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end that the service be improved and rendered more efficient 

 than it is at present. 



Tuberculosis. 



The work for the eradication and control of bovine tuber- 

 culosis can, as usual, be grouped under three heads : first, the 

 examination of animals quarantined by the local inspectors on 

 suspicion of being diseased, and the appraisal and condemna- 

 tion of those found by the agents to be tuberculous; second, 

 thd quarantining and testing of cattle intended for dairy or 

 breeding purposes, brought into Massachusetts from other 

 States to the stock yards at Brighton, Watertown or Somcr- 

 ville, and those brought in on permits to other points ; third, 

 testing cattle with tuberculin for owners who are desirous of 

 eradicating the disease from their herds. 



The following figures show the number of neat cattle quar- 

 antined by local inspectors, the number for which warrants 

 were issued, and the disposition made of the animals : — 



Total number of cattle quarantined or reported for examina- 

 tion during the year, 3,332 



Massachusetts Cattle. 



Number released, ..... 845 



Number condemned, killed and paid for, 1,040 



Number permit to kill, paid for, . . 95 



Number permit to kill, to be paid for, . 6 



Number permit to kill, no award, . . 243 



Number died in quarantine, no award, . 71 

 Number condemned and killed, in process 



of settlement, ..... 766 



Number in quarantine, unsettled, . . 2 

 Released, died soon after and found 



tuberculous and paid for, ... 1 



Cattle from ivithout the State. 



Number released, ..... 13 



Number condemned and killed, no award, 238 

 Number condemned, killed, no lcsi6ns 



found, paid for, ..... 8 

 Number condemned, killed, no lesions 



found, to be paid for, .... 4 



Total, 



3,069 



263 



3,332 



