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the carcass and full appraisal in case the disease is not found. 
The law is enforced by the State board of agriculture, who 
have employed several assistants in connection with the tu¬ 
berculin test. Tuberculin is used only with owner’s consent, 
“and farmers without exception help the commission.” The 
law also gives quarantine privileges to all animals coming into 
the State. 
Massachusetts. — Tuberculosis has long been talked 
about in this State, since the herd in the Massachusetts agri¬ 
cultural college was found to be affected with it in 1877-8. 
The first act to prevent the spread of tuberculosis was passed 
in 1892 ; it provided for local inspectors and killing of con¬ 
demned stock without appraisal, but if after killing it proved 
healthy full value was to be paid. The law of ’93 defined tu¬ 
berculosis as contagious. The law of 1894 provided half pay 
for cattle killed, determined upon the basis of health before 
infection, limit $100, provided said animal had been within 
the State for a year prior to showing evidence of the disease. 
Up to October 4, 1894, only the physical test had been used; 
on that day, the State cattle commission voted to test with 
tuberculin all suspected cases reported by local inspectors, 
and to admit to the State only tested cattle, all others to be 
quarantined until tested at importer’s expense; also to test 
with tuberculin every animal in the State, branding those 
that did not respond and killing the rest. 
Rhode Island. —Prior to 1892, the State board of health 
had charge of cattle diseases. Since then it has been turned 
over to the State board of agriculture with an appropriation 
of $15,000. The board have power to appoint a veterinarian, 
and their work is carried out by appointing a cattle commis¬ 
sioner in each county and an appraiser at large. For cattle 
that are killed, if found diseased, one-half the appraised value 
is paid ; if the animal is found healthy, the full value is paid, 
and a limit of $50 is placed upon any ordinary or grade ani¬ 
mal and $100 upon any thoroughbred animal; and the animal 
must have been owned at least six months in the State before 
the owner can get an appraisement. The board is given 
authority to seize carcasses of animals in the slaughtei houses 
