. Wilson & Co., Chicago, Ill., to include David Beef Products Co. Meat Inspection Withdrawn 270. Sprenger Food Co. (Inc.), Lancaster, Pa. 343. Mouquin (Inc.), New York, N. Y. 905. Piemonte Sausage Manufacturing Co., Clinton, Ind. 910. Pincus & Batt (Inc.), Philadelphia, Pa. From subsidiaries: Pacific Coast Beef & Provision Co., and Wilson- Martin Co., under establishment 20-C, Wilson & Co., Chicago, Ill. Change in Address of Official in Charge Dr. S. A. King, P. 0. box 1965 (office 24 Post Office Building), Paterson, N. J. Dr. H. Singleton, P. 0. box 1294 (office Swift & Co., Williams and Race Streets), Montgomery, Ala. Mr. S. M. Price, P. 0. box 1294 (office Livestock Exchange Building), Montgomery, Ala. t No sealed cars. 27207-30 93 94 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY [December. Subsuations Discontinued Clinton, Ind., meat inspection, under Terre Haute, Ind. Lancaster, Pa., meat inspection, under Harrisburg, Pa. NOTICES REGARDING MEAT INSPECTION ANIMAL CASINGS FROM RUSSIA The permission granted in Service and Regulatory Announcements of October, 1927, and April, 1930, for the importation through foreign certification of animal casings from Russia is hereby revoked. All animal casings which leave Russia on and after December 15, 1930, shall be disinfected as required by Circular Letter No. 1501 or Circular Letter No. 1629 as a condition for admission into the United States. FOREIGN MEAT-INSPECTION OFFICIAL Name and specimen signature of a foreign official who has been authorized by his national government to sign and issue foreign meat-inspection certificates for meat and meat food products exported to the United States. Country and name Signature CZECHOSLOVAKIA Dr. Jeronym Ruzicka--------------- NAME REMOVED FROM LIST Czechoslovakia.-Dr. Jan Hamr. ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION, OCTOBER, 1930 Station Cattle Calves lhea labsdGbss oats ISwineSwn Baltimore---------------------------------- 8,569 906 4,220 ---------- 71,377 Buffalo----------------------------------- 9,044 2,134 8,196 ---- ------ 86,383 Chicago ----------------.-------------------- 163,940 41,712 310,720 12 509,190 Cincinnati------------------------------- 16,482 6,857 17,657 4 86,948 Cleveland--------------------------------- 7,028 5,829 16,504 ---------- 58,683 Denver.- --------------------------------- 8.418 1,677 34,457 ---------- 17,219 Detroit----------------------------------- 6,802 6,068 16,099 ---------- 68,157 Fort Worth------------------------------ 27,666 35,038 15,434 529 17,017 Indianapolis------------------------------- 17,555 3,081 6,352 -------- 78,689 Kansas City-------------------------- --- 96,069 25,083 145,676 3 155,535 Milwaukee------------------------------ 17,190 45,025 10,131 --------- 145,579 National Stock Yards---------------------- 38,062 14,251 29,417 208 81,982 New York------------------------------- 34,812 56,023 313,807 ----------- 85,025 Omaha------------------------------------- 78,479 6,940 176,897 15 107,690 Philadelphia------------------------------ 6,724 7,908 25,378 ---------- 79,967 St. Louis.-. .-------------------------------- 17,152 8,479 7,031 ---------- 132,023 Sioux City------------------------------- 33,314 2,586 79,643 6 61,208 South St. Joseph-------------------------- 27,775 7,754 80,134 2 75,039 South St. Paul---------------------------- 59,296 61,500 139,395 3 266,015 Wichita --------------------------------- 8,031 2,371 3,834 2 40,198 All other stations------------------------- 153, 564 96, 791 286, 197 403 1, 267, 766 Total: i October, 1930--------------------- 835,972 438,013 1,727,179 1,187 3, 491, 690 October, 1929.--------------------- 838,939 398,354 1,365,325 3,054 3,857,147 10 months ended October, 1930 -------- 6,873,769 3, 873, 719 13, 964, 672 8, 573 35, 595. 374 10 months ended October, 1929-------- 6,934,594 3,784,287 11,773,223 21,903 1 38,863, 115 New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Newark I------------------------------- 42,214 63,584 378,595 ------------ 233,801 The slaughter figures in this group of cities are included in the figures above for " New York" and " All other stations" and are combined here to show total in the Greater New York district. Horses slaughtered: October, 1930---------------------- -------------- ---------------------------- 17,69 October, 1929.---------------------- ------------------- -------------------------- 11,68 10 months ended- October, 1930------------------------------------------------------------ 106, 512 October, 1929------------------------------------------------------------- l1 502 19301 SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 95 Inspections of lard at PlI establishients, 112,395,791 inspection ptun'ds; c.ampound and other ubsti- tutes, 49,773,478 in.pection pounds; sausage, 6S,5u4,700 inspection poundd: o margarine, 13,887,949 in- spection pounds. Corresponding inspections for October. 1929: Lard, 144,342,718 inspection pounds; compound and other substitutes, 47,898,332 inspection pounds; sausage, 79,710,729 inspection pounds; oleomargarine, 16,592,050 inspection pounds. (These totals of inspection pounds do not represent actual production, as the same product may have been inspected and recorded more than once in the process of inanufa ture. EXTENT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED AT THREE IMPORTANT MARKETS, OCTOBER, 1930 Retained for tuberculosis i Total 1tert Passed l'otal for Condemned Cattle, excluding calves: Chicago ------------------------------------------ 13, 940 4 508 129 592 Kansas C ity --------------------------------------- 96. 069 223 13 57 ? Omaha ---------------------------------------- 78,479 4S 25 71 Swine: Chicago 509, 190 57. 964 890 659 Kansas City 155, 535 7, 165 66 55 Omaha -- 107, 690 8, 611 84 91 CAUSE OF CONDEMNATION OF CARCASSES, SEPTEMBER, 1930 Cause Cattle Calves S beep and Swine Emaciation -.---- - - --.- - 842 45 549 41 Ilog ch olera .----- - - - -- -- - - - -- -- - ------ ------.----.. _ -- - -- -- --_----- 1,736 Inflammatory diseases. .----. 916 155 85i 1,794 Im maturity . ---- - .---. - ----- -----.-- -- ----- ------.--- 170 - -- - - -- - - -- - - Tuberculosis -.--.-- 1, 399 29.------------------.2, 52 Other causes-------------------------------------- 1 221 173 758 2,637 Total 4,--------------------------------437 572 1, 992 8,734 IMPORTS OF FOOD ANIMALS AND OF MEATS AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS, OCTOBER, 1930 The statements following show the imports of food animals and of m1leats and meat food products inspected