484 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



On receipt of this letter from Dr. Kinnell, the owner was 

 communicated with and the following answer received : — 



642 Fifth Avenue, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1897. 

 John M. Pakkek, Esq., Secretary. 



Dear Sir : — Your favor of the 16th has been forwarded to me 

 from Lenox. 



The few " Siementhal" cattle I possess form part of a herd im- 

 ported last August, and were at the United States government 

 quarantine station until end of November. The large portion of 

 the herd are now in New York, and were inspected by the State 

 veterinarian and given a clean bill. I cannot but think that in my 

 case the reaction from test shown in two of my herd must be due 

 to some climatic conditions, for tuberculosis is not known in the 

 locality from which these cattle come. My main object in import- 

 ing them was to cross them with my Jerseys. As latter breed 

 seemed sensitive to the disease, I shall be glad to have Dr. Kinnell 

 confer with my manager again ; latter will carry out whatever in- 

 structions he may receive. Yours truly, Wm. D. Sloane. 



After a meeting of the Board, the owner and Dr. Kinnell 

 were both communicated with. The letter to the owner was 

 as follows : — 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Board of Cattle Commissioners, Boston, March 1, 1897. 

 Mr. W. D. Sloane, 642 Fifth Avenue, Neto York. 



Dear Sir : — As I promised you, I brought the inatter referred 

 to in my last letter to you before the meeting of tlie Board, held 

 on February 22, and I am instructed to write you that the Board 

 is willing that you should be allowed to keep the cattle and breed 

 from them, providing that we have your guaranty that they will be 

 kept separate from the rest of the herd, that the State will not be 

 called upon to pay for quarantine expense, that no milk will be 

 sold from the cow, and that the Board are kept informed of the 

 results of any further tests. 



Of course you can easily see why we ask this of you, because, 

 if this cow is allowed to mix with the rest of the herd, it would 

 not be fair for the State to pay for any animals that might contract 

 the disease from her ; at the same time, we do not wish to put any 

 person to the expense of bringing valuable cattle into the State 

 and stop his breeding from them, if he so desires ; in fact, we will 

 be willing to do everything in our power to further the breeding 

 and improvement of cattle in this direction. 



Yours truly, John M. Parker, Secretary. 



