314 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pulj. Doc. 



Two cows with nodulated udders were ((uaraiitined in the 

 autumn by the inspector of animals for the city of Boston, 

 as having actinom^^cosis of the udders. They were found 

 to have nodulated udders. The milk was examined under 

 the microscope, but no actinoniyces could be found in it, 

 neither were any tubercle bacilli to be found. The cows 

 were tested with tuljerculin and failed to react, and were 

 released, as it seemed that the lesions were very probably 

 due to former attacks of manunitis. The inspector of ani- 

 mals for the cit}^ of Boston also reported two cows with 

 actinomj^cosis that were killed, with the consent of the 

 owner. 



There were two cases reported in Goshen. One animal 

 was in good beef condition, and was released, the owner 

 intending to kill it for beef a little later ; the other was 

 emaciated, and was being traded from one person to 

 another, and therefore it was ordered killed. 



A cow in Brookline with lumpy jaw was emaciated and 

 unable to eat, and was ordered killed, as was also one in 

 Canton. A suspected case reported in Bridgewater was 

 found upon examination not to be suffering from actinomy- 

 cosis, and was released. 



Cases were also reported in Ashb}' and Cheshire, both of 

 which were released without being ordered killed, the own- 

 ers agfreeino^ to kill them later. The one in Cheshire was in 

 fair condition, and the owner wished to fat the animal three 

 or four Aveeks longer, when he was going to kill it for beef, 

 and agreed to bury the head. 



Symptomatic Anthrax. 

 Two outbreaks of symptomatic anthrax, or what is more 

 commonly known as blackleg, w^ere reported earlj^ in the 

 summer of 1904. One of these occurred in the Woodward 

 pasture in Ashby, the other in Princeton. This disease has 

 been found in the Woodward pasture in previous years, but 

 there had not been any trouble there for two years, until last 

 June. Forty-eight head of cattle were turned into this 

 pasture in the spring ; 4 young cattle died in eTune, leaving 

 5 cows over three years old and 39 head of younger cattle. 



