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the same time. It was lame in one foot, became better, was affected iu 

 a second foot, and was entirely recovered trom lameness by March 11. 

 At this time Dr. Trnmbower found several small sores and discolored 

 spots in the mouth, and the temperature was 102.5 degrees, or very 

 nearly the average of cattle in health. The highest temperature found 

 by Dr. Trnmbower was that of the cow purchased of Mr. Keith, which 

 reached 102.8 degrees — a point too low to indicate fever with any cer- 

 tainty. 



The fourth and only remaining herd in the neighborhood of Neosho 

 Falls was that of Christian Pribberuow, whose farm is located on Owl 

 Creek, 30 miles southeast of the town. There were on tiiis farm 183 

 head of cattle, and but 16 have shown any signs of the disease. This 

 herd was made up as follows : 54 j'earlings, 24 two year-old steers, 13 

 two year-old heifers with calf, 15 three-year-old steers, and 77 cows and 

 heifers. The yearlings had been put in a separate pen and fed on oats 

 and corn-fodder — none of these were affected. Three api)arently well 

 animals were lassoed and examined ; their mouths contained small 

 erosions and discolorations of the mucous membranes. The tempera- 

 ture of one, thought to be slightly lame, was 101 degrees; that of another, 

 apparently in perfect health, was 103 degrees. Six of the affected ones 

 have either lost their feet or have them in such condition that they will 

 surely separate from the legs, and 2 others have lost digital bones. 

 None of these animals have shown salivation or loss of appetite; but 

 the mouths contained erosions and discolorations similar to those seen 

 in other herds. 



At Hall's Summit, a distance of 20 or 25 miles north from Neosho 

 Falls, George K. Smith owned 2 cows. About February 1 one became 

 lame; there was noticeable slavering and loss of appetite for several 

 days. This cow calved February 2 ), and Dr. Trnmbower saw her March 

 17, when the calf appeared well but small. The cow was reduced to a 

 skeleton. Her right hind leg had broken off half way between the fet- 

 lock and hock joints, carrying with it the lower half of the metatarsal 

 bone. The left hind leg was separating at about the same point. One 

 toe of the left fore foot was coming off at the first joint. 



Near Hartford, some 20 miles northwest of Neosho Falls and 15 miles 

 west of HalTs Summit, was the farm of Mr. O'Toole, where aiu)ther out- 

 break of disease occurred, showing precisely the same symptoms. The 

 animals at this place were reported to have been killed before my visit, 

 and consequently 1 did not see the herd. Dr. Wilhite, as I was in- 

 formed, thought the first cases appeared about January U). The tirst 

 animals attacked were yearlings. Soon after all the calves becanu^, af- 

 fected in the same way. Then the large steers in the feedijig pen were 

 attacked. 



About the middle of March the governor of Kansas sent a veteri- 

 narian to investigate a disease which was reported to exist in Osborne 

 Conntv. Accordinu' to verbal information which I received from the 



