The majority of turkey flocks contained less than 200 birds. The following 

 summary gives the range in flock sizes for the turkey flocks tested: 



There was a considerable increase in the number of pheasants tested, due to 

 recent State legislation requiring that pheasants must be tested for pullorum 

 disease before liberation. In one instance pullorum infection was detected in 

 breeding birds imported from a mid-western state. 



Table 4. Non-reacting and Positive Flocks Classified by Counties 



County 



100% Tested 



Partially Tested 



Flocks 



Birds 



Flocks 



Birds 



Total 



Flocks 



Birds 



Nonreacling Flocks 



Barnstable 3 



Berk.=:hiie 8 



Bristol 69 



Dukes 1 



Essex 64 



Franklin 26 



Hampden 22 



Hampshire 27 



Middlesex 94 



Norfolk 48 



Plymouth 75 



Suflolk 1 



Worcester 77 



21,381 



22,059 



125,797 



2,667 



126,039 



30,373 



26,342 



41.028 



208,871 



153,674 



163,791 



509 



165,886 



Total: 



515 



1,098,417 



Posilive Flocks 



Barnstable- 

 Bristol. . . . 



Essex 



Hampden. . 

 Middlesex. , 

 Norfolk. . . 

 Plymouth. . 

 Worcester. 



10,527 

 6,325 

 2,189 

 6,936 

 4.700 

 3,350 

 4,695 



1,855 

 1,142 



1.855 

 11,669 

 6,325 

 2,189 

 8,460 

 4,700 

 3,350 

 5,556 



Totals. 



38,722 



44,104 



