S. R. A.-B. A. 1. 270 Issued November, 1929 United States Department of Agriculture SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY OCTOBER, 1929 [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 wsose duties make it desirable for then to have such information, and journals especially concerned. Others desiring copies may obtain them from the Superintendent of Docunrents, 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 ------------------------------------------------------- Notices regarding meat inspection ------------------------------------------------ 8 Pork for the Netherlands----------------------------------------------- 88 Correction of faulty vision--------------------------------------------- 88 Instructions for reporting the release of foreign animal casings on M. I. Form 109 L-------------------- i-------------------------------------- 7--- 8 Checking post-rortem inspection ---------------------------------------- Shipment of unmarked meat in cars bearing Government seals -------------- 89 Animals slaughtered under Federal meat inspection, September, 1929 ------------- 89 Extent of tuberculosis in animals slaughtered at three inrportant markets, Septem- ber, 1929-------------------------------------------------------------_----- 90 Causes of condemnation of carcasses, August, 1929 ---------------------------- 90 Imports of food animals and of meats and meat food products ------------------ 90 Foreign meat-inspection officials --------------------------------------------- Summary 91 of tuberculosis-eradication work in cooperation with States, September, 19 2 9 - - - - - - - -- - - - -_ _--- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - _-__ Anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus produced under licenses ------------- 92 Proceedings under the packers and stockyards act -------------------------- 93 Instructions concerning travel expenses and vouchers-------------------------- 93 Administration of oaths in connection with expense accounts-_ Summary 95 of hog-cholera-control work, September, 1929 ------------------ -- 95 Results of prosecutions for violations of laws--------- ------------------- New 95 publications of the bureau_--------------- - -_ 96 Organization of the Bureau of Animal Industry -------- --------------------- 97 CHANGES IN DIRECTORY Meat Inspection Cranted 23. Old Virginia Food Products Co. Tappahannock, Va. *967. T. L. Lay Packing Co., 400 East Jackson Ave1ue, Knoxville, Tenn. Meat Inspection Withdrawn *190. New England Dressed Meat & Wool Co., Buffalo, N. Y. *686. Strauss & Adler (Inc.), New York, N. Y. 903. William A. Doe Co., Boston. Mass. Meat Inspection Extended 3-F. Swift & Co., Fort Worth, Tex., to include Armstrong Packing Co. *222. Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Mason City, Iowa, to include Adolf Gobel (Inc.). * Conducts slaughtering. 79924-29 87 88 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY (October, Change in Name of Official Establishment *E-91. Holland-American Operating Co., Great Falls, Mont., andHolland- American Packing Co. 254. Phil J. Hock & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, instead of Phil J. Hock(Inc.). Change in Address of Official Establishment *850. Jensen-Salsbery Laboratories (Inc.), Eleventh and DouglasStreets, Kansas City, Kans.; mail, Twenty-first and Penn Streets, Kansas City,Mo. Change in Official Number of Establishment 260-A. Miller & Hart, 16-22 Blackstone Street, Providence, R. insteadI., of No. 326. Change in Address of Inspector in Charge Dr. J. A. Barger, 311 United States Courthouse, Des Moines, Iowa, ofinstead 219 Federal Building. New Substation Tappahannock, Va., meat inspection, under Richmond, Va. Note On November 1, 1929, Aurora, Ill., meat-inspection substation, willbecome a substation of Chicago, Ill., meat-inspection station, instead of theSt.East Louis, Ill., virus-serum-control station. NOTICES REGARDING MEAT INSPECTION PORK FOR THE NETHERLANDS In accordance with a recent decree of the Netherlands Government,all pork offered for importation into the Netherlands is required to beeither. refrigerated for 20 days at a temperature of 150 C. below zero (50orF.), heated throughout at a temperature of 80' C. (176* F.). Inspectors are directed to see that the identity of all pork intendedfor export to the Netherlands is maintained, and that pork to be refrigeratedis subjected to a temperature of not higher than 50 F. for not less thanthree weeks, and that pork to be heated is subjected throughout to a temperature of 1760. The containers of pork must be stenciled or otherwise conspicuously and permanently marked as follows, as the case may be: " Pork for the Netherlands. Refrigerated three weeks at 150 C.below freezing," or "Pork for the Netherlands. Heated throughout at a temperature of 800 C." A regular export certificate must be issued for each consignmentporkof to the Netherlands. On the reverse sides of both the original and duplicate copies of the certificate must be written one of the following forms of certificate, signed by the inspector in charge: The pork described on the reverse side of this certificate was refrigerated continuously for not less than three weeks at a temperature not higherthan 150 C. below freezing," or "The pork described on the reverse sideofthis certificate was heated throughout at a temperature of 80* C." M. I. Form 169 shall also be issued, in addition to these certificates,porkfor menttofaultydestinedin Reports* lensesimpressConducts by vision, inspectorstoto indicate uponpreventtheslaughtering. the Netherlands. inspectorsuse thatengagederrors of CORRECTION defectiveeyeglasses, ininthe thethe necessity visionservice.meat-inspection andOF FAULTYmay sufficientlyfor beaccurate responsibleVISION service. frequent decisions, The fortests errorsbureau correctionandinjudg-desiresofchanges 1929] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 89 INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING THE RELEASE OF FOREIGN ANIMAL CASINGS ON M. I. FORM 109 L M. I. Form 109-L, reporting the release of foreign animal casings, should be prepared in triplicate, the origiml copy, with foreign official certificate at- taclied, shall be forwarded to Washington, the duplicate copy to the collector of customs at port of entry, and the triplicate copy retained for the station records. CHECKING POST-MORTEM INSPECTIONS In order to correct any irregular procedure in the inspection, disposition, or reporting, inspectors in charge and others of the meat-iispection service acting in supervisory capacity are requested to check accurately and frequently the work of inspectors engaged in the examination of heads, viscera, and carcasses after the routine examination has been completed. SHIPMENT OF UNMARKED MEAT IN CARS BEARING GOVERNMENT SEALS Referring to the notice bearing this titre in Service and Regulatory Announce- ments, February. 1929, the followiinig establishments should be added to the list of those not having railroad facilities for unloading meat direct from cars into the establishments: Chicago, Ill.: 220. Woolner Packing Co. Philadelphia, Pa.: 348. Daniel Strecker. Rochester, N. Y.: 228. Harold H. Clapp (Inc.). ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED, IN SEPTEMBER, 1929, UNDER FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION IN DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY THE CITIES IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE: Station Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Swine Baltimore ---------------------------------- 6,136 930 3,183 ---------- 65,951 Buffalo_- .. .------------------------------------9, 560 2, 489 9,525 ----------- 78, 672 Chicago---------------------------------- 150,000 39,425 248,083 58 463,730 Cincinnati--------------------------------- 11,339 5,162 7,343 14 63, 983 Cleveland----------------------------------- 7, 138 5, 476 12, 521 1 60, 743 Denver------------------------------------ 7, 695 1, 518 24, 561 ----------- 17, 173 Detroit------------------------------------- 6,693 5,348 17, 591 ----------- 90,305 Fort Worth-.----------------------------- 28, 406 43, 740 1 16,406 2,879 25,434 Indianapolis-- ---------------------------- 14, 209 4, 514 8,728 26 58, 016 Kansas City---- . .---------------------------94, 569 26, 471 115, 446 325 180, 112 Milwaukee .... .-----------------------------14,698 24,269 12,390 ----------- 105,721 National Stock Yards--------------------- 37, 564 11, 786 28, 669 ---------- 119,933 New York ----------------------------- 32,351 51,181 236,824 1 100,151 Omaha ----------------------------------- 68,,252 6,245 141,555 5 124,543 Philadelphia.-------------------------------- 5,312 7, 107 20, 563 ----------- 70, 945 St. Louis ---------------------------------- 14, 585 6,814 5,429 10 112, 142 Sioux City--------------------------------- 29,600 2,726 47,866 22 69,276 South St. Joseph ---------------------------- 33,697 6,280 88,210 5 87,929 South St. Paul----------------------------- 41, 674 41,879 83, 568 2 149, 990 Wichita----------------------------------- 6,216 1,895 3,436 1 54,229 All other establishments--------------------- 133,121 69,829 185,029 790 1,004,780 Total: September, 1929----------------- 752,815 365,084 1, 316, 926 4,139 3,103,758 September, 1928----------------- 764,212 352, 091 1, 307, 442 1,456 2,508,303