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comply with the requirements, and in some cases did not slaughter 

 such stock for a week or more. Within a period of two w^eeks new 

 infections had been discovered in several parts of the State that 

 could be traced directly to animals brought in for immediate slaugh- 

 ter. 



At the same time railroads were hauling stock from portions of 

 the West that were under Federal quarantine through Pennsylvania 

 to the eastern markets. There was evidence to show that infection 

 had been sjiread from railroads handling snch shipments. For this 

 reason a quarantine was established by the Board on February 25, 

 which prevented the shipment into or through Pennsylvania of live- 

 stock for any purpose that originated in Federal closed, exposed or 

 modified territory or was handled through yards so classified by the 

 Federal Government. At this time the Chicago stockyards w-ere 

 included. By referring to the map it will be observed that Penn.syl- 

 vania occupies a unique position in reference to shipments from the 

 western markets to the eastern seaboard. Canada at this time would 

 not permit shipments to go through any portion of the Dominion 

 and no shipments could get to New York, New Jersey or the New 

 h]ngland markets w^ithout passing through some portion of Pennsyl- 

 vania. For this reason such shipments w^ere blocked. 



The eighth Order of General Quarantine became effective March 

 16th. It was possible under this order to again make shipments from 

 Chicago Union Stockyards into and through Pennsylvania for the 

 reason that they had disinfected and set aside a portion of the 

 yards for handling livestock that originated in Federal free territory. 

 All of Lancaster county and portions of nineteen other counties 

 were still in quarantine. 



The ninth Order of General Quarantine became effective April 1, 

 1015, and was adopted for the purpose of taking care of wild animals 

 belonging to show's, breeding cattle and animals belonging to tenant 

 farmers. It classed with the domestic ruminants and clover-footed 

 animals, deer, peccary, buffalo, bison, camel, llama, giraffe, and 

 antelope. Circus animals were permitted from Federal free terri- 

 tory but no such exhibitions were allowed in any section of the State 

 under quarantine. 



Anticipating the trouble and inconvenience to breeders and tenant 

 farmers during the month of April, in not being able to move animals 

 from other states into Pennsylvania, provisions were made in this 

 quarantine for handling cases of this kind. It was made possible 

 to bring pure bred animals into Pennsylvania for breeding purposes 

 if brought in crates by express from Federal free or Federal re- 

 stricted territory in other states, provided such shipments did not 

 pass through public stockyards. Bona-fide tenant farmers who were 

 obliged to move from Federal free or Federal restricted area in an 

 adjoining state were permitted to move into restricted areas in 

 Pennsylvania, provided the laws and regulations for the control of 

 tuberculosis and hog cholera were complied with and the movement 

 had the sanction of the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry. Such 

 transfers were made only when the owner filed a certificate from a 

 qualified veterinarian tiiat his stock had been examined within forty- 

 eight hours and found free from infection. 



