4G6 REPORT OP^ THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Jacob D. Wisler, Worcester. Herd quarantined February 6. Three 

 animals bad been condemned and killecl, and three others were sick. 



John C. Blattuer, Worcester, herd of 16 head. The plague had pre- 

 vailed in. this herd in a mild form for the past four months. None 

 of his animals died, and he did not suspect the nature of the disease. 

 His cows were greatty reduced and he had been feeding at a loss. 



One of his animals had commenced to lay on fat, and all were free 

 from disease except the altered structure of the lungs, the natural result 

 of the disease. This herd was infected by Mr. A. F. Reift's cattle, men- 

 tioned above. 



W. W. Latrobe, Merion, herd of 14 head. 



W. Wynne, Elm Station, herd of 28 head. This gentleman had lost 

 several animals. The infection came from a cow i)urchased at the West 

 Philadelphia stock-yards. 



Bucks County. — Aaron Yoder, Dublin. This herd was quarantined 

 September 25. The first cow to sicken was one that he purchased two 

 weeks previously. As she had passed through the hands of three dif- 

 ferent parties, it was impossible to trace her back satisfactorily. Three 

 out of the four were affected, but had " recovered." 



Isaiah Kletzing, Dublin. This herd received its infection from Yoder's 

 cattle before they were quarantined. Three animals had recovered. 



Lehigh County. — Charles Krauss, East Greenville. This herd was 

 quarantined December 13. The infection came through a cow purchased 

 at the Baltimore stock-yards. Two animals died and eleven were con- 

 demned to be killed. Thirty annuals remain, and are thought to be free 

 from disease. 



Cumberland County. — Samuel Hess, El^erly-s Mills. Herd qiiavantined 

 March 20, 1879. Infected by cattle coming from Baltimore stock-yards. 

 This herd is in Y'ork County. 



JDelatcare County. — R. L. Jones, Upper Darby, herd of 49 head. In- 

 fected by purchase fi-om Philadelphia stock-yards. 



Thomas Cunningham, Upper Darby, herd of 21 head. 



J. G. Haenn, Darby, herd of 14 head. 



J. Likens, Ridleyville, herd of 15 head. 



J. F. Taylor, Marple, herd of 36 head. One third of his animals had 

 died, and the disease vv^as still present. 



Lancaster County. — J. F. Tiu'uer, near Oxford, Chester County, herd 

 of 52 head. Infected by adjoining herd, into which the disease had 

 been introduced by some calves brought from the State of New York. 



David Williams, Coleraine. This herd had come in contact with the 

 diseased Oxford herd, and was quarantined before any symptoms of the 

 disease appeared. 



Lane Gill, Coleraine, herd of 5 head, adjoining above. 



Adams County. — J. Redding, Gettysburg, herd of 13 head. Infected 

 by purchase from Baltimore stock-yards. 



KEW JERSEY. 



The following are the locations of some of the diseased herds in Xew 

 Jeisey at the time of my investigations in February: 



Atlantic County. — Benjamin Gibberson, Port Republic, herd of 11 head. 

 This herd was quarantined October 29, and again on ITovcrabcr 28, as 

 chronic cases. Eight animals had been alfected by the disease. 



H. A. Johnson and William Ramsay, both of Port Republic. The 

 herds belonging to these gentlemen were diseased and in quarantine. 



