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is (lone in .soiuc States, and that some good authorities 

 think that paying- something for animals of this kind is a 

 help in eradicating the disease, hnt the committee was of 

 the opinion that a glandered horse had no value, and that it 

 was therefore not necessary to change the law. 



Dr. Langdon Fi-othino-liam has continued to do the lab- 

 oratory work in connection with glanders, as for the past 

 ten or twelve years. 



Anxual Inspection of ISTeat Cattle, Farm Animals and 

 Pkemises upon witicii the Former are kept. 

 Late in September the following circular letter was sent 

 to the inspectors of animals in the cities and towns of the 

 State, together with the necessary books in which to record 

 the results of their work, and blank forms of certificates of 

 health to be given owners in conformance with section 18, 

 chapter 90 of the Revised Laws : — 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 



Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, 



Room 138, State House, Boston, Sept. 15, 1908. 



Directions to Inspectors of Animals. 



Inspectors of animals are hereby directed to make a general in- 

 spection of the neat stock in their respective towns, and incidentally 

 other faiTH animals, to commence October 1 and to be completed 

 before the fifteenth day of November, as required by chapter 90 of 

 the Revised Laws. 



Wherever inspectors examine animals and find them free from 

 contagious disease they will give owners certificates of health, as 

 provided for in section 18 of the law, from the book of blanks 

 (Form No, 2) funiished for that purpose. Rooks will also be pro- 

 vided (Form No. 1) for can-ying: out the provisions of sections 17 

 and 24 of chapter 90 of the Revised Laws. 



Inspectors will not say on any report, " Same as last year," but 

 will make a full and complete report on every place inspected, includ- 

 ing all dimensions and measurements provided for on the blank, 

 and answer in full all questions as to the light, ventilation, sanitary 

 surroundings and water supply, as well as the number of cattle 

 kept in each stable, and give a complete list of other animals in 

 spaces provided in the book. 



Inspectors of animals are not to quarantine any cattle as tuber- 

 culous unless thev show sufficient evidence of disease to make it 



