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at different seasons. Are there any other stations keeping animals 
under such conditions? 
Mr. Henry. In how many cases have tubercle germs been found in 
the milk of animals infected? Three. 
How many have made tests along this line and failed to find them 
where the milk was from cows that had the disease? None. 
At the Wisconsin station a cow had one-quarter of the udder greatly 
enlarged, and in the last stages of her sickness from consumption her 
milk from that quarter became like whey. We had it injected into a 
rabbit, which died in fifty-five days with its lungs gone entirely. The 
milk was fed to five calves which were killed five months after using 
this milk, and we found a few tubercles along the alimentary tract. Of 
course this is in the direction of the danger to humans in using this 
milk. 
Mr. Beckwith. We have tested milk at our station and found bacilli 
frequently. 
Mr. Miller. I was going to substantiate what Mr. Henry has said, 
by a case I know of in my vicinity. A cow had a bad case of tubercu- 
losis, and the veterinarian having charge of her made a test with a pig 
which he fed for three weeks or a month on her milk. The pig being 
then evidently affected, he killed it and found it badly diseased. I had 
a steer about a year ago which was drooping, but did not have a test 
made, as it was evident he was affected, and was found to be so when 
killed. About a month after the steer was killed some hogs which had 
followed him in the field were badly affected, and eleven were found 
more or less diseased. I cremated the whole lot, but was interested to 
find that after keeping hogs away for about two months in midwinter 
and thoroughly disinfecting about the spot, a subsequent lot were not 
affected at all. The examinations were made by a veterinary surgeon. 
Mr. Power. Among the animals affected or killed, how many were 
high bred and how many commoner grades? 
Mr. Harris. According to our experience tuberculosis is no respecter 
of persons as to breeds or families of animals. 
Mr. Plumb. I would like to ask how many stations here represented 
have had their veterinarians make inspection of slaughterhouses in 
their immediate vicinity? Two. 
Mr. Henry. In how many States are there laws now relative to 
tuberculosis? Five. 
How many States are contemplating legislation in this direction? 
Thirteen. 
Mr. Armsby. In how many States having laws on this subject is 
provision made for compensating owners of animals killed? Four. 
Mr. Flagg. In Ehode Island the State Board of Agriculture has 
had an appropriation of $15,000 which has been mainly used for work 
with tuberculosis. Perhaps more than $10,000 has been used for that 
purpose. We have a cattle inspector in each county, an appraiser at 
