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transfer test. A\"e now have it on blooded stock, are we any- 

 where near to having it apply to the transfer of all stock in the 

 State ? 



Ans. That means a great deal. I shovild like to see that, 

 it would be a good thing, but whether the time is ripe or not 

 I will leave it to the State to say. It means practically the test- 

 ing of every animal in the State. The law in relation to pure 

 bred cattle only called for those cattle to be tested which 

 changed hands. The result has been that practically all of them, 

 herd after herd, have been tested and cleaned up. If we had 

 that law we could not make it work very well except by a gen- 

 eral test, in my opinion. 



Oues. What, in vour opinion, are the merits of bovo- 

 vaccine ? 



Ans. I do not think I can discuss that matter intelligently 

 enough to satisfy you. It is only in an experimental stage. 

 The professor in New York w'ho is experimenting with it said 

 that while it was well to try it along experimental lines, he did 

 not think it was yet time to put it into grade herds. We have 

 some herds under our control with which we are trying bovo- 

 vaccine, and we are watching the results; as yet they are fairly 

 good. 



Dr. PuRCELL. This world seems to be divided into two 

 classes, one people call the conservative, the other they call the 

 radical. The conservative man probably thinks the radical man 

 is too radical, and the radical man thinks the conservative one 

 is too conservative. I am going to class myself as a radical. 

 I think radicals accomplish a great deal of good in this world. 

 It has always appeared to me as though the Cattle Commis- 

 sion should be the first to recommend, and they should be the 

 most radical to recommend such legislation as would be for the 

 benefit of everybody in their particular department. There is 

 a practical side that most veterinarians will find when they go 

 out to test cattle. ^Ir. Deering says that if the State will pay 

 the bill for testing and if the State will raise the appraisals one- 

 half, all the cattle will be tested. I am radical enough to say 

 that the State should do this, and Mr. Deering ought to have 

 said that the State should pay for the testing. The farmers ask 

 why they should pay for testing cattle that the people of the 



