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afflicted with an infectious disease must file an 
indemnity bond, of appropriate amount, with cer- 
tain public officers for the benefit of the com- 
munity. In addition, where the amount of super- 
vision will be considerable, and where the care 
required will be unusual, as compared with tempo- 
rary infections, the community should insist upon 
the owner of the stock paying for the necessary 
expense of quarantine. Rather than do these 
things, many owners of stock will willingly sur- 
render their stock for destruction, on receiving 
a portion of their value. This method would de- 
stroy the less valuable stock, would provide for 
the preservation of the valuable animals under 
legitimate conditions, and would furnish the most 
favorable conditions under which to make further 
studies which might lead to the conquering of the 
malady. 
114. Appraisement. Where the statutes pro- 
vide for the payment of money for animals de- 
stroyed, they also specify under what conditions 
such appraisement shall be made, and by whom. 
Unfortunately, too often appraisements are the 
merest guesses, or they represent a form of graft. 
Because they offer themselves so readily for graft 
they are highly objectionable, and such settlement 
should be avoided if possible. It would be far 
better if the statute providing for compensation 
should provide a flat rate for animals of the same 
species and disease, in lieu of which the owner 
might execute bonds as suggested in the previous 
section. Thus, for a cow afflicted with anthrax 
no compensation should be given, while for one 
suffering from tuberculosis the community might 
