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at West Albany, and before it was even decided to employ 

 him to investigate the outbreak it is clear that the Massachu- 

 setts Cattle Commissioners were right in being of the opinion 

 that the disease was not contracted in this State ; however, 

 upon learning that there was an outbreak of Texas fever in 

 Massachusetts, the chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry at 

 Washington telegraphed to Dr. D. D. Lee at Boston, the 

 veterinarian having charge of the Bureau's work at this port, 

 under date of September 2, quarantining the Brighton yards 

 against export cattle. 



Later, when it became evident that the animals that after- 

 ward died had only been in pens 11 and 13 on Texas Street, 

 and pens 33 and 35, known as J. S. Henry's pens, on Front 

 Street, the quarantine was changed on September 23 to in- 

 clude only these four pens, until further notice. This quar- 

 antine upon the four pens has not been officially removed, 

 but expired on November 15 by the time limit in the procla- 

 mation of the Secretary of Agriculture defining the infected 

 area, extending from February 15 to November 15. 



By advice of Dr. Curtice after he commenced his investi- 

 gation of the outbreak, four cows were bought and kept in 

 pens 11 and 13, to determine whether or not they were 

 infected. 



There was no necessity for experimenting with pens 33 

 and 35 on Front Street, as J. S. Henry sells cattle from other 

 points that pass through these pens every week, and there is 

 no record of any creatures dying of Texas fever this season 

 that passed through his pens except from the three carloads 

 that came from New York State through the West Albany 

 stock yards last August. 



The New York State cattle were first unloaded into pens 

 11 and 13, Texas Street, and in this respect were handled 

 differently from any other cattle consigned to Mr. Henry ; 

 and as steers for slaughter also pass through pens 11 and 

 13, there was more reason for considering these pens a pos- 

 sible source of danger. 



After buying these cows, two were kept in pen 11 and 

 two in pen 13 from September 28 until October 15, when 

 they were removed to a shed on the same street that had not 



