B.R. A-.A. 1. 151. Tssu*!d Dcme 9 9 United States Department of Agriculture, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. JOHN R. MOHLER, CHIEF OF BUREAU. SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. NOVEMBER, 1919. [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 inspect ion is conduct. public oincers 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, I overnmien Printing Office, Washineton, D. C., at .5 cents each, or 50 cents a year. A supply will be scut to etch 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 st ,0ion for roft rence] CONTENTS. Page. Page. Changes in directory. 119 Certificates to accompany sheep for shipment Notices regarding meat inspection. 120 to Canada from the Statez of Idaho and Marking meat and meat food products Wyoming.123 inspected and found to conform to the Licenses for veterinary biological prodits. 124 Navy specifications. 124) Quantities of antihog-cholera serum and Mettwurst classed as a pork product simultaneous hog-cholera virus collected consumed without cooking. 121 in the months of September and October, Samples of vegetable oils for laboratory 1916to 1919, inclusive. 124 examination. 121 Snummary of tuberculosis-eradication work in Animals slaughtered under Federal meat cooperation with the various States, octc- inspection, October, 1919. 121 ber, 1919 . 125 Imports of food animals and of meats and Results of prose unionss for violations of laws. 125 meat food produots. 121 Amendment to fiscal regulations, transporta- Foroign officials authorized to sign inspection tion requests and extra fares. 126 certificates for mear and products for im- Amendment to civil-service regulations re- port ation into the United States. 122 garding military preference to unskilled Inspection and testing of animals for Canada. 123 laborers .127 Regulations governing the inspection, hu- Official purchase of wearing apparel pro- mane handling, and safe Piansport of ex- hibited. 127 port animals. 123 Calendars and posters of other executive Certificates to accompany cattle for shipment departments.127 to Canada from tuberculosis-free accredited Publications in November.127 herds . 123 Organization of the Bureau of Animal Indus- try . 12S CHANGES IN DIRECTORY. Meat Inspection Inaugurajld. *164. Greeneville Packing Co., Greeneville, Tenn. *521. Illinois Packing Co., 911-993 West Thirty-s-venthPace, Chicgo, Ill. 537-A. Oscar Mayer & Co. and Oscar F. Mayer & Brother, 17\i4 tree , Madison, Wis. Meat Inspection Withdrawn. 798. Wilson & Co. (Inc.), Natchez, Miss. 305. New England Supply Co., Providence, R I. * Conducts slaughtering. 152709*-19 119 120 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. [November, Meat Inspection Temporarily Suspended. 351-A. Valetine's Meat Juice Co., Richmond, Va. Meat Inspection Reinaugurated Following Suspension. 663. Reiniikor & Alvey, 3310 Harford Avenue, Baltimoro, Md. 421-A. W. S. Forbes & Co., hIermita-e Road, Richmond, Va. 717. 1). E. Nolwrall Meat Co., P. 0. box 333, Albany, Ore-. Change in Address of Official Establishment. 955. The Van Camp Packing Co., 2002 South East Street. Indianapolis, Ind., instead of ]entucky and River Avenues. Stations Added. Grand Island, Nebr., inspection of plants manufacturing viruses, serun!s, toxins, etc., Dr. E. E. Lollar, P. 0. box 286 (office Federal Buildingi. Red Cloud, Nebr., is now a substation of Grand Island instead of an independent station. Albany, 0reg., meat inspection (substation of Port land, Oreg.). Madison, W i., meat inspection, Dr. George Jerome, care ( s(car Mayer & Co. Greeneville, Tenn., meat inspection (substation of Morristown, Tn.). Changes of Officials in Charge. South St. Joseph, Mo., Dr. D. R. Gillies, instead of Dr. A. 0. Lundell. Clemson College, S. C., Mr. 1). 1). Elliott, instead of Mr. T. W. Moselev. Changes in Addresses of Officials in Charge. Dr. J. 8. Healy, 11 East State Capitol, Madison, Wis., instead of (are Comitmissioner of Agriculture, State House. Dr. P. J. Quinn, P. 0. box 327, Harrisburg, Pa. (office at Pennsylvania State B. A. I., Fourth and North Streets), instead of care State Live Stock Sanitary I uard. Mr. W. S. Greene, Mississippi Coastal Plain Experiment Station, McNcill, Miss., instead of U. S. Experiment Station. Notes. Meat inspection extended at Establishment *88S, John Agar Co., Chicago, Ill., to include William Davies Co. (Ltd.); at establishment 27-C, The Sperry & Barnes Co., New Haven, Conn., to include Sperry & Darnes; at Establishment 936, The William Davies Co. (Ltd.), Chicago, to include William Davies Co. (Inc.). Remove front directory Henry T. Converse, Laurens, S. C. The work of this station will be carried on from Clemson College, S. C. NOTICES REGARDING MEAT INSPECTION. MARKING MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO CONFORM TO THE NAVY SPECIFICATIONS. RIefe(>rfing to Amendment 11. to B. A. Order 211, a special mark composed of the letters U. S. N. within a shield was adopted for use in thie ureat-inispection service in cooperation with the United States Navy as the mark to be placed upon uontainecs of meat and products to iden ify these products inspected by bureau inspectors and found to conform to the Navy specifications. Some time ago it was brought to the attention of the bureau that this mark had appeared upon products offered to the Navy which did not meet the Navy specifications, this being done with the apparent intention of misrepresentation. Under the regulations which were then effective there wa- no *'Conducts slaughtering. 1919.] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 121 way of prohibiting the unauthorized use of this mark or of punishing unscrupulous persons who falsely applied it. The amendment was therefore issued for the purpose of decribinigi this special mark and designating its use, thereby placing the mark under the protect iot of section 9 of the act. The Paymaster General of the Navy states that it is the desire of that department that this mark shall not be used as contemplated in the amendment, but that in lieu t bereaf tho to-e of the mark containing the letters U. S. N., the number of the inspector, thie date. and the city in whiich the meat was prepared be continued for the present. Inspectors will please be governed accord inlv. METTWURST CLASSED AS A PORK PRODUCT CONSUMED WITHOUT COOKING. Inssmuch as product s known as Mcettwurst " resemble sausages of kinds prepared customarilY to be eamin without, cooking, and, in fact, are knowil frequently to be 0 nsUmed without cooking, it is directed that all mettwunrst manufactured in olicial establishments, if it c ntains any muscle tissue of pork, shall be prepared in accordant e with the imetlhods prescribed by the bureau for the preparation of pork products customarily eaten without cooking. SAMPLES OF VEGETABLE oILS FOR LABORATORY EXAMINATION. Samples of vegetable oils submitted by inspectors in charge of ineat inspection for laboratory examination should, as a rule, represent the oil in the c edition in which it is to be used as an ingredient of meat food products. When the oils are used in the form in which they are received at the establishment samples may be taken at the tiue of receipt or at any time prior to use. When oils are received in a crude or partially refined condition and are subsequently refined, bleached, or deodorized, samples should not be taken until fully prepared for use unless circumstances or conditions should be such as to make sampling at an earlier stage advisalle. When- ever the samples submitted do not represent the oil in the finished condition in which it is to be used as an ingredient of meat food products, the laboratory should be fully informed as to the stage of process at which the sample was taken and as to the information desired. ANIMALS I SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION, OCTOBER, 1919. Station. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Goats. Swine. Chicago. 254, 307 56,414 455,694 2,844 562,581 Fort W orth.I 29,321 33, 239 9,982 3,184 19,775 Kansas City. 156, 169 49,303 117,952 3,289 241, 626 National Stock Yards. 74,356 20,958 45,290 3,818 112,530 Omaha. 103.031 25, 199 131,439 48 100, S60 St. Louis. .23, 836 5,845 6,735 . 112,033 Sioux City. 30,601 5,465 30,218 53 65.514 South St. Joseph. 54,243 14,200 66,141 80 107,374 All other establishments. 347,336 163, 996 550,354 1,104 1, 363,388 Total: October, 1919. 1,073,220 374,619 1,413,805 14,420 2,685,711 October,1918. 1,251,041 306,096 1,194,208 17,773 3,01s,0S4 10 months ended October, 191 8,09, 729 3,313,142 10 229 349 67, 603 33, 751, 205 10 months ended October, 1918. 9,435, 683 2,935,208 8,209,658 107,382 31,272,234 I Horses slaughtered, at all establishments, October, 1919, 69. 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 October, 1919, with figures for other periods for comparison. Sz 122 BUREAT OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. [November, i ports (f food n nimabh. oniUryvof cx p . Cattle, Swine. Sheep. Goats. exioo .3,683 .9, 20 .41 Canada. 114,260 182 43.'d 21 Great Biritain. .2. 152 1 Total: Ocober, 1919. 127, 913 182 49, .- 63 er,11529t1.1,64740,0,1 , 1, ign*h<vned Owtober, 1919 .