Show K 0 4 l t An n ann army of tireless and efficient workers are constantly engaged In pr protecting the health of meat eaters in the United States and at the same time are protecting the animal population lation a lon from low loaa by hy disease These men are the employees of at the bu bureau bureau i bu-i bu reau of animal industry United United States department of Agriculture 1 and the employees of the various state city and county bureaus of animal Im industry units The efficiency of the federal bureau bureau bu- bu reau of animal industry no doubt r mut be attribute to the fact that the personnel has literally grown t R Into the positions of responsibility The federal bureau was was established by Act of Congress May Congress May 29 1384 1884 a During the period to date more than 42 years there have hav been only throe three heads of the bureau bureau Dr D. D E. E Salmon Dr A. A D. D Melvin Melvln and Dr J. J T. T R. R Mohler Both Dr Melvin who served d for only a few years before death claimed him and Dr Mohler p present chief of the bureau up from the r ranks In other of the federal w words r the tho efficiency b bureau au ia is undoubtedly the result of th the tha few of personnel over overlong overlong overlong long periods of time time three three chiefs In nearly half a century Starting Starling from froma a small beginning In 1884 the bureau is now ed od aa os the tan standard of th the tho world The Q 1 personnel are graduates of 01 veterinary v ua nary call colleges egos In no Instance does a man occupy a a. position ot of authority until ho he has bas served In all departs departments depart depart- f s meats ments over over over-a a long period of time r Probably the m most mgt t outstanding work of the bureau Is Is' Is the meat t Inspection service which was WM inz In Inaugurated In- In z au b by act of Congress In 1881 1891 Actually meat inspection W was wag started in this country as the re result of at export trade tare ln countries demanding that our meats meaLs be he In Inspected tn- tn before receiving them What the foreigner exacted was thought none ono too good for tor ou ourselves Other great projects being carried on by the tho bureau Include the suppression BUp sup sup- and eradication of disease f in n live stock The Tho bureau gained its first great recognition in the period trot troba 1884 1892 1884 when a s' s a for the eradication of bovine pneumonia a very disease and almost as disastrous as ns foot and mouth disease was carried on The disease was completely eradicated by 1894 and there haa has never been a serious serious recurrence recurrence re re- re- re currence I i There have been three serious outbreaks outbreaks of ot of foot and mouth disease in the United States and five minor outbreaks All of these outbreaks were eradicated after strenuous work and the most moist m t active cooperation cooperation tion from the state forces The federal bureau is given the credit for suppression of hog cholera cholera cholera chol chol- era due to the discovery of serum and virus by an employee of the bureau Dr E E. E A A. de Schweinitz late in the Sheep scab and cattle scab have been almost completely completely completely com com- eradicated E. E saving raving western stockmen millions of ot dollars Texas fever has bas been almost entirely eliminated by bureau workers and the tho infected area reduced to a small section campara comparatively lively It was WI In 1917 that tuberculosis control and eradication was started by the bureau Since that time Ume reactor cows havo have been slaughtered for the betterment meat of ot the tho health of the human race and with great economic gains by eliminating eliminating eliminating the unhealthy and unfit stock This work has hOB been carried out under a plan of compensation based upon Fe Federal and State tion also In th the the- bureaus bureau's for tor Improved curl and more profit profit- work has been the continued cam- cam able oble Uv live stock slack through encouraging the use of pure bred sires The period durin this campaign has been undo under way has S seen the greatest Improvement In live stock in all Changes of at administration have havo not affected the program of at the bureau tending towards the greatest great great- greatest I est p possible efficiency Frankly one ono of ot the tho great difficulties with many I of ot the state slate departments of at ure has been the changes In personnel personnel personnel per per- of ot changes In ad ad- ministration Manifestly there are administrative administrative administrative adminis adminis- in our national state and civic affairs which in order i to create and allow sufficient time to carry out constructive programs may not for the public good come come within the class of positions that used so-called so can be safely for tor the payment of political debts The element of human interest so necessary necessary necessary sary to the finishing of big jobs applies applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies in this case with the same force torce and effect as in any other constructive constructive constructive tive work Q 0 |