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range cattle without the loss of a single animal. Besides, others have shipped here 

 with good results, and we think that steers can be shipped on northern ranges with 

 the same result by good handling. 



Mr. O. G. Hugo, Dilley, Frio County: 



In regard to questions asked I would say that I have not bought any northern or 

 eastern cattle, and that I know only a few in this and La Salle Counties that have 

 been brought from northern States, and that there has been no mortality among 

 them as far as I have been able to learn, only in one case a very light loss, and that 

 was attributed to improper treatment. Our cattle are always healthy, and northern 

 cattle do well when brought here and turned loose upon our ranges. It does not 

 affect them in the least. The same can be said of cattle brought here from eastern 

 counties. 



Mr. R. B. Coleman, Pearsall, Frio County: 



In answer to your circular in regard to cattle shipped to this county from the east- 

 ern counties of this State, I will say that I have lived here about 6 years and have 

 shipped about 400 head of cattle into this county from eastern Texas. There has 

 been no acclimation fever among them at any time, and no cattle have been infected 

 by them by turning on the range together. There have been a great many cattle 

 shipped to this county from Mississippi, Louisiana, and eastern Texas during the 

 last 6 years, but there has been no infectious disease among them at any time. 



Mr. John Griffith, Junction City, Kimble County: 

 There have been 30 head of bulls brought to this county. Have all done well; 

 none have died from acclimation. There have been several herds brought here from 

 eastern Texas. They have invariably done well; no sign of disease among them 

 or native cattle on the same range. 



Mr. H. E. Chesley, Shive, Hamilton County: 



In reply to your circular of February 13, we would say that we have never pur- 

 chased any bulls that have been brought from north of the south line of Kansas, nor 

 do we know of any one who has. Have known cattle brought from eastern Texas and 

 placed on the range in some of the counties named in your circular (Blanco and 

 Hamilton). Don't know that any disease occurred among the native cattle on the 

 same range. 



Mr. J. C. Loving, Jacksborough, Jack County: 



In answer to first question by the Commissioner of Agriculture, I would state that 

 I have never owned but 3 bulls that came from north of the line mentioned. They 

 were Shorthorns. In acclimating one of them was sic If but recovered. In answer 

 to second question, I have known eastern Texas cattle driven in here and into Young 

 County and grazed in spring and summer with native cattle and no disease appeared 

 among them. 



Mr. F. H. Kingsbury, Boerne, Kendall County: 



In reply to your questions in regard to cattle shipped into this and several other 

 counties, I beg to state that no less than 40 head of bulls have been shipped into this 

 county one and one-half years old. Two hundred head have escaped from drives 

 from the lower counties, bound for Kansas. One thousand head have been brought 

 into this county for pasturage from the lower and eastern counties. I have never 

 seen or heard of a single animal dying of acclimation fever. 



Mr. E. A. Steel, Kerrville, Kerr County: 



I can answer your second question. Cattle driven in here from the eastern coun- 

 ties have done well. No sicknecs has occurred. Bulls imported from Kansas have 

 also done well. No native cattle have been infected by the cattle imported from any 

 other county or State. Bulls that come from Kansas by railroad generally do well. 



Mr. H. T. Hill, Lampasas, Lampasas County: 



In the spring of 1886 I bought 11 head of Hereford yearlings that were shipped 

 direct from Missouri. I put them in my pasture along with my natives, and they 

 all had what we term Texas fever; I lost 3 head. I have known of eastern cattle 

 being brought to this county, but never knew of any disease among the native cat- 

 tle by being brought in contact with them. 



Mr. W. P. Lockhart, Mason, Mason County: 



In December, 1874, we brought 21 Shorthorn bull calves into this county from 

 Kansas City, Mo. We kept them in a pasture until they were two years old past, 



