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a day for several days at a time. Two years ago the State veter- 

 inarian said that tuberculosis in cattle was a recent introduction 

 into that State, yet the writer had killed many tuberculous cattle 

 in said State before that man had graduated, or knew an}i:hing 



about the disease: 



March 2, 1899. 



My Dear Dr. Moore. — I am in receipt of your favor, contents of 

 which I carefully note. In reply I am glad to be able to say that our 

 herd of Jerseys is in fine condition and doing most excellent work. 

 Never better. We, by which I mean all our several families, have 

 used the milk always from the herd very freely, and in every ap- 

 pearance we are, each and all, as hearty and robust as aborigines. 

 In fact, I think we could discount them. I mean, of course, in gen- 

 eral health and condition, not in the use of the tomahawk and 

 scalping knife. We have employees who have been with us for 

 years and constantly with the stock and about the stables, and 

 never have we had a case approaching even a semblance to tuber- 

 culosis among them. Some of our men, one of them constantly em- 

 ployed in the stables, who have young children, have always used 

 the milk, and I have never heard of any ill effects therefrom. In 

 fact, judging from their activity and lung power, I should say 

 they were remarkably robust and energetic. By the way. I do 

 not hear so much about cattle commissions in this locality as I 

 did once upon a time. But I recognize, of course, the necessity 

 of being watchful in every way; yet I believe there may be great 

 and unnecessary loss in hasty and ill-advised action. I have used 

 the term " milk " in this letter, and I mean by this term to in- 

 clude the entire dairy product, butter and cream. 



Very truly yours. 



New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Stations, 



New Brunswick, N. J., March 2, 1899. 



Dr. Edward Moore, Albany, N. T.: 



My Dear Sir. — Your letter of the 1st inst. received. I have to 

 say that we have issued two bulletins on tuberculosis, but regret 

 to say that the edition of one of them, No. 101, is exhausted. I, 



