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well cooked, indicates that there is practically 

 no danger from that source. It has not been 

 proven that tuberculosis is transmitted through 

 the egg, and furthermore, most eggs are well 

 cooked when served. It does not appear, 

 therefore, that tuberculosis in fowls is a matter 

 that very intimately concerns public health." 



It would be idle to attempt estimates of the 

 future growth of animal husbandry in the 

 United States. That it has now reached large 

 proportions and stands among the great factors 

 of national wealth may be seen from the fact 

 that the total value of the domestic animals of 

 the United States at the last census was very 

 nearly three billions of dollars. Of this vast 

 sum distribution is as follows: Neat cattle, 

 49.5 per cent; horses, 30.1 per cent; mules, 6.6 

 per cent; sheep, 5.7 per cent; swine, 7.8 per 

 cent; asses and burros, .2 per cent; goats, .1 

 per cent. It is interesting to note that this last 

 relatively small per cent represents nearly two 

 million goa,ts, valued at over three millions of 

 dollars. Nearly all the live stock is on farms 

 and ranges, though 6.7 per cent of the value of 

 all hve stock, or $214,658,873, applies to stock 

 not upon farms or ranges, 



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