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Middlesex County. — Nearly 200 cattle have been killed 

 in this town. Tuberculin has proved efficient here. In 

 a near-by town the local inspector has in some cases advised 

 farmers to kill badly diseased cattle and bury them quietly, 

 but no thorough examination of herds has been made. This 

 is a curious commentary on the working of the law. 



Essex County. — 1. There have been few herds examined 

 in this vicinity, and there is nothing to judge by. 2. Do 

 not know of any tuberculosis in town. Never knew of but 

 two cases that appeared to be it. 3. Not posted, but think 

 1 per cent would be large. Know of but one condemned. 

 4. I have no reason to think there are many cattle affected, 

 and believe ver}^ few are badly affected ; 2 per cent would 

 more than cover the whole. 



JVbrfoIk County. — 1. I know very little about what 

 tuberculin would show if applied as a test. By external or 

 physical examination there are no apparently bad cases. 

 eTudged in the same way (externally), there may be 1 to 5 

 per cent of suspicious cases, but not such that a man of ordi- 

 nary prudence would hesitate to use the product of the cow. 

 2. I do not know of any cattle I believe affected with 

 tuberculosis, and I think the scare is largely over. 



Bristol County. — 1. Very few cattle are kei)t in this 

 town. I have not heard of a single case of tuberculosis. 

 2. There are very few in this town that are affected at all, 

 perhaps 5 per cent, and there are two cows which I think 

 are badly affected. I hear of but few affected at this time, — 

 not as many as in the winter mouths. 3. No tuberculosis 

 in this section. Not a single animal has been condemned 

 and killed by the commissioners. 4. Think there is but 

 little, if any, in this neighborhood. Know of only two cases 

 where cattle were condemned and killed, both proving per- 

 fectly healthy. 5. In two years but six cows in town 

 slaughtered for beef have been found affected. I do not 

 think tuberculosis is any more prevalent than it w^as fifty 

 years ago. 6. I think very few cattle are affected with 

 tuberculosis in this locality. I know of no cases at the 

 present time. 7. Having had quite an experience as in- 

 spector of cattle, I do not think over 5 per cent are affected, 

 and not over 1 per cent badly affected. 



