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cattle. As is being done with the dairymen of the State, the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture will be pleased to furnish plans and assist in the 

 erection of silos for any farmer in the State who contemplates erecting 

 a silo for the feeding of beef cattle or other live stock. 



The Department is anxious to encourage the feeding of more cattle 

 for the building up of our worn and depleted soils, and would like to 

 co-operate with every man in the State who expects to feed beef cattle 

 in carload or half-carload lots next winter. If desired, an expert 

 cattle man will be sent to the farm of the feeder and advise regarding 

 the purchase of the cattle, the feeds to be used, and the care and mar- 

 keting of the animals. 



Any farmer in the State wishing the assistance of the Department 

 in animal husbandry lines should write Dr. Tait Butler, Ealeigh, 

 N. C. 



ASSISTANCE IN MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF THE HEEDS. 



Since it is generally conceded that tuberculosis may be communi- 

 cated from cattle to man through infected milk, no dairyman can 

 afford to maintain a herd in which tuberculosis exists. He cannot 

 afford to maintain in his herd animals suffering from disease of any 

 kind. He cannot afford to do these things, because they are not right, 

 and also because they are unprofitable. If tuberculosis exists in your 

 herd to-day, you will lose animals from the disease regularly during 

 the coming years, unless you eradicate it. 



There is only one way to clear a herd of tuberculosis and keep it 

 clear. That is, to tuberculin test every animal in the herd once a 

 year, and test all animals brought into the herd before their introduc- 

 tion, and exclude all diseased animals. 



The State Department of Agriculture will assist dairymen and cat- 

 tle breeders to eradicate tuberculosis from their herds, and maintain 

 them healthy, free of charge, on the following terms : 



1. The owners must furnish the help and all other facilities neces- 

 sary to enable one veterinarian to do the work. 



2. All diseased animals must be disposed of, according to the direc- 

 tion of the State Veterinarian. 



3. The owner of the herd must agree to and afford the proper facili- 

 ties for retesting the herd once a year. 



4. All new animals brought into the herd must be tested before 

 their introduction, or isolated until the regular yearly test. 



Any person complying with the conditions above stated and main- 

 taining a herd free of disease may receive from the State Veterinarian 

 a certificate stating these facts. 



Any cattle breeder or owner of a herd of five or more animals may 

 avail himself of this privilege by communicating with the State Vet- 

 erinarian. 



