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cov?' showed symptoms of the disease, and the herd "was quarantined. 

 On June 11 3 more animals v/ere sick, 1 of -which hus since died and a 

 second one recovered. The quarantine is continued. 



A. D. Vorhees, Adams's Station, herd of 5 head. One of the animals 

 was found sick on October 13, and the herd was quarantined. On 

 the 16th of the same month another animal showed symptoms of the 

 disease. One of the afflicted animals was killed. On November 19 a 

 third animal was taken sick. The herd is still in quarantine. 



Pliny Parks, who resides on an adjoining farm, had a herd of 8 ani- 

 mals infected. One was killed and the remainder quarantined on Octo- 

 ber 16. 



D. W. Watrous, Perth Amboy, herd of 13 head. His herd was quar- 

 antined March 29, 1870. October 13, nearly six months after, he still 

 had 11 head. On February 5, 1880, having added to his herd, he had 

 13 animals, 3 of which were sick and the others reported as well {^). 

 The 3 sick animals were quarantined and the remainder were set at 

 large. 



Isaac Morris, Metuchen, herd of 14 head. The first case of the plague 

 was discovered in this hei'd on May 22. The animal was taken to the 

 butcher and killed, and the herd quarantined, which is still continued. 



Sunterdon County. — Joseph Exton, Clinton, herd of 51 head. On June 

 9, 18 of the animals were found suffering with tlie disease and were 

 quarantined. The quarantine is still continued. 



Morris County. — D. Frank Corl, Sterling, herd of 13 head. On March. 

 26, 11 head were sick. On February 20, but 5 animals remained, 1 of 

 these showing old lesions. They are in quarantine. 



Benjamin Itunyon, MiUington, herd of 20 head, 12 of which were sick 

 on June 13, when the animals were quarantined. Two animals were 

 killed ; and on the 26th of June 8 animals were sick out of the 18 re- 

 maining. Two new cases had occurred, but the others were impro\ing. 

 The herd is still quarantined. 



Mary Smith, Chambers street, Newark, herd of 5 head. October 24 

 1 animal was sick. On the 28th of the same mouth a second 1 was 

 attacked, and 2 were killed. On January 14 the others were reported 

 as recovered, but were still quarantined. 



AUice Kennedy, Koseville, had 1 animal aftected with the iJlague, 

 which was killed August 14. 



Union County. — C. E. Winans, Salem, herd of 9 head. Had lost 3 

 aiUimals wp to August 5. The remainder were sick and in quarantine. 

 < Louis E. Meeker, Salem, herd of 13 head. Five animals were side on 

 August 1, when the herd was quarantined. On January 2, having pur- 

 chased another animal, he had 14 head. Three of these were chronic 

 cases, and were ordered quarantined for 30 days longer. 



J. O'Callighan, Salem, on August 20, had a herd of 9 head, with but 

 one animal sick. Up to November 12 he had lost 5 animals, and had 

 but 4 left. On January 20 he was visited by the State inspector, but 

 refused to drive his cattle in from the field for examination. The offi- 

 <3er, on threats of personal violence, ordered him to keep up tlie quar- 

 antine, and left without making the examination. 



E. A. Bloomlield, Salem, herd of 4 head, 1 sick ; quarantined Aug- 

 ust 26. Had one chronic case on January 1 ; quarantine continued. 



F. Saltzmen, Eoscile, her<i of 3 head, 2 sick ; quarantined September 

 3. On January 20, 1 animal was sick and the herd "v^^as still in quar- 

 antine. 



Bergen County. — 0. McMichael, Leonia, herd of 21 head; 5 sick; quar- 



