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The employment of a man with a horse and wagon to dis- 

 infect stables within ten miles of Boston outside of the city 

 limits where glandered horses have been kept, and to see 

 that blacksmith shops are cleaned up where diseased animals 

 have been shod, and to report upon the condition of pul)- 

 lic watering troughs, has been continued, with gratifying- 

 results. 



In Fall River and Worcester men have also been em- 

 plo3^ed to attend to disinfecting stables for people who did 

 not understand the importance of this work, or the l)est 

 methods of doing it. Last October the Cattle Bureau was 

 unfortunate in losing l>y death the services of Joel W. Bent, 

 the accent who had charge of disinfecting stal)les in cities and 



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towns outside of Boston, who had ])een a most valuable and 

 painstaking assistant ever since this part of the work was 

 inaugurated a few years ago. 



As in years past, most of the veterinary work in connec- 

 tion with glanders has been done by Dr. Howard P. Rogers, 

 and the laboratory work l)y Dr. Langdon Frothingham. In 

 closing this portion of the report, it would be incomplete if 

 an acknowledgment of appreciation of their valuable services 

 were omitted. 



Annual Inspection of Neat Cattle, Farm Animals, and 

 Premises upon which the Former are kept. 

 Late in September the following circular letter was sent to 

 the inspectors of animals in the cities and towns of the State, 

 together with the necessary books in which to record the re- 

 sults of their work, and blank forms of certificates of health 

 to be given owners in conformance with section 18, chapter 

 90 of the Revised Laws : — 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 



Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, 



Boom 138, State House, Boston, Sept. 20, 1906. 



Directions to Inspectors of Animals. 

 Inspectors of animals are hereby directed to make a general 

 inspection of the neat stock in their respective towns, and inci- 

 dentally other farm animals, to commence October 1 and to be 

 completed before the fifteenth day of November, as required by 

 chapter 90 of the Revised Laws. 



