10 BOARD OF ACxRICULTURE. 



brought before them more important in all its bearing-, or more entitled 

 to prompt and energetic action. 



(Signed.) PAOLI LATIIROP, 



AMASA WALKER, 

 GEORGE B. LORING, 



Commissioners. 

 North Brookfield, May 15, 1860, 



A committee was appointed to cooperate with the commis- 

 sioners, who entered at once upon their duties ; but the want of 

 funds adequate to the exigencies of the case was calculated to 

 embarrass their operations, and render it doubtful whether the 

 disease could be arrested. 



Public sentiment demanded an extra session of the legisla- 

 ture. This was called to meet on the 30th of May. The 

 number and powers of the commissioners were enlarged, and a 

 Medical Board established for the examination of the dise^e. 

 The Act passed at this session, and approved by the governor 

 on the 12th of June, required that the report of the commis- 

 sioners and of the medical board should appear in this volume. 



These reports, submitted to the legislature on the lOtli 

 of January, are as follows : 



REPORT 



OF TUE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED FOR THE EXTIRPATION OF THE 

 DISEASE AMONG CATTLE, CALLED PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 



To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Common- 

 wealth of Massadmsetts. 



In submitting this Report, as required by the Act under 

 which they were appointed, the Commissioners propose to con- 

 fine themselves, almost exclusively to a narrative of facts, 

 believing that such a course will be most acceptable to the legis- 

 lature, and most useful to the public. In doing this, they will 

 be obliged to repeat some things already published. 



On the 29th day of February, 18G0, a petition was presented 

 to the legislature of this Commonwealth, signed by sundry 

 inhabitants of North Brookfield, praying that a law might bo 



