No. 4.] REPORT OF C^ATTLK BUREAU. 255 



From the sale of hides and carcasses of condemned ani- 

 mals, sale of ear tags, testing cattle at Brighton for non- 

 resident owners, etc., there has been received and paid to 

 State Treasurer $2,850.24. 



The average price paid for condemned cattle during the 

 year was $21.39. 



For branding the carcasses of animals slaughtered for 

 food, under the provisions of chapter 220, Acts of 1903, 

 30 stamps were furnished to the boards of health of 25 dif- 

 ferent towns. 



An annual inspection of animals and premises was 

 called for in the autumn of 1904 by the following letter 

 of instructions : — 



Commonwealth of IMassachusetts, 

 Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 Room 138, State House, Boston, Sept. 15, 1904. 



Directions to Inspectors of Animals. 



Inspectors of animals are liereby directed to make a general 

 inspection of the neat stock in their respective towns, and 

 incidentally other farm animals, to commence October 1 and 

 to be completed before the fifteenth day of November, as re- 

 quired by chapter 90 of tlie 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) furnislied for that purpose. Books 

 will also be provided (Form No. 1) for carrying out the pro- 

 visions of sections 17 and 24 of chapter 90 of the Revised 

 Laws, 



Inspectors of animals newly appointed this year will make a 

 full and complete report on every place inspected, including 

 all dimensions and measurements provided for on the blank. 

 Inspectors who have done this work in previous years may 

 omit the dimensions of the size of the building in which cattle 

 are stabled, the dimensions of the size of stable or part of build- 

 ing allotted to cattle, the width of the space in front of the 

 cattle and the width of tlie space behind the cattle, saying, 

 in answer to these questions, "tlie same as last year," unless 

 improvements or alterations luive been made, in which case 

 dimensions are to be recorded. All other questions as to the 

 light, ventilation, sanitary surroundings and water supply, as 



