Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-01-25
DISEASED CATTLE.
Report of Cattle Commissioners
to Governor and Council.
There Were 34l Animals Condemned
During the Year 1901.
Expense 70 the STATE Of Maine Amounts 10 Sum
Of sio.782.9s.

The report Of the cattle commission
ers of the state Of Maine for the year
ladi. has been presented to the Cover
nor and Council.
The president of the board. Hon. F.
9. Reai Of Bangor, states that there
was due. At the beginning of thee year
1901. the sum OF s34S77s for animals
condemned in 1890. There was n bal
anee on hand Of $40. The Legislature
made an appropriation of S:4,5.55, leav-
ing the sum of s1.5l to be taken from
the appropriation for 1901. The sum
cf $34s776 has therefore been paid on
the account for the year 1900
Hon. John NJ. Deering of Saco secre-
tary of the board. in part says:
There were 80 cattle and 81 horses
destroyed at an appraisal of s1t.986
The amount of expenses. $3o99.95. The
amount to pay for cattle and horses
s74S3. Amount of business done. s10.-
1926. Received from State $500.
Overdrawn. .32. Due Jan. |, 1902. for
cattle and horses and expenses, $S2S2.G3
The cattle and horses cost the State
s31.G1 each. including expenses. The
expenses for condemning. destroying
and disinfecting stables. including WIS.,
it's where no cases were found. $9.e7
each. OF the $3299.95 expenses. the
three commissioners received $1730.5a-
r. 0. Beai received s5271S; ]. NJ. Deer
ing. S702.11: +. S. Adams, $50O.65. This
amount includes their per diem and
expenses in full The balance of s1b6S.4
was practically all paid to the several
vetarinaries of the State for services
rendered.
During the years 1899 and 1900 there
were 1863 cattle and horses condemned
ard destroyed, being only % more than
during the year 1901. This shows a
large increase in the business The cat
tie and horses condemned. and destroy
ed. being only % more than during the |
year 1901. This shows a large increase !,
in the business. The cattle and horses |
destroyed in 1899 and 1900 cost the /
State. including expenses, $S7 each. !,
while in 1901 they cost the State, $3l.6:
each. This shows under the present ;
the expenses has been re-
1uced $5.39 per head. This Is accounted /
for by there being several large herds
destroyed. costing less per head than In
single cases. Yet more business has
1een done for the money this last year
han any year since / have been secre-
AIRY of the board. -~-.-,- -st
The business seems to be regular
md as far as l know satisfactory. 1t
vas unfortunate to ask the people to
yait for their pay since last July; this
vas caused by using up the appropfia-
ion early in the year, but the commits
;ioners paid out their money and then
waited for their pay with the others.
We note no new increase in disease
among the horses Of the State. The
use no compulsory
methods to find diseased cattle or
,orses. Investigations are only made on
applications or complaints.
THE report shows II decided increase
m the number Of cattle destroyed, dis
sased with tuberculosis last year. Some
one may ask the cause Of this, we can
,nly say that either tuberculosis is in
among our herds, or people
are better informed in regard to the
diseases, and are asking to have their
herds examined. Cattle owners are not
q fraid of the commissioners and have
come to the conclusion that they do
more good than harm.
The Legislature appropriated S15,-
BOO for the years 1901 and 1902. This
amount was considered sufficient at
this time and possibly may be. We
have already used SO, 1895. leaving us
s42l705 for our disposal during the year
1902.
when we take into account that |
there are 100000 cattle in our State and
90 per cent. of the number are cows and
heifers prove the fact that in the last 20 |
years the State has become more and
more dairy State. The farmers and
breeders have been breeding a firrfier |
type dairy COW. Our quarantine rules |
and regulations are still in force. The
insist that all cattle
into the State shall be subject
ei to the tuberculosis test and a certi-
ficate of health forwarded to the COM
missioners before a permit is granted
for said cattle. We have no cases of
diseases reported among the sheep and
swine of the State this last year.
The report is signed by F. o. Beai,
John NJ Deering and F. 5. Adams, cat
tie commissioners for the Stntc of