No. 4.] REPORT OF CATTLP: BUREAU. 345 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 



Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, 



State House, Boston, Nov. 26, 1902. 



To the Brighton Stock Yards Compmiy, and All Others whom it may 



concern. 



By virtue of the power aud authority vested by law in the Cattle 

 Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, under the provisions of 

 chapter 90 of the Revised Laws and chapter 116 of the Acts of 

 1902, you are hereb}^ notified that foot and mouth disease, w'hich 

 is a contagious disease, and is so recognized under the laws of this 

 Commonwealth, exists among cattle, sheep aud swine in some 

 sections of this State, and also in certain localities in Rhode 

 Island. 



You are hereby further notified that, in order to prevent the 

 spread of this disease, this Bureau has issued the following order, 

 to continue until the public safety will allow of its being revoked 

 by the Chief of the Cattle Bureau, with the sanction of the Gov- 

 ernor and f^xecutive Council : — 



1. The public market for milch cows, working oxen, store cattle, 

 store sheep or store swine, held at Brighton each week, is hereby 

 ordered to be discontinued. Beef cattle, sheep or swine, under 

 control of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, intended for export, are not included in this 

 order. Beef cattle, sheep, swine or veal calves, except animals 

 from Rhode Island, may be shipped to the stock yards at Brigh- 

 ton, Watertown or Somerville, provided they are for immediate 

 slaughter. 



2. Transportation companies bringing cattle, sheep or swine into 

 Massachusetts for the stock yards at Brighton, Watertown and 

 Somerville, are hereby ordered not to accept shipments of milch 

 cows, working -oxen or store cattle, or store sheep or store pigs, 

 for these yards ; and are further reminded that no neat cattle are 

 to be received for shipment to other points unless accompanied by 

 the usual permit required under the order of April 23, 1902. The 

 order of Nov. 19, 1902, forbids transportation companies to 

 receive an}' neat cattle, sheep or swine from the State of Rhode 

 Island. 



3. Transportation companies are also to clean all manure and 

 litter from cars used in local animal transportation after unloading 

 neat cattle, sheep or swine, depositing it w^here it will not come in 

 contact with neat cattle, sheep or swine ; and, after thoroughly 

 scraping out the car, it must be washed on the floor and sides with 

 a four per cent solution of chloride of lime. 



4. Any person violating the provisions of this order will be 



