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Receipts of Stock at the New England Dressed Meat and Wool Com- 

 pany's Yards at Somerville, from Dec. 1, 1908, to Nov. 30, 1909. 



Maine cattle, 5 



New Hamj)shire cattle, 1,7G8 



Vermont cattle, 5,610 



Massachusetts cattle, 51 



Western cattle, 57,063 



Canada cattle, 23,496 



Sheep and lambs, 334,973 



Swine, 1,253,855 



Calves, 41,251 



Receipts of Stock at Brighton, from Dec. 1, 1908, to Nov. 30, 1909. 



Maine cattle, 8,900 



New Hampshire cattle, 2,453 



Vermont cattle, 3,189 



Massachusetts cattle, 12,525 



New York cattle, 3,734 



Western cattle, 54,179 



Canada cattle, 1,015 



Sheep and lambs, 25,165 



Swine, 20,935 



Calves, 56,486 



Cattle tested, ... 13,433 



Cattle condemned after test, . . . . . . . 144 



Cattle killed on permit to kill, 28 



Cattle released after test, 13,261 



The cattle upon which a tuberculin test is required are 

 mostly milch cows to be offered for sale at the Brighton mar- 

 ket Wednesdays, beside a few bulls and working oxen. 

 Those animals that come to Watertown or Somerville are taken 

 to Brighton, and all of the testing is done at the stock barn 

 there. 



