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of being tuberculous, which have to be examined by agents 

 of the Cattle Biu'eau, and, if found to be diseased, are ap- 

 praised and killed. 



Second. — Testing cattle received at the quarantine stations 

 for sale into the herds of the State, exclusive of beeves for 

 immediate slaughter, and calves under six months old ; also 

 testing cattle brought to other points upon which satisfactory 

 certificates of test are not received, and the release of cattle 

 which have been already satisfactorily tested. 



Third. — What is known as "voluntary request work," 

 where entire herds are tested at the request of owners, with 

 a view to eradicating tuberculosis from them. 



During the year animals have been quarantined in 276 

 different cities and towns of the State, by local inspectors, 

 as tuberculous or as having been brought into Massachusetts 

 and held in quarantine until satisfactory evidence of tuber- 

 culin test was presented to the Chief of the Cattle Bureau, 



as follows : — 



Massachusetts Cattle. 

 Number released, ..... 



Number condemned, killed and paid for, 

 Number permit to kill, and paid for. 

 Number permit to kill, no award, 

 Number died in quarantine, no award, . 

 Number condemned and killed, in process of 

 ment, ...... 



Number released for lack of funds. 



Total Massachusetts cattle quarantined. 



ettle 



Cattle from tvithout the State 

 Number released, ..... 

 Number condemned, killed and paid for. 

 Number condemned and killed, no award, 

 Number died in quarantine, . 

 Number in quarantine, unsettled, . 



Total out-of-State cattle quarantined. 



Whole number cattle qviarantined, . 



466 



1,144 



28 



121 



54 



297 

 326 



2,436 



561 

 8 



110 

 1 



7 



087 



3,123 



Of the cattle quarantined, two were found affected with 

 actinomycosis, one of which was released and the other con- 

 demned and killed. 



Of the 118 condemned and killed, on suspicion of being 



