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inarian for the board of health, and the disease pronounced con- 

 tagious pleuropneumonia. I visited the premises again on Sep- 

 tember sixth, and found all of the cows recovered. 



On October sixth I examined the cattle on the fai-m of W. W. 

 Bayer and M. Bainbridge, in the vicinit}' of Farmers, Seneca 

 county, and found them suffering with contagious or epizootic 

 ophthalmia. I prescribed proper remedies, and gave directions 

 to prevent the spread of the disease. 



On December twenty-third I was directed by Mr. Quigley 

 to examine the herd of dairy cattle owned by Alvin Deve- 

 reaux, of Deposit, Broome county. This herd was reported 

 as suffering from tuberculosis, and, as the milk was being 

 sold for public use, it was determined to apply tlie tuberculin 

 test in order to separate those which would be found diseased. 

 There were ninety head in the herd, fifty-five of which I pro- 

 nounced tuberculous. I reported the facts to Dr. F. O. Donohue, 

 secretary of the Tuberculosis Committee of the State Board of 

 Health, who promptly directed me to destroy the affected ani- 

 mals, which I did on December twenty-eighth, each one revealing 

 the lesions of tuberculosis. 



Very respectfully yours, 



M. J. HENDERSON, 



Veterinary Surgeon. 



STATE VETERINARY COLLEGE. 



By chapter 153 of the Laws of 1894, the sum of |50,000 was 

 appropriated for the purpose of establishing a State Veterinary 

 College at Cornell University and for constructing suitable build- 

 ings upon the grounds of said university. This was further sup- 

 plemented by an appropriation of $100,000 pursuant to the provis- 

 ions of chapter 598 of the Laws of 1895, making the sum of 

 1150,000 available for that purpose. The acts appropriating these 

 moneys provided that the funds appropriated should be paid by 

 the Treasurer upon the warrant of the Comptroller upon vouchers 

 approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and that no part of 



