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and the boundary line gradually pushed farther south. 



Cattle from the quarantined district may be shipped 

 out without inspection between November 1 and January 

 31, inclusive (the open season), without restrictions 

 other than may be enforced by local regulations at the 

 point of destination. At the present time no cattle 

 shall go out of quarantine, except for immediate slaugh- 

 ter, during the period between the dates February 1, 

 and October 31 (the closed period). These cattle must 

 be slaughtered within two weeks after arrival at their 

 destination, and the regulations of the Secretary of 

 Agriculture concerning their handling and movement 

 shall be enforced. The following is an abstract of the 

 regulations in force May 1, 1905: 



"Cattle coming from the infected districts during 

 the closed season can not be driven, but must be con- 

 veyed in cars or boats placarded, 'Southern cattle,' and 

 bills of lading, way bills, and conductors' manifests shall 

 have this information written upon them. When the 

 cattle are unloaded for feeding, watering, or other pur- 

 poses, they must be placed in pens reserved for such 

 animals only, in which native stock is not allowed, and 

 a large sign with the words 'Quarantine pens' or 'Quar- 

 antine yards' must be conspicuously placed on all such 

 inclosures. On unloading at their destination, only the 

 chutes, pens, and alleyways reserved for Southern cattle 

 shall be used. Before the cars or boats are again used 

 their entire interior must be thoroughly washed with 

 water, after the removal of all litter and manure, and 

 then disinfected with a mixture of 1J^ pounds of lime 

 and 34 pound of 100 per cent carbolic acid to each 

 gallon of water, or with a solution made by dissolving 

 4 ounces of cloride of lime to each gallon of water. 

 All chutes, alleyways, and pens used enroute and at 

 destination, but not reserved for the exclusive use of 

 Southern cattle shall be so disinfected. Where animals 

 are yarded adjacent to animals from above the line, at 



