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S. R . .A.-B. A. I. 253. United States Department of Agricultw9 MAY, 1928 This publication is issued monthly for the dissemination of information, instruction, rulings, etc., con cerning 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 Paee Changes in directory....... ___________________________ _____________________ . ___ .. ____ ... ___________ 39 Notices regarding meat inspection ____________ ______ ______ ____ ______ ____ _____ . ________ _._______ _____ 40 Green, unfinished animal casings for Canada_____________ __ ____ ________________________________ 40 Labeling sausage from which casings have been removed_______________________________________ 40 Animals slaughtered in April, 1928, under Federal meat inspection_ _____ ________________ ___ ________ 40 Extent of tuberculosis in animals slaughtered at three important markets, April, 1928______ ________ 41 Causes of condemnation of carcasses, March, 1928_______ ___ ____ ________________________________ __ __ 41 Imports of food animals and of meats and meat food products____________________________________ 41 Summary of tuberculosis-eradication work in cooperation with States, April, 1928___________ _____ 42 Permitted arsenical cattle dips __ ______ __ _______ __ ________ ______ _____ __________ .__ ____ _____ _____ ____ 43 Summary of hog-cholera-control work, April, 1928 ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ______________ _,- _____ ,._ , -------- 43 Anti-hog-cholera serum and bog-cholera virus produced under licenses ______ __ ___ __ __ _ __ _., _., ______ 44, Instructions regarding samples and specimens forwarded for examinatigµ. __ ________ ~------ :.-.~-"!--- 44 Proceedings under packers and stockyards act_ ____________________ - -----'- ----------------------•-· Results of prosecutions for violations of laws ___ . ________ __ ___ __ _. _ _• _________ __ ________ .,.,, ___ ___ _ New publications of the bureau ________ ________ __ ________ ______ _______ __ __ ...., _____ ____ -~-'--, - -----.,- Organization of the Bureau of Animal Industry ________________ ___ -;;,- -~- ...: ____________ : ~:'.' ______ __ ~ ,,~ CHANGES IN DIRECTOR\' ";._~~ ~~'{ / Meat Inspection Granfud ,._ ~ 3-AD. Swift & Co., 230-232 Michigan Street, E>uluth, M.inn. *30. Vicksburg Dressed Beef Co. (Inc.), Cedars, 1\1:iss. '- Meat Inspection Withdrawn 2-FF. Armour & Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. *342. E. Bucher Packing Co., Cairo, Ill. *725. Jacob Folger Estate, Toledo, Ohio. *83,5. Barton & Co., Seattle, Wash. Meat Inspection Extended *888. The Wm. Davies Co. (Inc.), Chicago, Ill., to include The Harris Abattoir Co. (Ltd.), Gunns (Ltd.), and The Canadian Packing Co. (Ltd.). Change in Number of Official Establishment 973-B. Hygrade Food Products Corporation, 624 First Avenue, New York, N. Y., instead of No. 460. Change in Name of Official Establishment *116. The Stedman Co., and The F. C. Stedman Co., P. 0. box 506, West State Street, Athens, Ohio. Change in Address of Official Establishment *818. Twin City Packing Co., 1629 Ogden Avenue, Menominee, Mich., instead of 210 Bellvue Street. • Conducts slaughtering. 1053'.;'.6-28 39 40 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY [May Change in Address of Inspector in Charge Dr. L. E. Epple, 1629 Ogden Avenue, Menominee, Mich., instead of 210 Bellvue Street. Station Added Cedars, Miss., meat inspection: Dr. Henry Singleton, care Vicksburg Dressed Beef Co. (Inc.), in charge. Stations Discontinued Cairo, Ill., meat inspection; remove Dr. G. C. Pieper. Toledo, Ohio, meat inspection; remove Dr. M. L. Crans. Change in Address of District Supervisor Frank J. Miller, room 305a, United States Barge Office Building, New York, N. Y., instead of room 906, Dodge Building, 53 Park Place. Note Strike out asterisk preceding Establishment No. 137, F. A. Ferris & Co., New York, N. Y., on page 17 of the directory. NOTICES REGARDING MEAT INSPECTION GREEN, UNFINISHED ANIMAL CASINGS FOR CANADA Information has been received from the Canadian Government to the effect that green. unfinished animal casings will be admitted into Canada on certifica tion. Therefore, green, unfinished casings intended for export to that country should be certified as indicated in Service and Regulatory Announcements of November, 1926. LABELING SAUSAGE FROM WHICH CASINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED Notice is hereby given that the bureau has withdrawn its objection to the use of the term "skinless" in labeling sausage from which the casings have been removed. When submitted for approval, each label, carton, and other material showing the term " skinless" should bear a written statement describing the product. ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED IN APRIL, 1928, UNDER FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION IN THE DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY THE CITIES IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE Station Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Swine Baltimore ___________________________________ Buffalo ______________________________________ 5,817 1,715 388 ---------- 69,285 Chicago _____________________________________ 7,323 4,447 5,753 1 75,976 CincinnatL _________________________________ 127,463 81,721 179,039 ---------- 378,368 Cleveland ___________________________________ 9,8ll 8,788 3,091 14 86,627 Denver ___________________________ ___________ 6,491 7,611 9,180 ---------- 74, 358 Detroit ______________________________________ 8,264 2,026 13,722 31,144 4,902 7,882 4,019 ---------- 79, 749 Fort Worth _________________________________ 19,674 13, 849 18,203 ----------382 45, 219 Indianapolis _________________________________ Kansas City _________________________________ 16,326 6,076 2,037 72,029 58,468 15, 265 lll, 901 ----------302 237,922 Milwaukee ________ __________________________ ll, 353 55, 310 1,926 87,314 National Stock Yards _______________________ ---------- New York ___________________________________ 18,124 6,506 12, 194 2 87,912 Omaha ______________________________________ 33,017 66,933 153,433 29 118,046 63,058 5,045 127,092 10 155,086 Philadelphia ________________________________ 6,664 10,098 13, 661 12 86, 550 SiouxSt. Louis_----------------------------------- City __________________________ ________ 9,075 7,548 2,788 2 130, 424 1,929 South St. Joseph ____________________________ 32,784 23,848 ---------- 105,148 South SL Paul ______________________________ 24,743 6, 656 99,894 11 68,992 37,513 57,156 7,955 167, 030 Wichita _____________________________________ 6,381 2,029 4,426 ----------4 63,092 All other establishments _____________________ 115,999 69,797 123, 178 727 1,226,067 Total: April, 1928 _____________________ 623,250 438,387 917,728 1,496 3,446,338 April, 1927- __________ __________ 741,951 453,956 959,673 3,267 3,329, 557 10 months ended April, 1928 ____ 7, 6ll, 513 3,902,742 10,858,949 17,651 40, 385, 000 10 months ended April, 192T ____ 8,465,501 4,188,292 10,844, 333 28,092 34,632, 100 Horses slaughtered at all establishments, April, 1928, 5,663. Inspection of lard at all establishments, 140,454,586 inspection pounds; compound and other substitutes, 33,018,893 inspection pounds; sausage ~bopped, 57,545,720 inspection pounds. Corresponding inspections for April, 1927: Lard, 137,257,608 inspection pounds; compound and other substitutes, 27,818,560 inspection pounds; sausage chopped, ..56,416,279 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 manufacture.) 1928] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 41 EXTENT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED AT THREE • IMPORTANT MARKETS, APRIL, 1928 Retained for tuberculosis Station Total slaughter Passed for Con• Total sterilization demned Cattle: Chicago ........................................... 127, 463 4,400 120 648 Kansas City ..........•............................ 58, 468 264 10 34 Omaha.......•..•................................. 63,058 1,091 40 73 Swine: Chicago ........................................... 378,368 53,080 901 695 Kansas City ........ .............................. 237, 922 15,315 232 153 Omaha..................................... .... 155,086 20,056 197 142 CAUSES OF CONDEMNATION OF CARCASSES, MARCH, 1928 Cause Cattle Calves Sheep Swine Emaciation............................ ......... ....... 481 149 167 94 Hog cholera .....•.... ~·································... ..................... ........... 1, 110 Inflammatory diseases................................. 970 286 397 3,576 Immaturity........................... ................. 569 ......... ..... ... ...... _ Tuberculosis........................................... 2,976 31 ............ 5,733 All other causes......... ................ ............... 851 267 370 4, 588 Total. ..........•.•.............................. , 5, 278 1 1, 302 934 15, 101 IMPORTS OF FOOD ANIMALS AND OF MEATS AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS The statements following show the imports of food animals and of meats and meat food products inspected by the Bureau of Animal Industry during April, 1928, witn figures for other periods for comparison. Imports