11. Owners of pullorum disease-free flocks should not have hatching done 

 where infected eggs or stock may be found. 



12. Poultrymen should not buy feed in bags that have been used or exposed 

 to infection. (Such bags if properly disinfected will be safe for further use.) 



13. Poultrymen should regard fowl other than chickens as a possible source 

 of pullorum infection unless tested and found free from pullorum disease. 



14. Poultrymen should not use equipment that has been exposed to or con- 

 taminated with infective material unless it is properly cleaned and sterilized or 

 disinfected. 



TESTING OF FOWL OTHER THAN CHICKENS 



During the past year .30,840 samples from fowl other than chickens were 

 tested including 23,154 turkey, 5,983 pheasant, 1,317 quail, 219 geese, 140 duck 

 2 patridge, and 25 guinea fowl. Only the turkeys revealed reactors (0.06 percent). 

 Among the 87 turkey flocks tested only 10 had more than 500 birds per flock. 



Persons raising turkeys are cautioned to maintain constant vigilance against 

 the introduction of pullorum diasease. 



NON-REACTING AND POSITIVE FLOCKS CLASSIFIED BY COUNTIES 



In Table 4 non-reacting and positive flocks are listed by counties. In 12 coun- 

 ties, 465 non-reacting flocks, representing 1,344,860 birds, were identified. Of 



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



County 



100% Tested 



Partially Tested 



Flocks 



Birds 



Flocks 



Birds 



Totals 



Birds 



Non-reacting Flocks 



Barnstable. . 

 Berkshire. . . 



Bristol 



Dukes 



Essex 



Franklin. . . 

 Hampden. . 

 Hampshire. 

 Middlesex. . 



Norfolk 



Plymouth. . 

 Worcester. . 



TOT.ALS 



Berks?iire 



Bristol 



Essex 



Hampden. . . . 

 Hampshire. . . 

 Middlesex. . . . 



Norfolk 



Plymouth. . . . 



TOTALS. 



65 



2 

 62 

 21 

 18 

 26 

 79 

 41 

 61 

 66 



45.715 



35,583 



163,992 



4,648 



165,987 



43,376 



25,895 



49,637 



234,414 



145,891 



218,572 



203,814 



439 



235 



295 



1,499 



2,563 

 1.544 



1,337,524 



Positive Flocks 



734 



251 



2,520 



815 



157 



4,524 



9.001 



7,336 



5,770 

 312 



900 



22 



7,004 



10 



16.005 



