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REVIEW. 
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REPORT OF THE TREASURY CATTLE COMMISSION. 
This report comes to us in a volume of nearly 140 pages. 
The main objects of the Commission were to ascertain in what 
localities and States contagious pleuro-pneumonia exists; to sug¬ 
gest the measures necessary for the eradication of this plague, and 
to favor our export cattle trade by making known the parts of 
the United States that are and have been free from this disease. 
The history of the lung plague is given at length; the manner of 
its spread from place to place and from one country to another; 
the reasons why the West remains uninfected, and rightly con¬ 
cludes from the unvarying absence of pleuro-pneumonia, apart 
from contagion, that a perfect guarantee can be given of its per¬ 
manent eradication by the adoption of measures advised. The 
“ recommendations ” for federal action, and action by the dif¬ 
ferent States would be well to be carried out. Inoculation is not 
advised in the particular case of the United States, since it seems 
so patent to every thinking person that eradication of this plague 
is possible. 
The “ summary ” expresses very clearly the mind of the 
American veterinary profession, and we owe it to the Commission 
to express our appreciation of their work and to guarantee our 
assistance in endeavoring to rid our country of this pestilence, 
while it is so restricted, and consequently easily dealt with, had 
we the necessary legislation to aid us. The book also contains a 
number of reports of inspections in different parts of the country, 
and concludes with the laws that have been passed by the differ¬ 
ent States. The Commission has done its work thoroughly, and 
deserves the thanks of the profession. 
_ A. E. 
REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE DOMINION 
OF CANADA FOR 1881. 
This report embraces arts and agriculture, census and statis¬ 
tics, patents, copyrights, quarantine, immigration, criminal 
statistics, etc., etc., besides all which it also contains matter of 
