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been in operation for a period of more than five months, and 

 has proved, in the opinion of the commission, extremely satis- 

 factory. It has resulted in the saving of the entire expense 

 of maintaining quarantine stations at the markets of Brighton, 

 Watertown and Somerville; it has permitted dealers in cattle 

 to bring in their animals at the regular time, properly prepare 

 them for market and sell them on the regular market day, with- 

 out material interference ; it has, in the opinion of the commis- 

 sion, resulted in preventing the introduction of a large amount 

 of tuberculous animals ; and, further, it has enabled the owners 

 to have their animals examined under such conditions as will 

 render the test accurate, if properly applied, and where they 

 may also have the advantage of any indemnity that is paid by 

 their own States. 



From the first day of July to the first day of December the 

 records at the markets of Brighton, Watertown and Somerville 

 show : — 



Number of Western cattle received for export, which, therefore, did not 

 come under the provisions of General Order No. 9: — ^ 



Brighton, - 



Watertown, 66,312 



Somerville, . 13,409 



Cattle brought from without the State and released for immediate 

 slaughter, which, therefore, were not required to have accompanying 

 tuberculin certificate : — 



Brighton, 8,165 



Watertown, 1,095 



Somerville, 1,249 



Cattle tested without the limits of the Commonwealth, and accompanied 

 by certificate satisfactory and approved by the Board: — 



Brighton, 2,553 



Watertown, 3,960 



Somerville, . 81 



Cattle entering this market not accompanied by proper certificate, which 

 were quarantined for a period of six days and then tested with tuber- 

 culin : — 



Brighton, 712 



Watertown : — 



From New York, ..... 155 

 From New Hampshire and Vermont, . 44 



• 199 



Somerville, 76 



