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The two reacting animals were kept entirely separate from 

 the herd, and had separate yards to run in. On this matter 

 Dr. Kinnell writes as follows : — 



PiTTSFiELD, Mass., Feb. 19, 1897. 



Dear Dr. Parker : — We were very glad to have your notice of 

 a provisional permission to retain the bull and cow at Mr. Sloane's 

 in quarantine. The bull is kept in a box stall apart from the other 

 houses, a stall specially built for him ; the cow will be kept in 

 another stall being constructed for her, and each will have yards 

 to themselves apart from all the other stock. In a few days I will 

 be down there again to see arrangements completed. 



On January 2 and 3, 1898, the bull was again tested, with 

 the following result : — 



10 P.M., 102 . 1 ; 8 A.M., 106 ; 10 a.m., lOG . 1 ; 11.30 A.M., 106 . 2 ; 1 p.m., 106. 

 Dr. Kinnell notes that : — 



This bull has been going back for the last four months ; does 

 not keep up in condition, and coughs a great deal. I could 

 not by auscultation detect anything but violent percussion made 

 him cough. He has been used on the cows until within a few 

 weeks, and has proved satisfactory in getting the cows with calf. 

 From eight o'clock until eleven this morning he was suffering from 

 a chill, trembling, eyes running and his cough aggravated. 



G. N. K. 



The test on the cow was as follows : — 



Normal temperature, 9 p.m., 101.1 ; 8 a.m., 103 ; 10 a.m., 103.2 ; 11.30, 

 104.3; 1 P.M., 106,2. 



The note on this cow is as follows : — 



This cow is in good condition, does not cough ; but, although 

 she has been served by different bulls, she has not been got with 

 calf. G. N. K. 



This morning from ten o'clock until noon she was suffering from 

 rigors. 



Another and most important part of the experimental 

 work has been the work done during the past year by Prof. 

 Theobold Smith at the Bussey Institute. When the oflSce 

 of the Board was moved from Village Street to the Com- 

 monwealth building, the laboratory was abandoned and 



