IG BOARD *0F AGRICULTURE. 



The appropuiation for the expenses of the coraraissiou was 

 $5,000. There have been already audited and paid bills to the 

 amount of about $4,800. The estimated amount of bills not 

 yet audited is $900, making in all an expenditure of $5,700, 

 and leaving a deficiency of $700, for which an appropriation 

 is required. This amount is in addition to that paid by the 

 several towns where the disease has existed. 



It is due to Dr. E. F. Thayer, one of the members of this 

 Board, to state that in addition to his other labors he has 

 personally as veterinary surgeon examined the lungs of every 

 animal that has died or been killed under suspicion of conta- 

 gious disease, thus saving a large expense for veterinary service 

 which otherwise must have been incurred. His associates 

 would respectfully recommend an appropriation to pay him 

 $200 for his extra services. 



Our thanks are given to the many farmers, drovers and vete- 

 rinarians who have greatly aided us in our efforts to stay the 

 progress of this disease. 



James Ritchie. 



E. F. Thayer. 



Henry L. Sabin. 



A committee had been appointed by the Board to inves- 

 tigate the facts which were reported to exist in certain towns in 

 Norfolk County, and to draw up a statement of them for the 

 infoi'raation of the people. A copy of their statement may be 

 found on page 133 of my last Annual Report. That committee 

 was continued, and at tlie meeting of the Board, held at the 

 State House, on the 15th of January, 1803, presented the 

 following 



REPORT. 



At the meeting of this Board, in January, 18G2, a committee 



was appointed to prepare an address to the farmers upon the 



• then prescjit existence of pleuro-pneumonia in the State, and to 



present before the legislature the inii)ortance of inihiediate 



legislation, to prevent the spread of this pestilence. 



The address was laid before the farmers through tlic columns 

 of the various agricultural and otlier journals, and was also 

 embodied in the Rcj)ort of the Secretary of the Board. 



