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have them. The air is so dry that it will not transport tuber- 

 culosis or consumption. We do not have the difiereut dis- 

 eases among the sheep. 



Mr. Bennett. The east and the west have their own 

 peculiar diseases. We have no scab in New England ; the 

 west has been tremendously ravaged by the scab. What 

 Mr. Blount says about freedom from pulmonary diseases is 

 undoubtedly true, but each section has its own difficulties. 

 We have no scab ; we have very little foot rot ; we have a 

 great deal more trouble with foot rot among cattle than 

 sheep. So we balance the west pretty well by freedom from 

 scab, so far as diseases are concerned. 



The Chairman. The next subject is "Farm law." It is 

 my pleasure to introduce to you Mr. M. F. Dickinson, Jr., 

 of the firm of Dickinson & Dickinson, attorney s-at-law, 

 Boston. 



