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conimimicated disease to the native stock, resulting in one hundred and 

 fifty deaths. 



In Franklin, Kansas, the splenic fever appeared about the first of 

 September. About one hundred head of native cattle died, 'mostly cows. 

 The infection was taken from a drove of Texas cattle passing* through 

 the county. 



It is reported from Sliawuee, in the same State, that the disease has 

 not prevailed since the shipment exclusively of Texas cattle by rail from 

 Abilene. 



The law preventing the herding of Texas cattle in summer has been 

 generally enforced, so that few points have been infected. 



A few cases are reported in Washington County, Nebraska. 



The Missouri law has been well enforced; but a few droves went 

 through Greene and Cedar, communicating the disease, which resulted 

 fatally. 



While it is admitted that southern cattle, particularly cattle in Texas, 

 are apparently healthy, it is undeniable that when driven north, with- 

 out external evidences of disease, the cattle communicating with them 

 are almost invariably attacked upon reaching a certain climatic belt, and 

 during a certain period of time thereafter, with a very fatal fever. At 

 the same time it may be true, that this fever gets credit for more than 

 its share of loss. The correspondent in Cherokee, Kansas, speaks 

 warmly on this subject, as follows : 



Everything of which an animal dies is here called Texas fever. Texas cattle are able 

 to run all over the country, with no salt, care or attention, and drink stagnant and 

 slough water heated i"ed-hot in the boiling summer sun ; water that is full of leeches 

 and living trash, and without shade on the treeless prairies. People turii out good 

 stock and expect them to thrive like "Texas" cattle, and when they die they call it 

 Texas fever. There have beeu cases of Texas fever, but it has killed only a small part 

 of the stock that have died. I deem the principal cause of cattle disease the 

 prevalent neglect of cattle in summer, and failure to furnish hay or shelter in winter, 

 though there is a large ai'ea belonging to non-residents from which two tons per acre 

 might be cut. 



DISEASES OF HORSES. 



It is gratifying to note less of prevalent or contagious disease among 

 horses than has been reported in previous years. 



More or less fatality from lung fever has existed in the following 

 counties : Oxford, Maine ; Penobscot, Maine ; Orleans, Vermont ; Hunt- 

 erdon, Xew Jersey; Adams, Pennsylvania; Kent, Maryland ; .Huron, 

 Ohio ; Story and Hancock, Iowa. 



Glandersis reported in the following localities : Beaver, Pennsylvania; 

 Patrick, Virginia ; Perry, Alabama ; East Feliciana, Louisiana ; Plaque- 

 mines, Louisiana; Newton, Arkansas; Matagorda, Texas ; Sumner, Ten- 

 nessee ; Hall, Nebraska. Some disease, resembling glanders, is noted 

 in Monroe County, West Virginia ; Ingham, Michigan ; and Merrick, 

 Nebraska. The following extract refers to a similar disease in Atchison, 

 Kansas : 



Several horses and mules have been afflicted with a disease seemingly incurable, so 

 far as the treatment followed or attempted here. The symptoms are a running from 

 the nostrils of a white matter, with some cough, which at times is worse than others ; 

 debility without much fever ; is contagious, and defies all remedies known by veterinary 

 liractitioners. It seems to be akin to the glanders, but still not that disease. Killing 

 the animal has been recommended by good judges. 



Diphtheria has prevailed in Chester, Pennsylvania, and Fayette, Ken- 

 tucky. 



CoUc is more or less common, but is not so extensively fatal as to 

 requu'e special report. ^Nlany losses have occurred in Luzerne, Penn- 



