Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-04
ANNUAL REPORT
Of tbo Nlila Cattle Commil.
siobtrS for lha Year 1891.
Pets AID Figures Concerning tn
Business Of the Year
That viii be Of Much Interest To All
Maine People.

Tie fsroI, % tie Maine State Cast
Commission fer The year 1891 isan admi
.tIs ,u,smen; CT ito lxoors and .thsir =,
.ol., daring the past IL months. Du1in
tia, time IS head. CT cattle we're in,pects
ssd SO stables.
Tbirt, me head Of cattle we're cor
damned AID destroyed ss IN appraisal o
s,ies 80. and Il horses we're also con
ahmed And destroyed a, sn sppraissl o
,,Is0 %. Il is safe 10 gay that fewer CO,
tisne ssectsd with terbs,culosis in Main
,oa.y ihin IN any her New England state
0a.y .so Of the horsss dsitfoyed we're bret
10 Maize.
Atsu,!tn is called 10 tie fact that th.
,,,pas .IpTc prisii is altogether TOT
,n.Il,tths rUfx 4 the commission 10 u
,.e,r,isi % ina ii:C1ou, and systematic
n,,rer. TIE ,tse Of NV Hampshire
m,ks,.n sp;ro oti.lion Of $40 .0c0 to carry
an the work Of IL c. umisssun.
Referring - the qaar,n.iae against
Massachusetts cate The commissioner
,,g th., early 10 December ibey rece ived
nn,ie. ih,. chesp class Of cattle wefe be.
re hronsb. INTO Maine from Brighton.
M. .td ehler sold IS beef or disposed
o,,o liz farmers IN Eastern Maine. The
4 a, nstics c. me from Lisbon and Oh Dec
II DR.. Bailey .!ted the farm Of Horace
Jo,t.n snd foutd two Gov, badly diseased
vi:h t1bei c1loiis
These GOV. .ere part of load Of 30,
E,at Mt Wru
lev az Lisbon. IL Of which had been
,l.uahtered ard the beef sold IN Lewiston
and Auburn before the Maine commission
s,, knew they we're in The > ate, ard the
other ! we're found upon eight different
f.,n. where ghsy bad been sold or traded
IA, ether cattle. Another Of the lot was
foupd to be BADLY diseased up
an the farm Of Nathan Buck
ram .ho bought the animal for sl2.
II -, subsequently, discovered that o,her
lo,, OF these cattle had been carried to
Ba,pham Junction. Clinton. Unity. North
J.y. and Oxford county. The commission
,r, followed them up, but found that they
had either been disposed Of for beef or lost
tr,ck OF. There was every reason to be-
lave tha, many Of these cattle were dig
,.,ed. The further importation Of them
.utorblddea. The people Of Massschu
ts,ts we're onsidsrably exercised by this
ALTON. The cattle com missioners OF that
STATE declared Of the statement Of
Dr.. Bailey that Massachusetts, was honey
combsd with c,ule disease: This
,,,temen, is entirely false,
al, the assertion that we do not pay any
,uerton to the disease smopg our cattle.
Vow the ger eral health and condition o.
cattle in Massachusetts, 10 txcellent, and
can say positively that there is very little
,nbeic alosis tmong them. There are no
cheap cattle here and cur dairy animals
rival any Of those in the United STATES"
The Name commissioners declare that Dr.
B,iley's statement Is we'll substaniia,ed by
MAachgseus authorities. They wisely
believe tha. all proper measures should be
sten 10 save Name herds from inft ction.
letter i. published from Madison Bun
ksr Of Salem, Mass, q veterinary surgeon, In
Which he declares That tuberculosis is
present 10 Msnach usetts 10 q far greater
II ent than our people are aware or than
the commissioners Of the state are williGg
to,dmiI is. : fact wItht ut contradiction.
Much tiniiar testimony 10 also adduced
showing hat cur commissioners were fully
Jgsifed IN esu bhshing a quarantine BgAins.
he boviaes Of the Old Boy State. Taken
ill 10 all the ltp3tt Of the Maine commit
.ioners will Prove about as interesting read
itgss official document that has appeared
for some tine.