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spread of contagion among the cattle at the station and surround¬ 
ing country; the number of employes at each station, their 
duties and salaries; also, letters from eminent veterinarians com¬ 
menting on the service. 
Du ring this investigation I have been received witli courtesy 
by the officials in charge of the different stations, and every facil¬ 
ity afforded me in the inspection of buildings, yards, cattle in 
quarantine and an explanation of their manner of business. I am 
greatly indebted to Dr. Couture, Superintendent of the Quebec 
quarantine station, and Dr. Baily, State Veterinarian of Maine; 
and desire to call your attention to letters herewith submitted 
from Dr. Williamson Bryden, of Boston; Prof. Chas. P. Lyman, 
of the Harvard Veterinary College, Boston, Mass.; Prof. Liau- 
tard, of the American Veterinary College of New York, and Dr. 
Gadsden, of Philadelphia, Penn. These gentlemen have bad a 
wide experience in contagious diseases of cattle, and their com¬ 
ments on the sanitary measures adopted by the Federal authori¬ 
ties for the prevention of contagion and on quarantine stations, 
will prove instructive and interesting. 
In 1875 the Dominion of Canada enacted laws prohibiting 
the importation of cattle from England, because of the prevalence 
of pleuro-pnenmonia and foot and mouth disease among their 
cattle. 
This prohibition proved detrimental to the interests of the 
Canadian stock growers, and in the following year was modified 
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by imposing a quarantine of eight days on all cattle imported 
from Europe. In 1879, the period of quarantine was extended 
to ninety days, counting from the date of leaving Europe. 
The grounds selected for the quarantine station are at Point 
Lewis, opposite Quebec, and cover one hundred acres, divided 
into thirty-two yards with suitable buildings, which furnish stalls 
for one thousand cattle; also yards for sheep and swine. 
Shippers are required to notify the quarantine authorities by 
telegraph twelve hours in advance of their arrival at the city, 
when they have cattle on board. The cattle inspectors examine 
the cattle on the ship; transfer them to the yard ; disinfect the 
ship, and remove the manure to a safe place. If disease is found 
