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here as Spanish fever is unknown in the section they came from. I think it is 
generally admitted that it is only when cattle are driven in droves in hot weather 
that the disease manifests itself. The only steer I saved after heing diseased 
by the Spanish fever was by soaking a large plug of tobacco till it became quite 
pliable, and then using it by injection. In the course of half an hour, by repeat- 
ing the process several times, a passage was effected ; the steer, in a few weeks, 
became quite healthy. In the cattle which have died of this fever the mani- 
folds are as hard as a pressed cotton-bale. This, I think probable, is the diffi- 
culty to overcome.” 
Howard county, Missourz.—“ There were a few cases of Spanish fever among 
cattle in this county, immediately on the public roads on which Texas cattle 
had been driven. Noother disease. August was the month in which the above 
fever occurred. No treatment was instituted, and all died.” 
Cass county, Missourt— The Spanish fever appeared in July and August, 
after the passage of droves of stock from Texas and Arkansas. Some sections 
of the county did not suffer; others, through which the travel mainly passed, 
lost fully five per cent. of their stock. The loss throughout the county is fully 
two per cent. of the whole number of cattle. Various remedies were tried to 
save the sick cattle, but nothing found effectual.” 
Callaway county, Missouri—“ We lost some cattle last summer with the 
Spanish fever, immediately on the trail of a drove of Texas cattle that passed 
through our county. Almost every one living on the road where they passed 
lost more or less if their cattle ran outside or grazed on the same pasture or 
prairie; but it did not spread from those farms on the road. Almost all that 
were attacked died. We know of no cure for it.” 
Christian county, Missouri.—* Spanish fever was introduced into the western, 
part of this county by droves of Texas cattle passing in October. Was very 
fatal, but did not spread over but a small portion of the county. No remedy 
applied.” 
S Neher county, Missourt.—“* The Spanish fever appeared about the first of 
July and continued until the first of October. Various remedies have been 
tried, but none proved effectual. The fever appeared to be caused by Texas 
cattle passing through the country. Many droves were stopped last summer by 
the citizens, and not allowed to pass until October. There was no sign of dis- 
ease among the Texas cattle.” . 
Bates county, Missouri —<The Spanish fever is the only disease that has 
prevailed among the cattle in this section of the country. The disease is never 
seen until from ten days to two weeks after the passing through the country of 
Spanish cattle, which generally commences about the first of June and continués 
through the season. ‘The loss in our county for the year 1866 will not fall 
short of sixteen hundred head. In some cases it killed entire herds. There is. 
no effectual remedy known to the inhabitants of this county.” 
Chariton county, Missourit.—* The Texas or Spanish fever prevailed to some. 
extent in our county on the road travelled by a drove of Texas cattle through 
the county, but the disease was not in other parts of the county. The number 
lost was about sixty. No remedy was discovered that tended to alleviate the. 
disease. Nearly all the cattle attacked died in a short time.” 
Cedar county, Missouri—* Spanish fever has prevailed wherever Texas cat- 
tle have passed, and attacks our native cattle directly, or soon after feeding on 
the same ground, in the spring, summer, or fall. It is thought that our cattle 
would not take the disease in the winter season, but this may only be conjec- 
ture, as no large droves have yet been driven here from the south in the win- 
ter. The loss is great—say eight-tenths. No remedy or treatment has yet 
been successful.” 
Oldham county, Kentucky.—<'The Spanish fever was introduced into this 
county in June last by cattle brought from Texas by parties to sell to grazers. 
