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II. E. 'from Connecticut ; by the Erie E. E. from points 

 west of Eockland county and excluding stations between 

 Goslieu and the western line of Orange County, such cat- 

 tle to be transferred from the Oak Cliff stock-yards tc 

 the Union stock-yards, N. Y., by a special boat — the Can 

 isteo — retained for this purpose. 



Store cattle from New Jersey and Long Island are ab- 

 solutely excluded, excepting in the case of private cows 

 that have been kept aj)art fi'om aU other cattle, have been 

 healthy for at least six months and are to be kept in a 

 private stable or pasture in New York. Such are ad- 

 mitted on permit given after examination by an inspector. 

 Point of Arrival and Detention. — All fresh milcli cows 

 and other store cattle must come to the Union Stock- 

 Yards and enter the yards set apart for them where they 

 will be inspected and detained until ready to go to their 

 final destination. 



With characteristic energy, the Union Stock- Yard 

 Company have constructed a number of new yards for 

 this purpose on the south side of 59th street and have 

 subjected the sheep-house to a thorough disinfection so 

 that cows, etc., can be safely kept in the new yards and 

 calves in the sheep-house. Thus our most prolific source 

 of disease has been abolished. 



Distribution of Cotvs to City Dairies. — No cow is al- 

 lowed to leave the stock-yard to go to any dealer's sta- 

 ble in New York and be thence transferred to a milk- 

 man's stable. If she enters a dealer's stable she must 

 remain there until ready for slaughter and must go 

 Btraight to the abattoir. Cows sold to milkmen must go 

 from the yards on permit, direct to the milkman's stable. 

 Once a cow has entered a milkman's stable she cannot 

 be transferred to another milkman, to a dealer's stable 

 nor to the Union Stock- Yards. She must be kept on from 

 year to year or fattened and killed for beef. 

 Here, at one blow, we do away with the infecting deal- 



