292 agriculture; of maine. 



Commissioners, F. O. Beal Services 3,24000 



Expenses . . 1,328 22 



F. S. Adams, Services 2,712 50 



Expenses . . . 1,821 81 



J. M. Deering, Services 2,795 00 



Expenses . . . 1,257 09 



Veterinarians, Services ig,o88 28 



Expenses . . . 5,003 04 



Labor for disinfecting .... 2,121 40 



Tuberculin and all other supplies 1,778 00 



Postage, stationery and printing 1,119 20 



$145,309 27 



During the two years, there have been destroyed at Brigh- 

 ton, Mass., by the Massachusetts authorities, 143 head of cattle 

 co.sting $4,803.18 or $33.59 each. 



Of this number, 30 were destroyed under the old law of 1908 

 and cost $750.00 or $25.00 each. 



The other 113 head were destroyed under the new law of 

 1909 and cost $4,053.18 or $36.00 each. 



All of the 113 head were appraised at $50.00 each, and the 

 salvage under the meat inspection law of Massachusetts 

 amounted to an average of $14.00 each. 



Under a similar law in Maine, the salvage on 2,789 head 

 might reasonably be expected to return to the State at least $10 

 per head or $27,890, which at present has to be buried in the 

 ground for want of a meat inspection law. 



It will be noticed that more cattle have been condemned and 

 destroyed in the last two years and more money expended, than 

 in any previous two years' period. One part of the new law that 

 has caused an increase in expenditures is the rise in the val- 

 uation of cattle from one-half, under the old law, to a full mar- 

 ket value under the new law, at the time of condemnation. 



Two thousand seven hiuidred eighty-six grade cattle under 

 the old law would have cost only $69,650.00, whereas under the 

 new law, the same have cost $23,407.73 more, besides an added 

 stimulus to the business. 



The increase in appraisals has caitsed dairymen all over the 

 State to call upon the Commissioners to investigate their herds. 

 The increase in compensation for condemned cattle has caused 

 the owners to look more closely after the health of their ani- 

 mals and where there was a suspicion of disease the services 



