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buildings were exact duplicates, ventilation, size, everything 

 exactly the same, — all the conditions alike, with the ex- 

 ception that one had introduced animals from without and 

 the other had not. There was only a stone wall between 

 the two farms. 



Question. I would like to ask if you can explain why 

 all the animals which have been purchased were diseased, 

 while those raised were not diseased ? There might have 

 been some diseased animals purchased, but why all? 



Dr. Osgood. I do not fancy that all that were purchased 

 were diseased, but I fancy that a sufficient number of dis- 

 eased animals were purchased to affect the whole herd. 

 Close association with one diseased animal is often suffi- 

 cient to affect the whole herd. 



The Secretary. A gentleman day before yesterday (he 

 is not here now), in the discussion on the report of the sec- 

 retary, made the remark that he had requested the com- 

 mission some three months ago to examine some of his 

 cattle, and he had not been able to get it done. I would 

 like to ask the doctor if he can and will explain that, and 

 whether it is true, or not. 



Dr. Osgood. I cannot understand that being a fact, 

 because I think we have never been over six weeks behind. 



The Secretary. It was Mr. Blair of Blandford. 



Dr. Osgood. I never heard of him. It has never come 

 to my knowledge. 



Mr. Muxson (of Huntington). I think there have been 

 applications in from Huntington two or three months. We 

 sent our blanks in, and the next time the inspector came lie 

 said they had been received, but he had received word from 

 the office that they were not going to inspect any more. 



Mr. Barton (of Dalton). I was in the commissioners' 

 office about two weeks ago, and saw an application thai 

 had come in without any signature. Possibly »sonie of the 

 applications have been made in that way. 



Dr. Osgood. There are quite a number of cases in fhe 

 vicinity of Huntington that we have been working up just 

 as rapidly as we could, but have made it the policy, where 

 a large number applied in a town, to wait until we could 

 complete the whole town at the same time. I think Mr. 



