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U. S. Department of Agriculture, > 
Washington, D. C., September 21, 1883. ^ 
A convention of representatives of all classes interested in the 
Animal Industries of the United States will be held in Chicago, 
Thursday and Friday, November 15th and 16th, 1883, for con¬ 
ference concerning 
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 
In addition to addresses and reports, the following topics are 
proposed for discussion: 
1. The extent to which contagious diseases exist among 
domestic animals in this country. 
2. The modes by which they are introduced or disseminated. 
3. Methods by which they may be eradicated, or infected 
districts be isolated. 
4. The efficiency of existing legislation relative to such 
diseases. 
It is desired that this convention may be national and 
thoroughly representative in its character. The time and place 
have been selected for the convenience of the large number of 
those directly interested in the questions to be discussed, who are 
expected to be in attendance at the Annual Fat Stock Show 
under the auspices of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture, 
and meetings of a number of important live stock associations to 
be held during the continuance of this show. 
Agricultural, live stock, and dairy associations are invited to 
send representatives, and all persons interested in breeding, rear¬ 
ing, transporting, importing, or exporting any class of farm 
animals will be welcomed to the convention. 
Geo. B. Loring, 
Commissioner of Agriculture. 
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