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skin diseases usual at this time of the year after being housed
together during the winter, but they were under treatment and
appeared to be making satisfactory progress.
I consider the cows, generally, are in good health and condition
and properly cared for.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours obediently,
T. W. Scott, Esq. (Signed) H. H. Hide.
Copy. Holly House,
Lower Edmonton.
December 16th, 1914.
Dear Sir,
I beg to report that I have inspected the whole of the milch
cows in the district, as shewn in the accompanying list.
I made a careful examination of the udders and found a marked
diminution in the number affected with the ordinary diseases met
with among milch cows at all times, and there were fewer cases in
which the presence of Tuberculosis might be suspected. Where
necessary I took samples of the milk for bacteriological examination,
but in none of them was the Tubercle bacillus present, showing
them to be free from that disease. The custom of disposing of
animals shoeing disease of doubtful origin, at an early stage, has
become general, with satisfactory results to the herds throughout
the district.
The effect of the scarcity of pasturage in the early autumn was
seen in some of the animals, but as a whole they were in satisfactory
condition and well kept.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours obediently,
T. W. Scott, Esq. (Signed) H. H. Hide.

There were eleven prosecutions resulting in a conviction in
each case.