6 P.D. 123 



Miscellaneous Diseases 



Actinomycosis. Twenty cases. 



Anthrax. One case. 



Avian tuberculosis. Infection was found present in two flocks. 



Blackleg. Preventive vaccination treatment was applied to 2,001 head of cattle. 



Mange. A total of 2Z7 head of cattle affected was reported. 



Annual Inspection of Neat Cattle, Sheep, and Swine 



Inspections were made of 21,237 premises on which were located 215,325 head 

 of cattle, 7,196 sheep, 84,617 head of swine, and 3,531 goats. 



(Details of this report are available at the Division office, 100 Nashua Street, 

 Boston, Massachusetts) 



Respectfully submitted, 



Mark H. Galusha, Director. 



REPORT OF DIVISION OF DAIRYING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



Inspection of Dairy Farms 



The dairy industry of the state represents an approximate income of twenty-four 

 million dollars annually. Our milk production is approximately 374,000,000 quarts 

 of milk, from 140,000 cows. The value of milk cows and heifers as of January 1, 1940, 

 was figured as $12,320,000. There is in addition a very sizeable cream and ice cream 

 business, a portion of which must be figured very directly as an integral part of our 

 dairy industry. 



Under the statutes the director is required to inspect or cause to be inspected each 

 dairy farm within or without the Commonwealth offering or exposing milk for sale 

 within the Commonwealth. Farms were inspected and registered as follows during 

 1940:— 



Inspected by division employees, 13,230 farms ; inspected by milk inspectors or 

 agents of Boards of Health of fifty-eight towns and cities, 12,949 farms; total farms 

 inspected within the fiscal year, 26,179. There were, however, approximately 8,000 

 farms that had been inspected within a period of less than a year prior to the start 

 of the 1940 work, on which temporary certificates were issued pending current inspec- 

 tion in 1941. 



Under Inspection of Barns and Dairies we submit the following: — 



13,230 farms inspected 



19,606 temperatures taken of individual producers' milk 

 26,179 individual farms registered — with regular certificates 

 8,000 individual farms registered— with temporary certificates 

 2,098 dealers registered under Section 16F, Chapter 305, Acts of 1932 

 123 country creameries assembled milk for use or sale in the Commonwealth 

 416 hearings held 

 935 Babcock tests made 

 31 weight and test complaints checked 



180 producers excluded from our market for lack of essential sanitary re- 

 quirements 

 93 producers reinstated upon compliance with requirements 



Numerous tests were made to determine the actual condition of suspicious milk 

 samples. These tests were made to check for specific organisms indicative of mastitis, 

 ropy milk, dirty utensils, or high count milk. 



Animal Husbandry 



Under the Animal Husbandry activities a great deal of work has been done, for 

 the farmers and for the newly-interested persons who inquired concerning sheep, 

 goat, beef cattle, draft horse, and swine husbandry. 



