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countries the finess for food of our meats. 

 and so, to avoid one of the consequen- 

 ces of tuberculosis, but for our own be- 

 nefit, to prevent the propagation and ex- 

 tension of a disease which in the future 

 more or less migth expose to danger a 

 source of national profit us great as our 

 Cattle, one of the main-springs of public 

 and private revenue in this country. 



The Goverment has taken pains, and 

 will continue to exert itself to reduce to 

 a minimum the insignificant mean ave- 

 rage of tuberculosis existing at the pre- 

 sent time but, let the fact be clear that 

 at the present moment our market beefs 

 are perhaps the', best condicional in the 

 world. 



