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bad water, feed, etc. If the diagnosis was correct, and the dis- 

 ease was anthrax, it is so contagious that we may look for its 

 appearance in the coming year, and it may, perhaps, be necessary 

 to direct the attention of our dairymen to several of the symptoms 

 of the disease. There are a number of different forms of the dis- 

 ease. It is known as " bloody murrian," " splenic apoplexy," 

 " splenic fever," " oarbuncular fever," " black quarters," etc. 



The disease is caused by the introduction of a germ into the 

 system, usually in the food. The sources of contagion are innu- 

 merable. The pastures may be infested by bur^^ing the dead in 

 them. Animals grazing over anthrax graves become affected. 

 The germ is brought to the surface by the earth worm. It has 

 been traced back for seventeen years, where a dead animal was 

 buried, and the animals feeding over it contracted the disease and 

 died. This grave was isolated — ^anthrax disappeared. The 

 above will teach our dairymen, who have lost cattle with these 

 peculiar symptoms, the necessity of great care in the coming sea- 

 son. If an animal sickens with any of these symptoms report at 

 once to the State Board of Health, for if this disease is in our midst 

 only great care and absolute promptness in reporting cases will 

 eradicate it. 



VINEGAR. 

 After a careful ivestigation, we are able to assert that there is 

 little, if any, adulterated vinegar sold in this division. 



DETAILED REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED. 



Report cf P. C. Harp. 



Number of days in court 14 



Number of days inspecting milk, butter, cheese and 



vinegar 170 



Number of days obtaining evidence 8 



Number of days on special duty 20 



Total number of days 232 



