154 THE NEW AGRICULTURE. 



Just in front of this window and door was a cesspool about 

 fifteen feet in diameter that took up the drainage and filth from 

 the cow stable, hogpen and hen-house, as well as the drainage 

 from the dwelling and all the outhouses. This cesspool was full 

 of the very worst of filth. The liquid was as black as tar and they 

 had recently filled it with swamp and bog sods, with long swamp 

 weeds and grass, as they said " to keep the cows from miring." In 

 the stable was found but one cow, the rest of the stalls were full 

 of all sorts of trash and filth. The shed was in like condition, only 

 worse. "We opened up our inquiries as follows: 



" How many cows have you ?" 



"We had thirteen." 



" How many have you now ?" 



" Six and this sick one." 



'What became of the others?" 



" Four died, one we sold and one we gave away." 



" Where are the six ?" 



" In the pasture." 



' How did your cows get sick ?" 



"We bought one cow from the West Philadelphia stock yard 

 about two months ago and in about a week after we bought her 

 she had a calf, and in about two days after she had her calf, she 

 took sick and died. The cow doctors said she caught the disease 

 in the stock yard." 



" Did the calf get sick and die ?" 



" No, the calf was healthy." 



"What did you do with the calf?" 



"We sold the calf to the butchers." 



"Were there any cows sick in the stock yard when you bought 

 this one ?" 



" Not as we can learn." 



