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plete extirpation of this disease from the country. Congress, 

 in 1887, enlarged the appropriation available for this purpose 

 and gave more extended authority. During the same year the 

 disease was stamped out of Chicago and has not since appeared 

 in any district west of the Allegheny Mountains. 



The work of eradication was at the same time commenced 

 in all of the infected States. Before the end of the year 1889 

 Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, 

 and Virginia had been freed from the disease. More diflScul- 

 ties, however, were encountered in the States of New York 

 and New Jersey on account of the larger territory infected and 

 the density of the population. The long struggle was crowned 

 with success, however, and the last animal in which the dis- 

 ease appeared in the State of New York was slaughtered early 

 in 1 89 1 and the last one affected in New Jersey met the same 

 fate early in the spring of 1892. 



On the 26th day of September, 1892, the following procla- 

 mation was issued, declaring the United States to be free from 

 this disease. 



PROCLAMATION -ERADICATION OF PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 



U. S. Department of Agricuwurk, 

 Office of the Skcr-etarv. 



to ai,i< whom it may concern : 



Notice is hereby given that the quarantines heretofore existing in 

 the counties of Kings and Queens, State of New York, and the counties 

 of Essex and Hudson, State of New Jersey, for the suppression of con- 

 tagious pleuro-pneumonia among cattle, are this day removed. 



The removal of the aforesaid quarantines completes the dissolving 

 of all quarantines established by this Department in the several sections 

 of the United States for the suppression of the above-named disease. 



No case of thfs disease has occurred in the state of Illinois since 

 December 29, 1887, a period of more than four years and eight months. 



No case has occurred in the state of Pennsylvania since September 

 29, 1888, a period of four years within a few days. 



No case has occurred in the state of Maryland since September 18, 

 1889, a period of three years. 



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