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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



While this testing was going on, and previous to the 

 passage of the law relating to private testing of herds, the 

 Board began to realize the necessity for the passage of some 

 such law. It was evident that many of these owners had 

 not realized what they were undertaking ; it was evident 

 that others had no intention of co-operating with the State 

 in endeavoring to get rid of the disease, and certainly there 

 was little use in attempting to help those who would not try 

 to help themselves. Being written to and talked to seemed 

 to have little effect ; it was only when told that they were 

 laying themselves liable to forfeit their right to compensa- 

 tion in the future that there was any perceptible improve- 

 ment. (See letter to owners of herds tested by private 

 test, page 465.) 



In this connection, the report on the amount of cleansing 

 and disinfection that has been done by these owners is 

 instructive : — 



It will be noticed that, after being written to, in only 52 

 out of 140 barns first visited had the owners cleansed or dis- 

 infected their premises after the removal of diseased ani- 

 mals. On the second visit the showing was a little better, — 

 85 out of the 140 visited had been cleaned and were in a 

 satisfactory condition ; but it was not only in the case of 

 those having had their herds tested by private test that dis- 

 infection was ordered. All barns from which cattle were 

 taken, as tuberculous, were ordered disinfected, and inspect- 

 ors were instructed to call the attention of owners to section 

 45, chapter 491, etc. : — 



Inspectors will please call the attention of owners to section 45, 

 chapter 491 of the Acts of 1894, as amended by section 10, chap- 

 ter 496 of the Acts of 1895. This section makes provision for the 



