Table 4. — Non-Reacting and Positive Flocks Classified by Counties 



100% Tested Partiallv Tested 



Flocks Birds 



Flocks Birds 



Non-Reacting Flocks 



Barnstable 2 



Berkshire 2 



Bristol 13 



Essex 15 



Franklin 13 



Hampden 11 



Hampshire 15 



Middlesex 30 



Norfolk 13 



Plymouth 16 



Suffolk 1 



Worcester 25 



Totals 150 



Berkshire 1 



Bristol 2 



Essex — 



Franklin 2 



Hampden 2 



Hampshire 1 



Middlesex 7 



Norfolk 1 



Plymouth — 



Worcester 3 



Totals 19 



Comparison of 1932-33 and 1933-34 Seasons 



In Table 5 a brief summary of results of the last two seasons is presented. A 

 comparison of data reveals a decrease in the number of tested flocks, tested birds, 

 tests, and non-reacting flocks, also a slight increase in the percentage of positive 

 tests. While there have been decreases in the number of flocks, birds, and tests, 

 yet the percentage of birds in the non-reacting flocks was slightly greater in 

 1933-34 than in the previous season. These data show that the testing has 

 dropped off considerably in certain counties. It may be questioned whether the 

 flock owners in these counties realize and appreciate the time, effort, and expendi- 

 ture required to bring their flocks to the status of pullorum disease freedom, which 

 should not be jeopardized by the discontinuation of the testing program that 

 has demonstrated itself to be effective in establishing and maintaining pullorum- 

 clean flocks. .Some poultrymen have resorted to the whole-blood test, for which 

 they pay less, but the results obtained are not reliable in the minds of those who 

 are interested in complete eradication of the disease as well as in determining the 

 true status of the flock. 



Pullorum disease testing in Massachusetts is not in its infancy. It is an 

 established, progressive movement benefiting the poultrymen with increasing 



