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bred animals, but at tbe same timewe think there is great risk in shipping cattle di- 

 rect from the coast, or Southern Texas, to any of the Western States or Territories. 

 We know of several cases last year where cattle were shipped directly through from 

 Southern Texas, in which they communicated disease to our native cattle, and the 

 loss was heavy, wo being among the losers. We do not know of any disease in chang- 

 ing cattle from one portion of Texas to another where tliey have been driven. 



WHEELER COUNTY. 



Mr. E. U. Allen, Moheetic. — We turned loose 77 bulls from Illinois, in Mitchell 

 County, on the Colorado River, 20 miles south of Colorado City, in 1882, and estimated 

 a loss of about one-third by the end of the following year from acclimatization fever. 



Do not know by personal observation of Eastern Texas cattle turned loose in said 

 counties and effect of same. Beside latitude, the care and attention that animals re- 

 ceive on the trail enter into this question, and to fix a line is a most difficult matter. 



The Texas and Pacific road is as good a line as any other, and to fix this line works 

 far less iuj ustico than not to have any. 



COLORADO. 



Mr. A. M. Pryor, Piieblo, Colo. — Your communication of April 18 received this 

 morning. In reply I will say that the counties you mention are, in my opinion, free 

 of Texas fever. I have driven cattlo from the counties you mention to Colorado since 

 18G7, and I have never seen a case of Texas fever in Colorado until last season, and 

 the cattle that diseased the native cattle hero were shipped from Southern Texas. We 

 drove cattle in here last year from Southern Texas, watered them at the same lakes 

 that our best natives watered at, grazed over the same ground, and turned them loose 

 to winter together, and not one of our natives died until late in the winter. Of course, 

 we expect to lose a few cattle from natural causes. However, our losses were very 

 light the past winter. Wo arc having nice rains and snows now, and cattlo will soon 

 be in fine condition. 



MISSOURL 



Mr. John 0, Wood, Canton, Mo. — In compliance with your request for information 

 in reference to Texas cattle, I would say that I have been engaged in cattle-raising 

 in Throckmorton County, Texas, for ten years, and have shipped bull calves to Texas 

 from Missouri at different times ; in all, 81 head. Eleven head died, but I found they 

 did not die of Texas fever, but from acclimatization, and not one of those that I kept 

 Tip and fed and cared for died. This takes about 75 days. I have always taken bulls 

 there late in November or early in December. I have shipped steers twice from Texas 

 to Missouri and put them among native cattle early in November, and no sign of dis- 

 ease appeared among my natives. One shipment was made from Tarrant and one 

 from Throckmorton County. In 1880 a lot of Rio Grande (Texas) cattle came through 

 my range and infected my cattle with Texas fever and several of them died. Also in 

 1880 I had a lot of beeves driven up to Caldwell, Kans., and several of them took 

 Texas fever from Southern cattle that had been driven over the trail. I never feel 

 the least afraid of Northern Texas cattlo beiug put with my natives here in Missouri. 



Mr. George H. Goddard, Saint Louis. — In reply to your official inquiry addressed to 

 cattlemen of Texas, I would state that I have over 15,000 head of cattle, located on 

 the Pecos River, in Tom Green County, Texas. Three years ago I purchased 150 

 three-quarters Shorthorn bulls from Motley County, Texas, and moved them to my 

 place in May without loss from acclimation. Two years ago I purchased 15 high- 

 grade Herefords in Kentucky and shipped them to my ranch in April without loss. 

 S'ebruary, 1884, I purchased Irom Gentry, of Suabia, Mo., 100 high-grade Shorthorns 

 from seven-eighths to fifteen-sixteenths thoroughbreds, and shipped them to my ranch 

 without loss, and last December I saw the most of them in the general •' round-up," 

 looking splendid. 



WYOMING. 



Mr. A. S. Mercer, Cheyenne. — With pleasure I note your remarks in the press dis- 

 patches of this morning about the Texas dead-line, and when our folks properly un- 

 derstand this matter, North Texas cattle will be admitted into Northern ranges ; but 

 there is a world of educating to bo done. To show you what my views on this sub- 

 ject are I inclose you an editorial from the Journal of April 3. I am familiar with tlio 

 whole of Northwest Texas and know whereof I speak : 



" Eansttfi and lexas. — The Texas Live-StocJc Journal seems to think that a large mini- 

 ber of Texas cattlo will be admitted into Kansas by the sanitary board after a fow 

 days' detention on the border, in company with native cattlo put into the herds, to 



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