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August thirteenth I went to Mannsville, where there was an out- 

 break of anthrax, and consulted with Dr. Severance, health officer 

 of the town. I visited several farms and gave directions to the 

 owners how to treat and prevent the spread of the disease. I 

 did not hear any more complaints from that locality afterward. 

 On August sixteenth I examined the cattle on the farm of War- 

 ren Myers, in the town of Columbus, eight miles north of New 

 Berlin, Chenango county, and found them suffering from anthrax. 

 August twenty-second I went to Fallsburg, Sullivan county, and 

 examined the cattle of J. M. Purvis, at that place, and on August 

 twenty-third examined, the cattle of Tierson Comfort, near 

 Stevensville, in the same county, and then went to Deposit and 

 examined the cattle on the farms of Charles A. Wheeler and Alex- 

 ander Turner, near that place, and in all these herds I found that 

 anthrax had appeared, causing severe losses, which were 

 stopped at once by taking proper measures to control the disease. 

 On August twenty-seventh I went to Rome, Oneida county, where 

 the herd of sixty cows owned by Mr. Bert. Olney had been reported 

 by the city veterinarian as suffering with contagious pleuro- 

 pneumonia. After an inspection of the herd, and learning their 

 history, I came to the conclusion that they were not affected with 

 that disease. I then directed Dr. Henderson to meet me there 

 and to examine them, which he did, and he decided that they were 

 suffering from blood poisoning. For full particulars see Dr. 

 Henderson's report in this matter. 



September third I went to East Randolph, Cattaraugus 

 county, and examined the cattle on the farm of S. A. 

 Underwood, and from there to Napoli, in same county, and 

 examined the cattle on the farm of M. D. Booth and John 

 Marshall, and found anthrax had broken out on all these farms. 

 The cattle on these farms were all pastured on low, swampy 

 ground, and after being removed to high land and prop- 

 erly treated, the disease subsided at once and disappared. Sep- 

 tember ninth I went to West Valley, Cattaraugus county, where 

 I learned that anthrax had broken out on the farm of F. C. Bishop, 

 and five cows had died prior to my visit. I then went from there 



