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slaughter. But, through the excellent results accom- 

 plished by Dr. A. J. Payne, of the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry of the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 and his force of trained men, the state was released from 

 quarantine on May 1, 1913. Since that time very few 

 infested flocks have been located. This trouble is usually 

 controlled by the frequent dipping of infested flocks in 

 either of the coal tar dips or preferably the lime and 

 sulphur dip recognize'd by the Bureau of Animal Indus- 

 try as being the most effective in the eradication of sheep 

 scabies. The result of the infestation of a flock is a gen- 

 eral unthriftiness of infested animals and a considerable 

 loss of wool. 



