452 KErOKT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Oa W. T. Ilaiidy's place were 21 head, 19 of whicli were Mr. Handy's, 1 of Mr, 

 Woolwhider's, and 1 lielonging to Mrs. Roberts. One lieifer of Mr. Ilandy's died 

 August ly, lS6o. He has 'J head sud'ering Avith chronic plcnro-pnounionia. Mrs. Rob- 

 erts's cow has pleuio-pneumonia in a chrouic form. Mr. Woolwiuder's cow was sold 

 to the butcher some time in October. In Rule &, Maffitt's lot I found 7 head belong- 

 ing to different owners, as follows: O. Slade, 1 cow (chronic form), killed Octwber 20, 

 lSi^!^y', J. N. Slade, 1 cow, got fast under distillery and died; P. IJarhart, 1 cow, sold 

 to the butcher; J. W. Lang, 1 cow, sold to the butcher; J. D. Fuback, 1 cow, siiffer- 

 iug with acute plcnro-pjieunionia, and was killed in the presence of W. H. Rose, D. 

 V. S., October 2d, 1885 ; Marion Rule, 1 cow, sold to the butcher ; T. J. Maflitt, 1 cow, 

 killed August 22, lbH5, had acute pleuro-pneumqnia previous to my arrival. Several 

 others which had been kept in the same field, but had been taken homo by their owners, 

 as follows: C. 11. Kimbrough, 1 cow; Dr. Hedges, 1 cow; John Stevens, 1 cow; Mrs. 

 Stevens, 1 cow, takcu sick July 10, and died in about ten days ; T. Brashears, 1 cow, 

 was found suffering with acute pleuro-pnoumonia and was killed in the lot about 

 July 20. This lot is now empty, all the animals having died, been killed, or were 

 (li81)osed of to the butcher. J, S. Withers had 2 cows in his lot adjoining Rule & 

 Malfitt's. One was killed October 10. She had chronic plenro-pneumonia. The other 

 is now suffering with acute pleuro-pnenmonia, and will likely be disposed of this 

 week. Mr. Bridwell had G cows in his lot adjoining J. S. Withers, 3 of his own, 1 of 

 J. T. Hedges, which was sold to M. Bridwell, and 2 of George Edsall's, which were 

 killed by him and sold for beef. An animal belonging to M. Bridwell, killed Octo- 

 ber 12, 1885, had chronic i^leuro-pueumonia. A. Perrin has 1 cow in the distillery lot 

 adjoining Rule & Maffitt's on the east. T. J. Megibben's lot contained 78 head, 3 of 

 which were killed October 19, 1885, and found afflicted with chronic pleuro-pneumo- 

 nia. W. S. Moreland had 1 cow that was killed September 1, 1885, that bad acute 

 pleuro-pneumonia. Irving Cox has 13 head, 5 of which could only be insiiected, as 

 the balance were too wild to catch. Two of those inspected were found affected 

 with chrouic pleuro-pnenmonia. D. M. Brannock had 17 head, 3 of which had chronic 

 pleuro-|)neumouia. The wbole herd was killed and burned by a mob on the night of 

 September 22, 1885. 



If you desire the names of the 7 head affected in the chronic form in the herd that 

 went to Tennessee, I can get them and the lierd register number for you. 

 Respectfully yours, 



W. H. WRAY, 

 Veterinary Inspector. 



Dr. D. E. Salmon, 



Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry. 



OUTBREAK OF rLEUEO-PNEIBIONIA IN MISSOURI. 



While investigating the dissemination of the contagion from tlie 

 infected herds in Illinois, 1 learned from the Messrs. Tripp that a young 

 bull had been sent from their herd, at Peoria, to a lunatic asylum in 

 Missouri, which they thought was located at Clinton. At the time of 

 shipment the disease had just appeared among their cattle, but one or 

 two had been aiiected, and they did not suspect the true nature of the 

 malady. They had received information after the arrival of the animal 

 in Missouri that it was in good health and apparently thriving. In 

 order that I might be promptly informecl should any disease be con- 

 veyed by it, I wrote, under dated of October 18, to the superintendent 

 at the lunatic asylum No. 1 stating the facts in regard to the shipment 

 of this calf from Mr. Tripp's herd, asking in regard to its present con- 

 dition, and requesting early information in case any symptoms of the 

 disease should be observed. Mr. C. O. Atkinson, steward of the State 

 lunatic asylum at Fulton, Mo., replied to this letter on October 25, stat- 

 ing that the Messrs. Tripp had informed him of the disease in their 

 herd, and that they had at once separated the animal which had come 

 from there and. kept him away from all the other cattle until the loth 

 of October. He also stated that this animal and all the others on their 

 farm were well, and that none of them had shown any signs of the disease; 

 also, that if they observed any suspicious symptoms they would notify 

 the Department at once. No further information was received in re- 



