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They proved to lie affected with contagious pleuro-pneumonia, and soon 

 infected the lierd with which they had been placed. ' The herd was quar- 

 antined by order of the State commissioners, but the owner, on the 8th 

 of March, 1879, broke quarantine and took them to ISTew York. This 

 fact comiug to the knowledge of the authorities in time, they were 

 enabled to be in Kew York on the arrival of the animals, where they 

 were at once killed by order of the New l^'ork commission. 



Mr. David D. Hawley, of Danbury, had an outbreak of disease in his 

 herd on October 27, 1879. They were \isited by Dr. Hopkins, of jSiew 

 York, who made an autopsy of a calf and pronounced the disease tuber- 

 culosis. The calf came from New l^ork, and had been with the herd but 

 a month. 



Mr. Porter, of Waterbury, had an outbreak among his cattle on the 

 13th of No^^ember, which the attending veterinarian feared might prove 

 to be contagious pleuro-pneumonia. The herd was visited by the State 

 board on November 18, and the decision arrived at was that the ani- 

 mals were suffering simply fi'om sporadic disease. No post mortem 

 examination was made, and they are now reported as doing well. 



Some trouble was reported among cattle at Hartland and Milford, but, 

 on examination by the commissioners, the disease was decided to be 

 sporadic. 



I visited the herd of Mr. L. B. Mead, of North Greenwich, which I found 

 suffering from contagious pleuro-pneumonia. Although the trouble was 

 of long standing, some of the cows certainly were in a condition to con- 

 vey the disease to healthy or non-infected animals. There were ten 

 cows, one pair of oxen, one yearling, and six calves in this herd. 



Tlie herds of Daniel M. Griffin, Joseph B. Husted, David D. Hawley, 

 and Mr. Porter were visited, but no cases of the plague were found. 

 Reports from Watertown, Waterbury, North Brandford, Hartland, and 

 Milford were of such an assuring character that 1 did not deem it neces- 

 sary to visit those points. 



NEW YORK. 



I am indebted to the New York commission for the following state- 

 ment made February 12, 1880 : 



Putnam County.— On the line of the Harlem Railroad there have been 

 lately slaughtered 176 animals. Of these 40 were acute cases. The 

 others, having been exposed to the coiitagion, were killed to prevent the 

 spread of the disease. The beef was marketed. 



In the town of Kent Joseph R. Sprague has an infected herd of CO 

 head of cows, steers, and calves. They are now in quarantine. 



Westchester County.— hi Yonkers Mr. Austin hatl a herd of 27 head, 

 which had been reduced by the ravages of the disease to 8 animals. Mr. 

 Peirpoint had a herd of 11 head, which had been exposed to infection. 

 Two of these hud been killed. Mr. Cheever, on Odell's farm, has a herd 

 of 12 head that have been infected. Mr. Coyle has one animal infected. 



In Croton Palls, Bedford Township, Mr. Butler, who generally keeps 

 about 50 animals, has lost by death and slaughter his entiie herd, with 

 one exception. 



Kcio Yoric City.— Id. the city there are believed to be but five infected 

 stables left. These are in quarantine, and are located as follows : 



No. 1. West Seventieth street. Old chionic cases. 



No. 2. West Seventy-eighth street. Acute cases. 



No. 3. East Ninetieth street and Madison avenue. Acute cases. 



