312 REPOET OF THE BUEEAU OF ANIMAL LNTHJSTEY. 



Mr. H. R. Martin, Comanche, Comanclie County: 

 In answer to the first question contained in your circular of February 13, 1 would 

 state as follows: About the 1st of March, 1875, 1 received 12 head of Shorthorn cat- 

 tle, which were calved in Clay County, Mo. These cattle arrived at Dallas March 

 1, and were driven out here and arrived about April 1. About the latter part of 

 April a herd of southern cattle passed through the range where these bulls were, 

 and 4 of them contracted the splenic fever and died. The others have done well, 

 and I still have some of them on hand. I have known several lots of northern cat- 

 tle shipped to this section, and all of them have done well excepting in two or three 

 instances, and those exceptions have invariably resulted from their coming in con- 

 tact with cattle from counties farther south. I have driven a good many cattle 

 from here to the Pan Handle and to New Mexico, and haf e never known the native 

 cattle there to be affected by the cattle from here. Have had cattle there for years, 

 and have driven my stock from here there, and have never felt any uneasiness as to 

 their affecting my cattle there. In answer to question No. 2, I have known of 

 instances where our cattle were affected by southern or eastern cattle. 



Mr. T. J. Holmsly, Comanche, Comanclie County: 



In answer to the first question in your circular of February 13, I would say I 

 brought from Moberly, Mo. , 10 head of Galloway cattle. They were shipped by 

 railroad 15 miles from here, and driven from theVe to this place. Have had the 

 cattle for three months and they are all in fine condition. In 1880 I shipped from 

 Emporia, Kans., 35 head Shorthorns. These cattle were shipped to Fort Worth, 

 100 miles from this place, and in driving here we came about 60 miles over the 

 trail of southern cattle. About 8 head of the above herd have since died from 

 what I suppose to be Spanish fever. I attribute their death altogether to having 

 been driven over the trail where southern cattle had passed. I know of several 

 bunches of northern cattle which have, been shipped here in the last few years, and 

 none have died from the fever. I would further state that I have driven cattle for 

 points to north for the past eight years. We strike the regular southern trail about 

 40 miles from this point, and more or less of our cattle invariably die from coming 

 in contact with this trail. In answer to the second question, I don't know of any 

 instance where southern cattle were brought and located in this county; but, as 

 above stated, the main southern trail lies west of this county, and whenever our 

 cattle are driven on that trail or mix with southern herds more or less of our cattle 

 die of the fever. 



Mr. A, B. Robertson, Colorado, Nolan County: 



In answer to your questions relative to the importations of northern cattle in this 

 section, I will say that I have been handling large herds of cattle in Nolan and Run- 

 nels Counties, in which nothing but Shorthorn bulls were used. One lot of about 

 60 or 70 bulls were purchased by a Mr. R. K. Wylie, in Missouri, and shipped to 

 Runnels County. I was manager of the ranch there. He lost about 3 per cent, in 

 acclimating. Very few will die out of a shipment when they are at once tamed on 

 good grass. I purchased about 20 head of Shorthorn and Hereford bulls, shipped 

 in here from Illinois, turned them in my pasture immediately on arrival here, and 

 did not lose one. The losses that have occurred in most instances, in my judgment, 

 can be attributed to ignorance in handling, or carelessness. If cattle were shipped 

 instead of being driven from the south or east it is probable that they would affect 

 the cattle of this section. Of my crwn knowledge I can say that I know of cattle 

 that have been shipped and driven from the counties named to the Territory and 

 north without affecting the cattle of that section. Mr. W. Scott, president of the 

 First National Bank at Colorado, Tex., purchased about $10,000 worth of Hereford 

 and Shorthorn bulls ; shipped them from Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois about 200 

 head in all to his ranch in Tom Green County, and I am reliably informed that he 

 did not lose more than 5 bulls. Himself, his men, and his neighbors are my inform- 

 ants. 



Mr. T. C. Hunt, Ranger, Eastland County: 



In answer to inquiry concerning the importation of northern bulls to our ranges, 

 and the exportation of our native cattle to northern ranges, I will say that there have 

 been several herds of young steers driven from Eastland and adjoining counties to 

 Colorado and Nebraska. Mr. Paysley, of Colorado, bought cattle several years ago in 

 succession without any complaint of fever or other acclimation diseases. The best 

 evidence is that men will come to the same section for their cattle for a number of 

 years straight along. We think our cattle perfectly safe to ship on to northern 

 ranges, as they are well bred. We have had as many as two car-loads of bulls 

 shipped to our station at one time from Columbia, Mo. , and turned loose with our 



