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ture and the authorities of the affected states, it was found 

 possible to prevent its further spread and to completely eradi- 

 cate it after a few months. 



In 1 886, pleuro-pneumonia was discovered in some of the 

 large distiller3' stables of Chicago and among cows on neigh- 

 boring lots. This led to renewed efforts to secure the com- 

 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, Delavi^are, Maryland, the District of Columbia, 

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

 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 disease appeared in the State of New York was slaugh- 

 tered early in 1891 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 Agricui^turk,, 

 Office of the Secretary. 



to all whom it jiay 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. 



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