No. 4.] REPORT OF CATTLE BUREAU. 



307 



Those animals that come to Watertowii or Somcrvillc are 

 taken to Brighton, and all of the testing is done at the stock 

 barn there. 



Report of Cattle brought into State during the Year to Points out- 

 side of the Quarantine Stations. 

 For dairy and breeding jiuriioses, tested before shiiiment, . 1,020 

 For dairy and breeding iniri)oses, tested after arrival, . . 5,354 

 For dairy and breeding puri)oses, awaiting test, ... 4 



Total, 6,378 



Neat cattle on which no test was required, exclusive of cattle 



and calves for immediate slaughter. 



909 



The cattle and calves on which no test was reqnired, ex- 

 clusive of animals for immediate slaughter, were as fol- 

 lows : — 



Returned from out-of-State pastures, 

 Calves under six months old, .... 

 Injured and killed, or died before tested, 

 Entered at auction sales, reshipped out of State, 

 Kept in State for brief periods only, 



Total, 



655 



163 



9 



49 



33 



909 



The number of cattle and calves brought into the State for 

 immediate slaughter cannot be given exactly. In round 

 numbers there were 10,000 cattle and calves brought to the 

 large abattoirs and other points outside the quarantine 

 stations, intended for immediate slaughter. 



Nearly all of the total number of animals given above 

 were brought into the State on permits issued by the Chief 

 of the Cattle Bureau, only 445 head having been brought in 

 without permits, which were reported to the Bureau by rail- 

 road agents, local inspectors or others. Of these, 4 were 

 tested before shipment, 8 were calves under six months old, 

 32 were slaughtered at once for beef, 1 was being returned 

 from pasture, 27 were in the State temporarily, 23 of which 

 remained only one day, and the remainder, 373 head, were 

 tested by agents of the Cattle Bureau. 



