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Aiifopsy 11. — Killed a calf 3 weeks old. In the right pleural cav- 

 ity was a quart of serum. Lj'^mph, easily separated, was spread over 

 the surface of the lung. The left lung adhered to the ribs, sternum, and 

 pericardium. — Drs. Dadd, Thayer and Tyler, April 19, 18G0. 



Autopsy 12. — Killed a cow 10 years old, which had been sick three 

 or four months. The posterior superior portions of the right lung ad- 

 hered so strongly to the ribs and diaphragm, that the knife was neces-, 

 sary for their separation. On opening the posterior part of the lung a 

 detached mass was found, very soft, surrounded by pus and contained in 

 a sac. Left lung healthy. — Drs. Bates, Dadd and Tuayer, April 21, 

 1860. 



Autopsy 10. — Left lung healthy, but slight adhesions to diaphragm. 

 Right lung firmly adherent to the diaphragm. Li it was found a mass 

 of consolidated lung not entirely separated. — Drs. Bates, Dadd and 

 Thayer, April, 21, 18 GO. 



Autopsy 14. — Killed a calf 4 weeks old. Right lung inflamed. Left 

 chest filled with serum. Lung covered with lymph. Drs. Bates, 

 Dadd and Thayer, April 21, 1860. 



Autopsy 15. — Killed a cow 9 years old, and mother of the calf. In 

 the right lung was a cyst of the size of a pullet's egg, filled with pus. 

 The left lung contained a small cyst filled with the same. Heart flabby 

 — Drs. Bates, Dadd and Thayer, April 21, 1860. 



Autopsy 16. — Killed a stag that was in the "big team." Three 

 months befoi'e, he had been sick for four weeks, but had recovered, and 

 had been working very hard. Serum in the right pleural cavity. Lung 

 indurated, and adherent throughout so strongly to the ribs and diaphragm, 

 that it was necessary to cut or scrape it oflT. In this lung was a small 

 cyst.— Examined May 9, 1860. 



Autopsy 17. — Killed the other stag. Left lung useless. Serum in 

 the chest. Right lung in the acute inflammatory stage. 



These stags were taken December 3d, 1860, in exchange for a yoke 

 of oxen sold at the same time to William F. Doane, and kept with 01m- 

 stead's diseased herd. They were in the "big team" December 19th. 

 —Examined May 9, 1860. 



Alanson A. Needhanis Herd, New Braintree. 

 January 3d, 18(30, Mr. Needham took three animals from 

 Stoddard's diseased herd into his, which was at that time well. 

 One of these animals was sick when purchased, so that he kept 

 her but three weeks, and then drove her back to Stoddard's, 

 where she died. There was no post mortem. The two steers 

 never appeared sick. On the 30th of January, twenty-seven 



