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licrd was slaughtered on May 10. The records are not suffi- 

 ciently defiuite to enable us to give a positive opinion, but it is 

 probable that it had the disease. They were in the immediate 

 neighborhood of Leonard Stoddard's and Lewis Hill's. 



The " Big Team:' 



In this team worked forty-eight oxen, and six more were in 

 the immediate vicinity, awaiting orders. These oxen belonged 

 to fifteen different individuals, and went home on December 19th, 

 into fifteen separate herds. They were used to move a build- 

 ing from Oakham to North Brookfield. They were owned as 

 follows, viz. : — 



2 — William F. Doane. Killed and found diseased, May 1, 1860. 



2— Alden Olmstead. " " " " May 9, 18 GO. 



4 — John Hill. Two examined by Drs. Martin and Stickuey, Decem- 

 ber 17th, 1860, and found sound. 



4 — George W. Knight. Killed, and two examined by Drs. Martin, 

 Ellis, and Stickney. Sound. 



6 — Elijah D. Knight. One killed and examined by Dr. Tyler, Avho 

 describes no disease. 



4 — George Harwood. Two killed and examined by Drs. Dadd and 

 Tyler, on May 2cl. Evidence of disease not conclusive in these, 

 or in any of Ilarwood's herd. 



4 — Jonathan Pellett. Two killed at A. B. Pollard's. No record. 



2 — Ebenezer Parkman. Two killed with whole herd. No record. 



2 — Joel M. Kingsbury. Two killed, one examined. No description, 

 May 10th. 



4 — J. Hubbard Deland. Killed, but no record. 



6 — William M. Deland. No record made of examination. 



4 — Chailes H. Stoddard. No records of examination. 



4 — Charles T. Kendrick. One killed and examined by Dr. Dadd, 

 May 3d. 



2 — Roland F. Doane. Not with the big team, but in the neighbor- 

 hood. Killed with his herd. No separate record of exami- 

 nadon. 



4 — Leonard Stoddard. Also killed with the herd. No separate record. 



54 head. 



William F. Doane' s Herd. 

 In this herd was the yoke of oxen traded by Leonard Stod- 

 dard to Alden Olmstead, in whose herd they remained 



