No. 4.] KEPORT OF CATTLE BUREAU. 279 



In some of the smaller towns the inspectors receive very 

 meagre remuneration, hence it is impossible to obtain the 

 services of men who are willing to give the time and labor 

 to the office that the position requires. It is even alleged 

 that in a few of the small towns the place is given to the 

 lowest bidder. Many of the inspectors are men of ability 

 and faithfulness, and due credit should be given to them for 

 the services they render ; unfortunately, there are others 

 who fall far short of the requirements of the work. 



The practicability of dividing the State into veterinary 

 districts, and having a veterinarian, appointed by the Chief 

 of the Cattle Bureau, placed in charge of the work in a 

 number of adjacent towns, has been suggested ; and this 

 may be brought about if the work done by the inspectors of 

 animals continues to deteriorate, or if those who are negli- 

 gent do not show more interest or are not supplanted by 

 others who will. 



Tuberculosis. 



As in previous years, the chief item of expense in the 

 work of the Cattle Bureau is tuberculosis, as the law 

 requires that neat cattle condemned as tuberculous shall be 

 paid for if they have been owned within the Commonwealth 

 for six months, or if the owner has a certificate of tuberculin 

 test approved by the Chief of the Cattle Bureau at the time 

 the cattle were brought into the State ; this disease will 

 therefore be considered first, although glanders must not be 

 looked upon as of secondary importance on this account. 



As heretofore, the work performed for the purpose of 

 suppressing tuberculosis maybe divided under three heads : — 



First. — That part of the work comprised under the 

 quarantining of animals by the local inspectors of animals 

 on suspicion of being tuberculous, which must be examined 

 by agents of the Cattle Bureau, and ap})raised and killed if 

 found to be suffering from the disease, or released if consid- 

 ered free from it. 



Second.- — Keeping up the quarantine work, to prevent 

 tuberculous cattle being introduced into the dairy and breed- 

 ing herds of the State. This includes the testing of all 

 cattle over six months old brought from w^ithout the State, 

 except beev(\s for immediate slaughter, b}'^ tlie agent of the 



