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afilicted with an infectious disease must file an 

 indemnity bond, of appropriate amount, with cer- 

 tain public officers for the benefit of the com- 

 munity. In addition, where the amount of super- 

 vision will be considerable, and where the care 

 required will be unusual, as compared with tempo- 

 rary infections, the community should insist upon 

 the owner of the stock paying for the necessary 

 expense of quarantine. Rather than do these 

 things, many owners of stock will willingly sur- 

 render their stock for destruction, on receiving 

 a portion of their value. This method would de- 

 stroy the less valuable stock, would provide for 

 the preservation of the valuable animals under 

 legitimate conditions, and would furnish the most 

 favorable conditions under which to make further 

 studies which might lead to the conquering of the 

 malady. 



114. Appraisement. Where the statutes pro- 

 vide for the payment of money for animals de- 

 stroyed, they also specify under what conditions 

 such appraisement shall be made, and by whom. 

 Unfortunately, too often appraisements are the 

 merest guesses, or they represent a form of graft. 

 Because they offer themselves so readily for graft 

 they are highly objectionable, and such settlement 

 should be avoided if possible. It would be far 

 better if the statute providing for compensation 

 should provide a flat rate for animals of the same 

 species and disease, in lieu of which the owner 

 might execute bonds as suggested in the previous 

 section. Thus, for a cow afflicted with anthrax 

 no compensation should be given, while for one 

 suffering from tuberculosis the community might 



