No. 4.] CATTLE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 553 



Watertown and Somerville have been tested by approved 

 veterinarians before entering the State. However, 501 

 animals have appeared at these markets without certificates 

 of test. Of these, 18 were found diseased with tuber- 

 culosis, and were destroyed, and 5 others were condemned 

 as aflected with actinomycosis. 



The details of the work at the several markets are as 

 follows : — 



JReporf of Stock received at Brighton from Dec. 15, 1895, 



Dec. 15, 1896. 

 Maine cattle, 

 New Hampshire cattle, 

 New York cattle, . 

 Massaclmsetts cattle, . 

 Western beef. 



Sheep, 



Calves, 



Hogs, 



Cattle released on certificates, 



Cattle tested, 



Cattle released after test, 



Cattle condemned after test. 



Cattle retested at abattoir, . 



Cattle condemned at abattoir after retest, 



7,961 

 2,639 



448 



6,900 



18,879 



74,449 



18.510 



43,068 



7,781 



200 



197 



3 



395 



395 



to 



Report of Stock received at Watertoivn from Dec. 15, 1895, to 

 Dec. 15, 1896. 



Vermont and New Hampshire cattle, . . . 7,487 



Massachusetts cattle, 1,793 



New York cattle, 675 



Western beef, 139,285 



Northern beef, 5,354 



Sheep, 357,899 



Calves, 47,079 



Hogs 1,340,939 



Cattle released on certificates, .... 8,162 



Cattle tested, 211 



Cattle released after test, 199 



Cattle condemned after test, .... 12 



Report of Stock received at Somerville from Dec. 15, 1895, to 

 Dec. 15, 1896. 



Western beef, .... 

 Vermont and New Hampshire cattle, 

 Massachusetts cattle, . 

 Sheep, 



49,455 



436 



257 



413,876 



