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and then turned them on the open range here with 400 Texas cows. They did well, 

 and now we have over 2,000 of their stock. Last year the last one of the original 

 number of bulls died at the age of fourteen years. We have known cattle to be 

 brought into this county from the eastern counties of Texas in the summer months 

 and allowed to graze with our native cattle without loss or sickness of any kind. 



Mr. W. E. Wheeler, Mason, Mason County: 



I have had bulls that were brought from north of the south line of Kansas, and 

 none of them died from disease. My ranch is situated in Mason County, Tex. , 

 about 20 miles northwest from the town of Mason. About three years since a gen- 

 tleman moved a herd of cattle through my range, and immediately afterwards I 

 had 75 calves to die. His cattle were brought from Bob. Stafford's, near the coast 

 of southern Texas. They were very poor and exhausted from travel. This oc- 

 curred about the latter part of August or 1st of September. After the first rain my 

 calves ceased dying. 



Mr. A. W. Dunn, Colorado, Mitchell County: 



In November, 1886, I bought of Gregory, Cooley & Co., of Chicago, 65 Hereford 

 bulls. I have held them since that time in Howard and Midland Counties. I have 

 lost but 4, and 1 of these got out of the pasture and perished for water. Some of 

 them were not more than five months old, and as I fed them but little they got very 

 poor, and may have died of poverty. My native cattle were not affected by them. 



Mr. H. W. McKay, Colorado, Mitchell County: 



Noticing the circular of Commissioner Colman, I would state that I have been 

 ranching in Tom Green County for the last four years. Have purchased a good 

 many northern bulls and have met with small loss from acclimation. Purcluased 

 last year 150 head of grade Herefords, delivered to me at this point May 1,-1887. 

 These were mostly raised in Kansas. I have lost but 20 head of them. The bal- 

 ance are in fine condition now, much better than the range cattle. Know nothing 

 of eastern or southern cattle being moved into this county. 



Mr. John Harris, Colorado, Mitchell County: 



In answer to circular of Norman J. Colman in News of 24th instant, I would say 

 that I have known of a great many bulls being shipped from Indiana, Illinois, and 

 other States to this county (Mitchell). Generally a few will die from change of 

 climate, possibly 5 per cent, of a shipment, but where proper feed and attention is 

 given them they rarely die, and after a short time will do well on the range with 

 the native cattle. I have known a great many cattle driven in from south and east 

 Texas, and they do not affect the native cattle here. I have also known of cattle 

 driven from this county to New Mexico and Colorado without any disease appear- 

 ing in the cattle native to those States. I firmly believe that at this elevation (2,000 

 feet) cattle are perfectly safe to go anywhere. 



Mr. M. O. Lynn, Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County: 



In answer to your questions I will say, first, that I bought about 35 bulls north of 

 the south line of Kansas. These cattle were from Missouri and Kansas. I lost 

 about one-third of them from what is known as acclimation fever; said bulls were 

 kept in Palo Pinto County. I never have bought and turned loose on the range in 

 said county any cattle east of the counties you named, but have driven quite a 

 number from Palo Pinto and adjoining counties to Kansas, Colorado, and Indian 

 Territory, and have found them perfectly healthy, and I think them perfectly safe 

 from disease when shipped to the Northern markets. 



Mr. Giles M. Rowntree, Richland Springs, San Saba County: 

 Your circular of the 13th ultimo was handed me this evening. In answer I will 

 say no bulls or cattle of any kind have been brought to this section in the last 

 twelve months. There have been no diseases among cattle for several years, and 

 especially nothing of a contagious nature. 



Mr. A. D. Bobbins, San Saba County: 



In answer to the questions you ask I will say that I never have purchased any 

 cattle from the north of the south line of Kansas, but there have been a good many 

 others who have brought them to San Saba County, and there have been a great 

 many eastern cattle driven and located in this county, but I have been in the cow 

 business for twenty years and have never heard of splenic fever in the county. 

 Cattle in this county never have any disease. Calves die here sometimes with what 

 is called black leg. Old cattle never have any disease whatever; only die with pov- . 

 erty or old age. 



