Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-10
ANNUAL REPORT
Of Maine Board Of Cat
tie Commissioners.
Amount Expended in Work Dur
ing Past Year, S64,998.57.
Increased Expenditures Partly Due
To Raise in Cattle Values.


During the past year 1903 grade cat
tie, 1873 blue bloods. :, horses and five
sheen We're destroyed according to the
annual report Of the Board OF Cattle
Commissioners, consisting Of FRANK >.
Adams of Bowdoinham. f. q. Beai OF
Bangor and John NJ. Deering OF Saco,
which has been filed with the Governor
and Council. OF the total amount 154
grade cattle. 26 pure bloods. 50 horses
and five sheep We're destroyed since the
new law went into effect last July.
The "a grade cattle destroyed since
July 3. when the new law went into
effect. We're valued at $23.l2o.4O or an
average Of $34.ll each. The 149 grade
cattle destroyed previous TO July J
were valued at $12.341.25 or an aver
age Of $22.46 each.
The regular appropriation of $4,000
has been expended and in addition the
sum of $l4,99S.51 has been contracted
for to be paid out of the appropriation
for the wear 1910. making d total OF
| $64 ,99S.57.
The commissioners have rendered
| dis as lOlloWS.
| f. q. Beal-Services. sl.670.0o; cx-
penses. SG9663: total, $2.336.65.
| f.. S. Adams Services. 81 $3.50; eX-
penses, $S14.6S; total. $2.o711S.
John NJ. Deerins-Scrvices. Sl.300.00;
expenses. $5G3.1l; total. $l.S63.1l
For veterinarians dsinfecting and
all other assiStance-Services, $9,299.
| So; expenses, 2,0S264: total $11,3S2.22
| For disinfectants, tuberculin and all
other supplies, $SlS.5@.
For postage. stationery and printing
S7S6.47
| The commissioners say in their re-
port:
1T has not been our custom to give
on account Of the new law passed by
the last legislature, we thought it bes
| to give an account of how the law was
working. as compared with the old law
| You will notice that more cattle
| have been condemned and destroyed
land more money expended during the
past year than in any previous year
zone part of the new law which ha:
caused an increase in expenditures is
the raise in the valuation of cattle
from one-half under the old law, to ;
| full market value under the new law
at the time Of condemnation.
This has caused dairymen all over
the State to call upon the commission
crS TO have their herds investigated
The increase in the compensation fol
diseased cattle has caused the owners
to look more closely after the health OF
| their animals and where there is a
| suspicion of disease the services of the
commissioners, have been more freely
sought for, for the purpose of investi-
cation and this has brought the com
mission into new sections of the State
sections where tuberculin has never
| been used
| This has raised the percentage OF
diseased cattle, over what it would
nave been had we confined ourselves
to the old law and only worked in sec
| tons where the dairymen were more
acquainted with the use of tuberculin
and where cattle had to quite an ex-
| tent been tested for a number of years
and the disease practically cleaned out
1T was shown in the last report that
the city of Portland milk and cream
supply had been greatly improved by
the testing of the herds furnishing the
same for three years running.
The first test showed six per cent
diseased and the third test showed
about two per cent. and in the testing
OF the Turner Center Creamery herds.
we give Mr.. Bradford's statement as
| follows:
| Three hundred and fifty-four of our
| patrons have had he;
5'lS5 cows in all, OF which number 101
''dc'ed under the test and We're de-
S'roEeo This is about three per cent.
VI III other words, an average of one
uIseaSed COW for every three herds of
~ COWS each. A few of these herds
nave been tested annually for the sec
oiid ana some for the third time and
no diseased animals have been report-
ed IN such cases. This speaks we'll for
t'ie 'uperculin test and for the efficiency
| win Whlch it has been administered
ny the cattle commissioners and their
authorized veterinarians This seems
! ~ i'ie ~ De falrly conclusive evidence
.'"t po>'he tuberculosis can be prac-
,ic"iiy stamped out of our dairy herds,
| ne iaithIul and persistent work
| 10 snow how the matter stands in
sections where no testing has been
done, we call your attention 70 the
town of Sanford 1t has population
of about 11.o00 and it requires about
$40 cows to furnish its mill, and cream
supply. These cattle have practically
al peeh tested within the last three
i'oi'ns mere had never been but
one nero tested in the town to our
hio"leoge up TO the time the testing