QUARANTINE STATION AT LITTLETON 



Total nvunber of livestock received at the Farmers Live Animal 

 Market Exchange in Littleton from July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1971 

 was as follows: 



The following Massachusetts animals went through the chute 



Brucellosis Reactors I|. 



Tuberculosis Reactors 9 



Brucellosis Suspects 1 



Tuberculosis Suspects 10 



In addition to FLAME in Littleton, the following animals were 

 received and sold at the Livestock Auction in Easton and the 

 Northampton Cooperative Auction Association, Inc. in Whately, 

 Massachusetts : 



EASTON 



Cattle 6,917 



Calves 5,882 



Sheep and Goats 1 90 



TOTAL 12,989 



WHATELY 



Cattle k,k02 



Calves lOflh-O 



Sheep and Goats 1,00^ 



Swine 1,222 



TOTAL 17,369 



LICENSED DEALERS IN BOVINE ANIMALS 



During the fiscal year 1971, there were one hujidred and three 

 (103) licenses issued to dealers in dairy and beef cattle, and 

 one hvindred and forty-three (lij-3) plates wera sent out for use 

 on the trucks operated by these dealers, 



A total of seven thousand, one hundred and seven (7,107) dairy 

 cattle and five hundred and eighty (580) beef cattle were 

 reported by licensed dealers as purchased and sold. 



