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Annual Inspection or Neat Cattle, Farm Animals, and 

 Premises upon which the Former are kept, 1905. 



Late in September the following circular letter was sent 

 to the inspectors of animals in the cities and towns of the 

 State, together with the necessary books in Avhich to record 

 the results of their work, and blank forms of certificates of 

 health to be given owners in conformance with section 18, 

 chapter 90, Revised Laws : — 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 



Cattle Bureau of the State Boakd of Agriculture, 



Room 138, State House, Boston, Sept. 15, 1905. 



Directions to Inspectors of Animals. 



Inspectors of animals are hereby directed to make a general 

 inspection of the neat stock in their respective towns, and inci- 

 dentally other farm animals, to commence October 1 and to be 

 completed before the fifteenth day of November, as required by 

 chapter 90 of the Revised Laws. 



Wherever inspectors examine animals and find them free 

 from contagious disease they will give owners certificates of 

 health, as provided for in section 18 of the law, from the book 

 of blanks (Form No. 2) furnished for that purpose. Books 

 will also be provided (Form No. 1) for carrying out the pro- 

 visions of sections 17 and 24 of chapter 90 of the Revised Laws. 



Inspectors will make a full and complete report on every 

 place insi^ected, including all dimensions and measurements 

 provided for on the blank, and answer in full all questions as 

 to the light, ventilation, sanitary surroundings and water sup- 

 ply, as well as the number of cattle in the stable. 



Inspectors of animals are not to quarantine any cattle as 

 tuberculous unless they show sufficient evidence of disease to 

 make it possible to condemn them on a physical examination. 

 The only exception to be made is in case a milch cow shows 

 evidence of tuberculosis of the udder; such an animal can be 

 quarantined and the duplicate notice sent to this office. 



It is also requested that, if cases of tuberculosis in animals 

 are found, inspectors keep a record of them for a few days, and 

 then when animals are quarantined several can be quarantined 

 at once and duplicates sent here, so that the agent of the Cattle 

 Bureau can see a number at one visit, instead of having to go 

 every two or three days to see one animal at a time, thus avoid- 

 ing running up expenses as much as possible. 



