Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
802 CATTLE
Killed by Maine Com
missioners In 1907.
Expenses Of Board For the
Year Were S25,346.
50 Horses and 56 Sheep Are Con.
demned During Year.

~e"'neu uufinS rear.
me annual report Of the Main"
Cattle commissioners, Hon. +. O. Bcal
at bangor. Hon. Frank s. Adams 81
b"WdoIlIlam Ind Hon. John NJ. Deer
ing 81 Sdco on the contagious diseases
OF animals. which was filed with the
governor and council Tuesday. state,
ttiat curing the past year there have.
been condemned and destroyed by the
COMMISSIONER Su2 cattle. CS horses and
90 sheep, making Il total of 1926. Tire
average cost of cattle ana horses. in
Gliding Cost Gf condemnation. dSin-
lection, testing pure bloods and all
otner expenses was $27. 80: the owna..
received $25.02 pei animal and the
average cost If condemnation and dis
infection VS. sl2.3l.
A summary of the report shows that
the amount paid for cattle. horses ara
expenses during tie year 1907. was
S25346.95
The report further says:
The report Of 1905 and 1906 showed.
oCt Of the number Of grade cattle
tested with tub,rculin. six per cent
'NA' VIZ ''o>Ns buN VI tllt humber %.
pure bloods, tested with tuberculin. %
per cent were diseased. During the
year 1867 there were tested with
tuoeEcuiin Gncluding both grades and
pure bloods) 10000 head. and sNs were,
condemned, or four per cent diseased
inis shows 4 large reduction from the
la5t report, which is gratifying to the
commissioners. and 10 doubt will be to
TIE Cairynen Of the state
Thcr" We're over 9 eco cattle sold in
Brighton during the year 1907. ana
Massachusetts demands that all cows
offered for sale for milking purposes
shall be submitted to the tuberculn
test, ana only 40 We're reported back
t. the Maine commissioners.
Our law does not give the Cattle
commissioners any control over sani-
tary conditions. except where con-
tagious disease is found. We wish to
draw your attention to the item in the
report as to the average cost of con-
demninS cattle. $12.31 each This
means the testing of blue bloctls.
whether diseased or not, grade cattle
that were found diseased, suspicious
cases attended to and found not to be
diseased, disinfecting premises wnerc
disease was found, travelling expenses,
office expenses. cattle commissioners
salaries. and expenses of every name
and nature except the actual money
paid to the owner of the animal 1t is
tne average expense upon each animal
1t was hard to separate the cX-
penSes of disinfection from other ex-
pcnSe but it is safe to say that one
third OF the total expense was; for thar
purpose, as where the tie-up was
found unsuitable for distinction. the
commissioners would recommend the
removal of the old and delapitatcd and
the building Of new and smooth work.
and allow the party from IS to s25 to
encourage him to do the work and
have more modern and better yenti-
lated tle-up and in adopting this new
rule we have increased our expenst.
per animal Il cents each from the last
report.
MGlnc is cXpcndnS = large amount
of money yearly to foster and prutec;
us dairy interests. and it is well
equipped with different departments to
carry on the different lines of work.
FIRST. we have commissioner of agri-
culture, then we have a dairy instruc-
tor. a board of cattle commissioners
ard All working along different lines.
but iii harmony with one another.
Then we have dairy association with
u large membership consisting Of the
leading dairymen of the State, and
the heads OF different departments are
ready and willing at all times to carry
out the suggestions and the sentiments
OF the association as far as the law
VIII permit. and we think we voice thu |
sentiments Of the dairy association |
Wncn we say: They want better
herds, better sanitary conditions bet
ter cream, better butter and healthy |
nerds. The demand for our products |
and ;he prices that they command in
dictate that conditions are growing bet
ter all along the line"
The financial statement accompany
ing the report is as follows: Cash on
hand. December /, 1906. $l1756; re-
CelVed from the state treasurer Q9O6 |
deficiency, $2S.Sl475: received from |
the state treasurer U901 business),
S25, 10000, making a total of $53.999.3l;
paid on cattle on account of 1906 def
cheney. S22,6I1.I5; paid on expenses on
account of 1906 deficiency. S5.y19.2O:
paid on cattle on account of 1907 bust
ness, S16,349.60; paid on expenses of
1907 business. SS.99735. During the
past year there We're condemned and |
destroyed at Brighton. Mass. 40 cattle
for which the commissioners paid
s995c0.
MUCH GOOD WORK DONE.