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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



The following table embodies a condensed report of the 

 doings of the inspectors of animals in making the annual 

 inspection, which complies with the requirements of section 

 24, chapter 90, Revised Laws : — 



Net Results of Annual Inspection of Animals and Farm 



Number herds inspected, .... 



Number neat cattle inspected, . 



Number cows inspected, .... 



Number herds kept clean and in good condition, 



Number sheep insj)ected, .... 



Number swine inspected, .... 



Number goats insiDected, .... 



Number stables inspected, .... 



Number stables well located, . 



Number stables well lighted. 



Number stables well ventilated, . 



Number stables kept clean. 



Number stables with good water supply, . 



Number stables imi^roved since last inspection. 



Premises. 



31,484 



227,104 



168,026 



27,742 



27,092 



105,363 



894 



32,832 



28,412 



25,483 



27,421 



28,420 



30,309 



1,523 



TUBEECULOSIS. 



The work for the eradication and control of bovine tuber- 

 culosis can, as usual, be groujied under tln-ce heads : first, 

 the examination of animals quarantined by the local inspec- 

 tors on susi^icion of being diseased, and the appraisal and 

 condemnation of those found by the agents to be tuberculous ; 

 second, the quarantining and testing of cattle intended for 

 dairy or breeding purposes brought into Massachusetts from 

 other States to the stock yards at Brighton, Watertown or 

 Somerville, and those brought in on permits to other points ; 

 third, testing cattle with tuberculin for owners who are 

 desirous of eradicating the disease from their herds. 



The following figures show the number of neat cattle 

 quarantined by local inspectors, the number for which war- 

 rants were issued, and the disposition made of the animals : — 



