The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-07
THE DISEASES OF ANIMALS
REPORT OF STATE COMMISSIONS
 YORK.

During tho Ysar-rotal Cost of Com
 mission to State SI0,3l1,aI
 At the annual meeting of the state board of agriculture held recently in room 50 at the capitol, Vice President Lewis J, Wells of South Woodstock pre- sided until the election of officers and those present were: Secretary T. s Gold West Cornwall; Treasurer George T. Sanger, Naugatuck; k. M. Bartholo- mew, East Wallingford; James F, Brown, North Stonington; A. B. Pier pont, Waterbury; Clifton Peck, Leba- ron; George L, Foskett, Winsted; sam tel A. Chalker, sayhrook; John Thomp- son, Ellington; w. H. Hammond, Hampton; Dudley Welles, Wethersfield; Nellis H, Sherwood, Southport
 The reports of the secretary, treas Urer and the auditors were read and accepted, and upon the motion of J. F, Brown, the secretary and the vice president were authorized to obtain a seal for the board.
 George IL. Foskett presented the an- nual report of the commission on dis eases of domestic animals, The report states as follows:
 If we could eradicate tuberculosis from the herds of the state with the otherwise healthy condition of our do- nestle animals, there would be but little if any use for commission like tnis, for with two exceptions our at. tention has been called only to animals suspected of being affected by tuber- culosis. Of the existence of tubercu. losis and of it's contagious nature we had no doubt, but to what extent it had invaded our herds and the sanitary condition under which both healthy and diseased animals were subject to it was a point which We wished more fully to acquaint ourselves with. and We are pleased to note that in every instance these examinations have been made at the request of the owner with out any solicitation on our part In one county alone more than 50 appli- cations, representing upward of 500 animals, are now awaiting examna- tion
 We have examined 2,091 animals, including most of the recognized breeds and classes as follows: Jerseys, S73: natives, 50S; Holsteins, 309; Guernseys, 101; Devons, 79; Herefords, 42; Ayrshire, A; Swiss, Il; Herefords, ?, and Al breed not reported. The report by counties is as follows: Hartford, 4S1 examined, 133 condemned, paid $3961.s6; Fairfield, 1O6 examined condemned, paid $35; Litch held, 1,o55 examined 125 condemned, paid s3.403.50; Middlesex, 130 examined, S1 condemned, paid s765; New Haven, S2 examined, $ condemned, paid s1,- S44.50; Holland, 2o examined, l con- demned, paid sl0; Windham, 109 ex- amined, 52 condemned, paid $1, ,13S; total number examined, 2,O5S; total number condemned, 392; total amount paid for condemned animals, $1l 296.66.
 The following breeds have contrib uted to the list of condemned 200 Jer- seys, 70 natives, 49 Holsteins, Guern- seys, A Devons, 19 Durhams, Ayr shire, 3 Swiss, and g not specified. The average age of those condemned was 5 years and months. Tuberculosis tests have not been made i'll Fairfield and New Haven counties.
 Tn 275 physical examinations made s were condemned. In 1877 tuberctllin tests made 357, or 197 per cent, were found to be diseased. Tuberculosis was found in the udder in 29 cases. There were condemned by physical ex- animation in which the autopsy ce- vealed no disease, 1; condmned by .u- berculin in which autopsy revealed no disease, 0; condemned by tuberculin in which the lesions were very slight ef; number in which ,tuberculin failad to cause reaction and were afterwards condemned from physical examination and found to be very bad case, 6.
 Regarding the tests by tlpberculin the report states: By the use of this val uable diagonstic agent your com mission have become unanimous in the belief based on careful observations made by them and the verdict of own- CTS of cattle in the state that have been thus subjected to the test, that not a single healthy animal has been found that exhibited any unfavorable symp- toms, or in any way were they inju- riously affected Since the first of Au- gust, when the present law became in- operative, the written request of the owner is required to enable this com- mission to use this agent to meet this and other requirements of the law as we'll as to better control the contagion and protect the state from additional expense. Form A" has been adopted which we trust will meet with your ap- proval While we are fully aware that the members of this commission are but human and liable to err, We are equally conscious of the responsibility placed upon it by the cattlemen as well as the taxpayers, and of the need of careful appraisal that justice may be dispensed to all. When you remember that a very large per cent. of these ami ,nals show no signs of disease to the most experienced veterinarians, and that only by the aid of this new diag- sostic agent, tuberculin, are we en- abled to select the infected ones be- fore an autopsy is made and that the apnraisals are made before this agent is introduced, is it anything but just that the owner Of such cattle should receive an amount equal to the price thew would have brought on the mar Retr We do not now refer to those ani- snals whose general appearance or physical examination even would make them suspicious either to the dairyman or trader: of this class we make no