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nately, the State of Maine was equal to the emergency, through 
the prompt action of Dr. Baily, State Veterinarian, in the enforce¬ 
ment of quarantine of all herds in that locality. The quarantine, 
disinfection, treatment of sick cattle and consequential damages 
paid to the owners of infected herds, cost the State of Maine 
nearly $5,000. 
Mr. E. F. Thayer, of Boston, is superintendent, and Mr. 
Shattuck, owner of the farm, is foreman of this station. Dr. 
Baily’s letter in regard to this station is of much importance. 
The quarantine station for the port of Boston, Mass., is lo¬ 
cated at Waltham, seven miles out, on the Fitchburg Railroad, 
and covers fifty acres. Its twenty-five sheds and yards furnish 
stalls for six hundred and fifty cattle. 
During the past year 2,208 head of cattle arrived at this port, 
256 of whom were quarantined on farms outside of the station, 
or taken to importer’s farm direct from the ship on arrival. Cat¬ 
tle are conveyed from ships to the quarantine station by the 
Fitchburg Railroad, at a cost of $14 per car to the importer. 
This station has no fence on the north side. 
Dr. M. Bunker, superintendent ; salary, $1,500. Mr. Sid¬ 
ney, foreman; salary, $600. Laborers are employed as required. 
Rent of station $1,000 per annum and manure to owner of farm. 
The annual running expenses of this station is about $4,000. 
The quarantine station at the port of ISfew York is located at 
Garfield, N. J., fourteen miles from the city, on the Erie Rail¬ 
road, and covers forty acres. Its twenty-four sheds furnish stalls 
for six hundred and eighty head of cattle. During the past year 
1,735 cattle arrived at this port. Cattle are transported from the 
ship by a barge (furnished by the Erie Railroad) to the Erie Rail¬ 
road wharf in Jersey City, thence by cars to station. The ser¬ 
vice of the barge cost $10, and cars $10 each, which the importer 
is obliged to pay. This station is fenced. During the past year 
this station lias been overcrowded, and in some instances cattle 
have been discharged from quarantine ten to thirty days before 
the period of quarantine had expired! Other herds arriving in 
New York have been quarantined at Syracuse, N. Y., Eatons 
Neck, L. I., Staten Island and Morristown, N. J., by order of 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
