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The percentage of these animals found, with the 9,430 exam- 

 ined this year is 24 plus. This should not, however, be construed 

 as any positive evidence that 24 per cent, of the entire number 

 of cattle of our state are tuberculous, since in many of the herds 

 of which examination was made, there was reason to believe that 

 tuberculosis was present before such an inspection was made. 



Six hundred and forty-four applications have been received by 

 this department for stale aid in the eradication of tuberculosis. 

 It is gratifying that all such applications have been made volun- 

 tarily. 



GLANDERS 



During the fiscal year, L23 horses have been examined as 

 suspected cases of glanders and 27 condemned and destroyed. 



At the last session of the Legislature, the Agricultural Law 

 was amended to provide for an indemnity to owners for horses 

 slaughtered on account of glanders. This amendment fixes the 

 maximum amount of appraisal at $120, the percentage allowed 

 to be determined by the extent of the disease as in the case of 

 tuberculosis, SO when the disease is not manifest by clinical 

 symptoms and 50 when clinical symptoms are present. 



Since this amendment did not go into effect until October 1 

 of the present year, it has, of course, made-no impression upon 

 the work set forth in this report, but another year will surely 

 show the advantage of this law. 



ANTHRAX 



The disease known as anthrax lias covered a larger territory in 

 this state during the past fiscal year than ever before. Formerly 

 it was common onlv in St. Lawrence County, with now and then 

 a slight outbreak in other parts of the state. During the past 

 year, the disease not only raged in St. Lawrence County, but a 

 serious outbreak, which necessitated the quarantining of many 

 farms, occurred in Orange County, epidemics were also reported 

 from the western part of the state, and a much larger number 

 of animals were vaccinated for the disease this year than ever 

 before. Owing to the virulent character of the disease, we 

 insisted that all animals affected with anthrax should be confined 

 to the least possible area. We also took extra precautions to pre- 



