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centage of tuberculous animals in this vicinity very small." 

 Very few have been condemned by local inspection. 



Worcesfer' County. — 1. With good care and common- 

 sense treatment, don't think tuberculosis more common or 

 more to be feared than for the last thirty years. Fancy 

 farmers and some cow traders may have it, but think it 

 troubles the common, every-day farmer but very little. The 

 inspector here has found 8 diseased out of 300 dressed. 2. 

 Being inspector of cattle for this town, can say that in my 

 judgment there may be 8 per cent of the cows somewhat 

 affected, but not more than 2 per cent that ought to be killed. 

 H. There are very few affected cattle in this town ; in my 

 judgment, not more than 2 per cent, and those not badly. 

 4. Our fariners are not willing to admit that any of their 

 cattle are affected, but frequently speak of cases, so that I 

 am led to the opinion that there is considerable of it among 

 the cattle in town. 5. Notwithstandino- the fact that some 

 cattle have been "sold to the State" in this vicinity, there 

 is no more evidence of tuberculosis among the herds here 

 than there has been for ten years past, possibly 1 or 2 per 

 cent. 6. Very few badly affected, but with the tuberculin 

 test I think 20 per cent would respond. 7. I think the per- 

 centage of cattle in this locality quite small that are affected 

 with tuberculosis. Don't know what the tuberculin test 

 would reveal, but the badly affected ones are very few. 8. 

 I think not over 2 per cent. There were three quarantined, 

 but they were found not to have tuberculosis. Our inspect- 

 or was a village man and never owned a cow, and don't 

 think he knows what the disease is. Let us have inspectors 

 who are familiar with cattle and let them use judgment, and 

 tHere will not be half the present trouble. 9. I think if 

 tested with tuberculin 25 per cent would be condemned, but 

 probably 15 per cent of these would not show it by any phys- 

 ical examination, or their usefulness be hurt. 10. About 

 40 head of cattle have been killed here within two years. 

 These were picked out in the first place by physical exami- 

 nation. 11. Our local inspector found during the 3'ear 15 

 tuberculous animals, which is 1.74 per cent of the number 

 of cows and other neat stock assessed in 1894. 



