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sion to again sell the milk. March twenty-second, I examined 

 the cows on the premises of C. G. Lloyd at Seneca Castle, Ontario 

 county, that had been reported to this Department as suffering 

 from tuberculosis. I found them all healthy; Mr. Lloyd informed 

 me that he had killed one previously and thought that it was 

 tuberculous. 



April sixth, I went to Canajoharie and examined the cattle 

 on the farm of Charles Sitterly that had been reported as 

 suffering from some contagious disease. I could not find any 

 disease in the herd, but found them in poor condition and very 

 lousj', owing to want of proper food and care. 



June third, I examined the horses and cows on the premises of 

 S. L. Van Voorhis, near Fishkill village, they having been reported 

 as suft'ering from some unknown disease. Upon my arrival there 

 I learned that two horses had died suddenly about a week previ- 

 ous. I found the remaining stock all in good health and, from the 

 symptoms and history given me, think that the two horses died 

 from anthrax. Mr. Van Voorhis had been feeding them old pota- 

 toes with some mouldy and rotten ones amongst them. June 

 eleventh, I went to Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus county, and ex- 

 amined the herd of cow^s on the farm of J. J. Saunders at Skinner's 

 Hollow; I found the cows suffering from abscesses caused by 

 bruises in falling over rocks and stumps and one heifer affected 

 with blood poisoning from same causes. These cattle had been 

 chased by dogs and received their injuries in that manner. On 

 June twenty-fifth the herd of cows on the farm of Harry Colevill, 

 near Ludingtonville, Putnam county, were reported as suffering 

 from a contagious disease. I went there and examined them and 

 found several affected with tuberculosis and reported the matter 

 to the committee of State Board of Health on Tuberculosis. 



July sixth, I went to Lake Hill, Ulster county, and examined a 

 flock of sheep which I found affected with scab. I ordered them to 

 be dipped twice in a proper solution and have had no complaints 

 from that section since. On July thirteenth, I examined the hogs 

 on the farm of W. L. Sprague, three miles north of Greenwich, 

 Washington county, and found them badly affected with hog chol- 



