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chusetts veterinarians for shipment into the State, should invariably 

 be tagged, and the ear-tag number recorded on the certificate of test, 

 unless there is some very special reason why this should not be done. 

 It is also desired that veterinarians residing in other States testing 

 cattle for shipment into this State should tag them. Massachusetts 

 ear tags will b& furnished to agents of the Cattle Bureau upon 

 application. 



Kecords of tuberculin tests should be complete, all information as 

 required under the separate headings being filled in upon each chart. 



Tuberculin tests made on cattle for shipment out of the State, to 

 secure the endorsement of the Chief of the Cattle Bureau, must 

 be made with tuberculin furnished or approved by this Bureau, and 

 must be made in the way and manner prescribed above. 



Inasmuch as certain States have individual requirements it is ad- 

 visable for shippers to consult the Bureau for information before 

 submitting to it tests on animals to be shipped into various States. 



The attention of veterinarians is particularly called to the great 

 importance of using special care and discretion in making tests on 

 cattle to be shipped out of the State. Any evidence of a reliable 

 nature furnished this Bureau to the effect that such work has not 

 been performed in a thorough and professional manner will be 

 deemed sufficient evidence for the discontinuance of employment by 

 the Bureau of the veterinarian making the test. 



Fred Freeland Walker, 

 Chief of Cattle Bureau. 



Boston, July 25, 1911. 



In accordance with the above instructions a new form of 

 tubercnlin test chart was adopted bv the Bureau and is now 

 in general use by Bureau agents. 



On Aug. 1, 1911, an amendment to the civil service rules 

 went into effect placing all veterinarians, or those doing 

 similar work for the Commonwealth or the cities thereof, 

 within the classified civil service. New appointees of this 

 department are now selected from lists certified by the Civil 

 Service Commission. 



Very early in the fiscal year, namely, on Dec. 21, 1910, 

 Cattle Bureau Order No. 28 was issued and approved by the 

 Governor's Council on the same date. This order revoked 

 Orders Nos. 10, 26 and 27, and amended Cattle Bureau 

 Order No. IT), which latter order related to the shipment of 

 cattle from other States into Massachusetts and the testing 



