No. 4. J CATTLE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 483 



cate is approved, the animal released, and the duplicate cer- 

 tificate detached and sent to the owner, the original being tiled 

 with the records of the commission. This method has been 

 pursued since that date, with substantially no variations ex- 

 cepting that the Board has endeavored to render the identifi- 

 cation of the animals more certain, to which end the following 

 order was issued : — 



Notice to Drovers. 



We call your attention to the following requirements on cattle 

 shipped from without the State to the quarantine stations at Brighton, 

 Watertown or Somerville : — 



First. — The animals must be properly tagged in the ear, or other- 

 wise, so that they may be readily identified by numbers correspond- 

 ing with the number on the accompanying certificate of tuberculin 

 test ; and the certificate must contain a description of the animal 

 sufficient for identification. 



Second. — This test must be made by an approved veterinarian, 

 who is vouched for by the Cattle Commission of the State from 

 which the animals were shipped; must state the quantity and 

 preparation of tuberculin used ; and the temperature must be regis- 

 tered from the tenth hour after the injection every two hours until 

 the twentieth. Satisfactory test is impossible when the initial tem- 

 perature is higher than 102^. 



Unless the above rules are observed, the animals will be held the 

 usual six days and retested. 



(Signed) Board of Cattle Commissioners. 



When it is desired to ship animals into Massachusetts to be 

 unloaded at points other than Brighton, Watertown or Somer- 

 ville, another form of permit is issued. If such animals are to 

 be tested before entering the State, the certificate is in the 

 following form, and is first properly filled by the veterinarian 

 making the test ; it is then forwarded to the office of this com- 

 mission for examination and approval. If all is satisfactory, 

 permission is at once sent to the agent of the transportation 

 company where the animals are to be unloaded. The certifi- 

 cates are at once sent to the local inspector of the same city or 

 town, who then examines the cattle for identification, and, if 

 this is satisfactory, releases them to the owner or consignee. 



