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patterns for insuring successful poultry keeping, formed a special 

 feature in the collection. 



Imported Birds. 



Dui'ing the past year several shipments of pure bred poultry have 

 been imported from Great Britain and other countries. According to 

 the provisions of the Stock Branch, all of these birds were carefully 

 inspected by me, and only one case of disease was found. In this 

 case the birds were placed in quarantine, and they died within 14 days 

 after landing. This proves the necessity for a careful inspection of 

 all birds sent in from other colonies so as to prevent the introduction 

 of contagious diseases through infected stock. 



