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In the case of Cattle. — Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Pleuro- 

 pneumonia. 



In the case of Sheep and Goats. — Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Sheep- 

 pox, and Scab. 



In the case of Swine*. — Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Swine, Fever, and 

 Swine Erysipelas. 

 The certificate should give the description and distinctive marks of 

 the animal for purposes of identification, and state that the animal is 

 apparently in good health. It need not be sworn before a Magistrate, 

 and may be signed by any duly qualified Veterinary Surgeon. 



2. The name and address of the exporter. 



3. The proposed date of exportation. 



4. The proposed port of shipment. 



5. The name and address of the consignee in France. In the case 

 of horses going to France for a short time only, the name of the place 

 to which they are to be sent will be sufficient. 



6. A declaration that the animal has not been exposed to the diseases 

 quoted in paragraph 1, signed by the owner or person in whose charge 

 it has been, (a) in the case of horses going to France temporarily — for 

 the previous month, (b) in the case of other animals — for the previous 

 six weeks. In the latter case it must also be stated where the animal 

 has been during the previous six weeks. The declaration need not be 

 sworn before a Magistrate. 



The application, together with the above-mentioned information, 

 should be sent to the Board not more than five days, and not less than 

 one day, before the proposed date of embarkation. Applicants who call 

 at the office should ask for the Intelligence Branch. If the information 

 supplied is in order, the certificate of the Board can, as a rule, be 

 issued on the same day. 



Milk Testing Associations in Canada. — There has been a rapid rise 

 in recent years in Canada of Associations for testing and recording the 

 Notes on milk yield of cows. According to the Canadian 



. . , Census and Statistics Monthly for April, 1911, 



Agriculture Abroad. the Dairy and CoM StQrage Branch of the 



Canadian Department of Agriculture made attempts in 1904 and 1905 

 to interest farmers in the work by testing cows in Quebec, Ontario, 

 and Prince Edward Island. The first milk-testing association was 

 formed in January, 1906, at Cowansville, Quebec, and by the end of the 

 year 16 associations were at work with over 4,000 cows. This number 

 had grown in 19 10 to 167 societies with 11,850 cows tested, and the 

 early months of 19 11 saw a further extension of the work by the estab- 

 lishment of "Dairy Record Centres" in Ontario, Quebec, and Prince 

 Edward Island, with an official in charge of each to supervise the regular 

 association work and dispense dairying information. 



In these associations members agree to weigh the milk of each cow 

 in the herd night and morning on at least three days every month 

 throughout the entire period of lactation, and to take samples of each of 

 the six milkings. These composite samples are tested once a month at 



* The regulations prohibit the importation of any swine weighing less than 

 50 kilograms (no lb.). 



