458 EEPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



The same committee addressed the following commuuicatiou to the 

 goveruor : 



PROGRESS OF PLEURO-PNEUMOXIA. 



To liis excellency JoiiN S. Marmaduke, 



Governor of Missouri : 



The undersigned executive committee, appointed Marcli 31, ac a meeting of cattle- 

 men in Fnlton, to take steps to suppress the disease of plcuro-pneumonia among the 

 cattle of Callaway County, submit the following statement of facts, showing tli'; ex- 

 tent of the disease and the rapidity with which it is spreading : The disease, so far as 

 investigated, has been found to have originated with the asylum cattle. The asylum 

 bought a bull last July of Mr. Tripp, near Peoria, 111. This bull ran with the asylum 

 herd of about 8.5 cattle until the herd was slaughtered in March. Of the 85 asylum 

 cattle killed, all except 9 were found to be diseased, some slightly and others indicat- 

 ing that the disease was of several mouths' duration. The spread of the disease out- 

 side of the asylum herd can be traced almost entirely to cattle formerly owiicd by 

 Isaac Owen and Jolin Lawthcr, each of whose farms adjoins the asylum lands on the 

 east, there being only a fence between the asylum pastures and these farms. 



Mr. Owen owned 28 head of cattle since the appearance of the disease at the asy- 

 lum, or, rather, since the Illinois bull was brought there. Of these ho sold to W. F. 

 Nesbit, 3 miles south of Fulton, 4 head, which were placed with 14 other cattle of 

 Mr. Nesbit's. The 4 head have been all killed, and three of them found to bo affected 

 with the disease. There has been no chance, as far as we can learn, for the disease 

 to spread to other cattle from Nesbit's herd, except to the cattle on county farm. 

 Nesbit's cattle at one time were on a farm adjoining the county farm, which has 18 

 head. 



Mr. Owen sold to Mr. Gallagher, 8 miles east of Fulton, 3 head which were placed 

 with 12 others of Gallagher's cattle. The 3 purchased of Mr. Owen were examined 

 and found diseased. All of Gallagher's 15 head have been killed. 



The following cattle have been exposed to Gallagher's, all in the immediate neigh- 

 borhood : Frank Smith, 5 head; Christopher, 2 head; Willis Bearing, number not 

 known; Calicote, 2 head; James B. Smith, 2 head; Glover, 1 head; Garrett, 6 head; 

 Lawrence, 7 head ; Sigman, 8 head. Mr. Lawrence's cattle have been running out, 

 and we cannot tell how many they may have come in contact with. Nor is it yet 

 known that any cattle that have been exposed to Gallagher's have the disease, as it is 

 yet too early to tell. 



Mr. Owen sold to Jack Muir, 5 miles north of Fulton, 3 head, which wore put with 

 11 head of Mnir's cattle, 14 head of Cook & Houf 's, and 7 head of I. H. Dunham's. 

 The 3 purchased of Owen were killed and all found diseased. The rest of Owen's herd, 

 18 in number, have been killed, and of 6 examined after th.oy were killed, all were 

 diseased. 



Mr. Ballinger, a neighbor of Mr. Owen, had 2 cows that were with Mr. Owen's cat- 

 tle about Christmas. They have been examined, but there could be found no indica- 

 tions of the disease yet. 



J. L. Erwiu bought a cow of Mr. Owen September 1 ; she was placed with Irwin's 

 herd of about 140, was killed some time since and found not diseased. 



I. H. Dunham's farm adjoins Mr. Owen on the east. Mr. Dunham had 13 head ex- 

 posed to the Owen's herd, and 5 of Mr. Dunham's cattle have, upon examination, been 

 found diseased. 



Frank Massey has 2 cows and Louis Stambaugh 4 head that have been exposed to 

 the Dunham cattle. Mosby, Wills & Berry have 13 head exposed to Dunham's and 

 2 diseased. Monroe White has 1 cow that has been running with Mr Owen's cat- 

 tle. Mr. Freiberger 10 or 12 head that have been running with Mr. White's cattle. 

 Louis Baker has 16 head that have been running with Freiberger's. 



The above gives the number found to be diseased and exposed to the disease through 

 Mr. Owen's herd. 



Jolm Lawther was trading extensively in cattle last fall and summer, and also dur- 

 ing the winter. Yet it is not known how many cattle ho had on his place that liavo 

 been exposed to the asylum herd. He sold a cow to Mr. Gross, in Fulton, probably in 

 February or March. This cow was examined by Dr. Trnmbower .and he pronor.r/'.;ed 

 iier diseased. She was killed and found diseased. While Mr. Gross had her she was 

 in a lot adjoining a lot which W. B. Tucker kept several head in. The town cows run- 

 ning on the streets could also come in contact with her. 



Mr. Lawther sold 1 cow to Mr. Herckonrath, in Fulton. So far no indications of 

 disease. He also sold 1 cow to J. L. Erwin, 1 mile north of Fulton, on February 3. 

 She was examined by Dr. Trumbower on the 14th instant and pronouuced diseased. 

 She was killed on the 17th and found ba<lly diseased. This cow was with Mr. Erwin's 

 herd of about 140, mostly milch cows. 



Tho cow bought of Lawther had a young calf which Mr, Erwin placed with his own 



