must consequently be occupied on the premises. ^° On large 

 farms where the grown and young cattle cannot be tested together 

 he must of course be separately paid by tlie owner. In many cases, 

 I have been able to send out an assistant for such work free of cost. 



The tuberculin is furnished to the veterinarian and at the same 

 time a prepared blank on which he must write the observed temper- 

 atures. These blanks are to be returned to me shortly after the test 

 so that I am in position at the proper time to make possible correc- 

 tions in the conclusions drawn in the case. Such a centralization in 

 the management causes a very large amount of work. I consider it 

 however a necessity, at least during the first few years. Only in 

 such a manner would it be possible to make the large amount of 

 material of scientific value. 



The tuberculin tests have during the last two years been gradually 

 adopted and especially during the last year was the use so extended 

 that at certain times it was very dilHcult to prepare the required 

 amount of material. 



Whereas in July, 1894, in publishing the first review of the result,^ ^ 

 I was able to report only 327 herds tested by 69 veterinarians, now, 

 at the end of October, 1895, I have reports on 1972 herds, tested by 

 210 veterinarians. 



At first the farmers were backward in many places and the extent 

 of the testing depended largely on the personal influence of the 

 veterinarian, but now the significance of the matter is quite widely 

 understood. The demand for free tuberculin has so increased during 

 this year that in order to meet all requests it will be necessary to 

 increase the sum to be expended. ^^ At first certain portions of the 



10. The veterinarian is required to measure the temperature and sliortly there- 

 after to make the injection, then, at latest, nine hours after tlie injection, lie must 

 be present and take the temperature every two or three hours till about twenty- 

 four hours after the Injection. It is advisable to inject at from eight to ten in the 

 evening. For this work the veterinarian is paid at least $4.32, i. e., $1.08 for the 

 evening- visit and the remainder for the following day. In addition, he receives 

 mileage according to rules of the public service and is paid sin iidditional sum in 

 case thenumber of animals excecdsflfteen. For from sixteen to thirty animals he 

 receives 13.5 cents per head and for each over 30, (1.75 cents per head. When the farm 

 is at a distance from the veterinarian tlie averugo tost of inoculating a herd is in- 

 creased to about $0.7.'). At lirst it was stipnlattcl that two temperature observations 

 should betaken he in re the inject ion— the lirst t<i lie about VI hours before. Although 

 such a prin-edure is desiralile in single eases, e\ perii'nee lias nevertheless sliown that 

 a single observation before the injection is sullieieiit Idr prai-tical needs. Tlie vet- 

 erinarian can then cover more ground and the state save thereby a considerable 

 sum, at least $1.08 and mileage for each invest igation. The owner is required to 

 furnish the necessary assistants, a goodly number ol wliom are required for large 

 herds. These assistants must introduce the theniiometer and hold it fast so that 

 the veterinarian needs only to read the temperature. 



11. Maanedskrift for Dyrlaeger. Bd. VI. This paper, which is a lecture given 

 before the Central Union of Danish Veterinarians, is published in French by Prof. 

 Gosse In Geneva in his book. " T^a lutte contre la tuberculose en Denmark." 



12. The government has already this fall laid before Parliament an act in which 

 the yearly sum is increased to $27J0O0.0O. 



