No. 4.] DOMESTIC ANIMALS, — SANITATION. 223 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND 

 SANITATION. 



[Adopted at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 9, 1900.] 



The Massachusetts State Board of Affriculture has ever 

 been a power in its influence for the better care and the 

 kinder treatment of all our domestic animals. In the ap- 

 pointment of the committees of this Board, this work was 

 given special place because of its importance. This Board, 

 through its institutes and lectures, has brought the farmers 

 of the State to realize that the sympathy which should exist 

 between the animal and the one who has the care of it has a 

 money value in increasing its work or its product. This is 

 more particularly noticed in the dairy herd, but extends to 

 each and all the animals in our charge. 



The need and value of sanitation for the health and best 

 returns from our stock has been very fully demonstrated, 

 and the Cattle Commission is now charged by the law of the 

 State with investigations in this important feature of dairy 

 work. Your committee give their approval and aid to this 

 work, and realize that the position of the Board of Agricult- 

 ure is strongly in favor of kindness, good care and cleanli- 

 ness in every department of farm stock. 



ISAAC DAMON. 

 JOSHUA CLARK. 

 OSCAR S. THAYER. 

 F. L. WHITMORE. 

 A. W. LLOYD. 

 H. A. HOWARD. 



