520 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



the Massachusetts Cattle Commission, as given in full in the 

 last annual report, may not be out of place at this time. 



The latter part of May the following letter was written to 

 Dr. William Henry Kelly, veterinarian to the New York 

 State Department of Agriculture, in order to ascertain if any 

 steps were being taken to protect Massachusetts from a simi- 

 lar outbreak to that of the previous year : — 



Boston, May 28, 1898. 

 Dr. W. H. Kelly, Albany, N. Y. 



Dear Sir : — Has the Bureau of Animal Industry put an in- 

 spector on at the Albany stock yards for this summer, and what 

 precaution has been taken to protect Massachusetts against 

 another outbreak of Texas fever, such as we had last year? If 

 you will write and tell me what has been done, or if nothing has 

 been done, it will be a great favor. 



Yours truly, Austin Peters, Chairman, 



To this Dr. Kelly replied as follows : — 



Albany, N. Y., June 3, 1898. 

 Dr. Austin Peters, Boston, Mass. 



Dear Sir : — Yours of the 28th ult. is received. In reply, 

 will state that the Bureau of Animal Industry has not put an 

 inspector at West Albany. I consulted with the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture of this State, and he thinks he will have a veterinarian 

 look after these yards, thereby preventing Massachusetts from 

 having a similar occurrence as that of last year. 



He is to let me know by Tuesday of next week what action he 

 is going to take in the matter, and I will inform you. 



Yours respectfully, Wm. Henry Kelly. 



The following reply was sent to Dr. Kelly, and at the 

 same time a letter was written to the United States Secretary 

 of Agriculture at Washington : — 



Boston, June 6, 1898. 

 Dr. Wm. H. Kelly, Albany, N. Y. 



Dear Sir: — Thank you for your letter of June 3. Our com- 

 mission will owe the Agricultural Commissioner of your State a 

 debt of gratitude if he has a veterinarian in charge of the yards at 

 Albany this season. At the same time, I think it is the duty of 

 the Bureau of Animal Industry to protect us against Texas fever, 

 and I have written facts in the case to the Secretary of Agricult- 

 ure at Washington. 



Yours truly, Austin Peters, Chairman. 



