528 REPOKT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Fayette County, Missouri, in December, 1883. Soutliern fever dcvcl- 

 op.ed among tliese animals from February to ilay, 1SS4, and SO of tbem 

 died. Mr. Stevens stated that tbese cattle certainly died from Soutb- 

 crn fever, and tbat from a tbird to a balf of all northern cattle taken to 

 his rancb in this county are sure to die. 



The Matador Cattle Company, of Colorado City, stated that in June, 

 1880, 400 half-breeds were driven from their raucb in Motley and Cot- 

 tic Counties to Gainesville and tbere shipped ]Srortb. These cattle 

 crossed the Soutberu trail on tbeir way and CO of tbem died from South 

 orn fever. 



Mr. J. M. Dougberty, of Denton, Denton County, bouiibt 22 bead ol 

 cattle from Cooper County, in Missouri, in December, 1877, and during 

 the summer of 1878 18 of these animals died from Southern fever. 



Mr. Charles Goodnight, of Clarendon, Donley County, whose rancb is 

 located in Armstrong County, stated tbat about 100 cattle from his 

 herd were exposed to a trail over whicli bad passed 1,500 cattle in the 

 early summer tbat bad come from near Fort ]Masou, Mason County, 

 Texas. Thirty a,nimals out of the 100 died of Southern fever. Mr. 

 Goodnight also stated that in 1878, his native cattle were infected by a 

 herd whicb came from tbe country on the 2^ueces Eiver, Avest of Austin, 

 and that 300 animals died as a consequence of this infection. 



Brown & McClellan, of Clarendon, Donley County, who have a 

 rancb in Armstrong County adjoining that of Mr. Goodnight, stated 

 tbat in 1884 tbey brought 20 bulls from Emporia, Ivans., to their ranch ; 

 tbat tbey also brougbt 500 cows from Tarrant, Kaufman, and Collin 

 Counties ; tbat these cows infected tbeir ranch, and as a consequence 10 

 of the 20 bulls died of Soutbern fever. 



Mr. J. J. Hittson, of Weathersford, Parker County, stated tbat in 

 1884, be brougbt 40 bulls from Missouri to a rancb in Palo Pinto County ; 

 tbat 20 of tbese contracted Southern fever and died. He also stated 

 tbat Soutbern cattle do not infect tbe natives on his raucb in Stonewall 

 and Fisber Counties. 



Mr. J. M. Dawson, of San Aiigelo, Tom Green County, stated tbat in 

 1879 a berd in Motley County was infected by about 900 cattle, which 

 came from San Saba and adjoining counties, and tbat 500 died from 

 this infection. Mr. Dawson now has a rancb in Tom Green County, and 

 be finds tbat Soutbern cattle will infect his native cattle. The ranch 

 is situated on tbe Pecos Eiver, 13 miles northeast of Fort Stockton. 

 In the spring of 1884 be took 120 bulls from Missouri to his rancb in 

 Tom Green County, and that none of these died from. Soutbern fever 

 until some Soutbern cattle passed tbrough tbe raucb and infected 

 tbem. 



Mr. Creswell, of Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, states that a berd 

 of 300 cattle in Ocbiltree County, Texas, was infected in the summer of 

 1884 by a herd of 1,200 animals from Taylor County, Texas, which 

 passed over the range. A bundred of these cattle died as a consequence 

 of this infection. Another company in the neutral strip lost 400 out 

 t)t" 1,000 cattle by infection from this same herd, which came from Tay- 

 lor County. Some of the ranchmen in the Pan-bandle stated tbat tbey 

 Ijelieved no Texas cattle would cause infection which came from west of 

 the one bundredtb meridian and north of the Texas Pacific Eailroad. 



Mr. Towers, of Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, stated that a herd 

 01 450 cattle on a range in tbe neutral strip was infected in 1881 by a 

 herd of cattle driven up from Lampasas County, and 100 of tbe berd 

 died from Soutbern fever. 



Mr. H. T. Groome, of Mobeetie, Tex,, stated tbat tbe rancb occupic d 



