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USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Ledger
Content Description
The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Ledger contains entries dating from October 20 to December 12, 1913. The ledger consists of handwritten administrative data and typewritten official correspondence. The primary subjects appear to be tick infestation of cattle and oxen in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Surveillance and quarantine were the primary methods used to eradicate the ticks.
Dates
- Creation: 1913
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Special Collections for access.
Total Size of Collection
1 boxes (1 box, 12.5 x 10.5 x 4)
1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The ledger is from the office of J. A. Kiernan, veterinary inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry in Nashville, Tennessee.
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
National Agricultural Library
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Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876