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of Jesse Ajer had tuberculosis; I examined the herd, and found 

 them free from the disease. I had previously examined this 

 herd on Julv twenty-seventh, and at that time there was tuber- 

 culosis in them, but I learned that Mr. Ayer had afterwards 

 killed the afifected ones. During last fall Mr. Alvin Deveraux, 

 of Deposit, wrote me that he thought his herd of milch cows and 

 heifers were affected with tuberculosis. I referred him to the 

 State Board of Health. Since that time complaint has been made 

 to this Department about these cows, and on December twenty- 

 third I directed Dr. M. J. Henderson, veterinary surgeon, to meet 

 me at Deposit and test this herd with tuberculin. He did so, and 

 we tested ninety head, and fifty-five of the ninety had tuberculo- 

 sis. Dr. Henderson procured a formal order from Dr. F. O. Dono- 

 hue, secretary of the Tuberculosis Committee, to kill the fifty-five 

 affected ones at once, which he did on December twenty-seventh. 



Very respectfully, 



M. QUIGLEY, 



Inspector. 



Mr. M. J. Henderson, a veterinary surgeon in Syracuse, has 

 assisted Mr. Quigley, from time to time, as occasion required the 

 services of more than one man. He has also reported in detail 

 the work that he has performed. The following is a copy of his 

 report: 



REPORT OF M. J. HENDERSON. 



Hon. Fred. C. Schraub, Commissioner of Agriculture: 



Sir. — I have the honor to submit the following report of my 

 work in this Department during the year 1895: 



On March twentieth I met Mr. M. Quigley at Mountain Dale, 

 Sullivan countv, and examined a herd of cattle owned bv Mrs. 

 Eva Bihson. These cattle had been examined by Mr. Quigley on 

 March eighth, who found them suffering from anthrax fever, and 

 had quarantined the herd. Several days after his visit the town 

 board of health reported to your Department that the cattle were 

 not improving, and requested another examination. Mr. Quig- 



