Some turkey breeders and hatcherymen take little or no precaution against 

 custom hatching. It has been definitely established that pullorum infection can 

 be transmitted in the incubator even though only turkey eggs are hatched in the 

 incubator. Hatcherymen should not accept eggs from breeding flocks that have 

 not been tested or are known to be infected. 



Before new stock is introduced, a very careful check should be made with the 

 official state agency as to the pullorum status of the flock. Only stock from 

 officially recognized pullorum-free flocks should be introduced. 



Sonie turkey flock owners also maintain chickens on the premises. In such 

 instances it is highly important that the chickens, as well as the turkeys, be 

 '^pullorum-free. 



During the past year 25 samples from ducks, geese, guinea fowl, and pheasants 

 were tested with no reactors. 



Table 4. — Nonreacting and Positive Flocks Classified by Counties 



County 



100% Tested 



Flocks 



Partially Tested 



Total 



Flocks 



Birds 



Nonreacling Flocks 



Barnstable. . . 



Berkshire 



Bristol 



Dukes 



Essex 



Franklin 



Hampden. , . . 

 Hampshire. . . 

 Middlesex . . 



Norfolk 



Plymouth. . . . 

 Worcester. . . 



Totals. 



Bristol 



Essex 



Franklin 



Hampden . . . . 

 Hampshire. . . 

 Middlesex. . . 



Norfolk 



Plymouth. . . 

 Worcester. . . 



Totals. 



45 

 1 

 43 

 23 

 20 

 29 

 55 

 28 

 34 

 66 



3,807 

 13,579 

 94,340 

 1,859 

 85,708 

 41,230 

 22,474 

 36,896 



119,170 

 60,986 

 79,819 



132,688 



1,198 



5,133 



4,577 

 2,648 



827 

 2,146 

 3,968 

 5,044 

 2,367 



765 



692,556 



Positive Hocks 



8.161 



414 



3,069 



1,096 



16,324 



43 



2,624 



2,106 



28,673 



607 

 493 



220 



17 

 2,415 



2,715 

 533 



8,768 



907 



3,069 



1,316 



17 



18,739 



43 



5.339 



2,639 



33,837 



7,000 



40,837 



Non-Reacting and Positive Flocks Classified by Counties 



In Table 4 is given the distribution of non-reacting and positive flocks by 

 counties. In the twelve counties in which testing was done, 354 non-reacting 

 flocks (100 percent tested), representing 692,556 birds, were detected; and 32 



