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Plymouth County. — 1. As inspector, I found but two 

 cases in the last two years. 2. The agent for this town says 

 he does not know of any cattle afl'ected with tuberculosis at 

 the present time. 3. We do not hear much about tubercu- 

 losis in this section. 4. I do not know of one. Our in- 

 spector has only reported one, and that one has been 

 reported twice. 5. The common farmer has no means of 

 giving an intelligent answer. There are ver}^ few bad cases. 



Barnstable County. — 1. I think the percentage very 

 small. Can make no estimate. Know of no bad cases. 

 2. All cattle have been inspected and branded by the com- 

 missioners. Have heard of none being condemned. 3. I 

 think the Cattle Commissioners found no diseased cattle in 

 this vicinity. 



Dukes County. — None. 



JSFantuchet County. — Do not think there is 1 in 50. The 

 use of tuberculin has been the worst curse that ever happened 

 to our dairy farmers. I have had three good cows spoiled, 

 and my neighbors are all having trouble with cows drying 

 up. One man's herd of six has been dry four months. My 

 best milch cow has been dry four and one-half months, and 

 was never dry more than a month at a time before. 



