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five days, when tlicy were transferred to Doane, and sixteen 

 days afterwards worked in, and it was supposed gave the dis- 

 ease to the " big team " on December 19th. They also worked 

 on December 15th with a yoke of oxen belonging to Chenery 

 BothwcU, and at about the same time worked two days with 

 John Hill's oxen. 



Autopsy 37. — One of these oxen was killed and examined by Drs. 

 Dadd and Tyler on May 1st. In the right lung, which was extensively 

 adherent to the ribs and diaphragm, was a mass of detached lung con- 

 tained within a cyst. 



Autopsy 38. — The other ox was examined, but by Avhom is not 

 stated. Adhesions and a cyst containing pulmonary tissue were found 

 here also. 



A cow and a calf l>elonging to tliis herd were examined, and judging 

 from the record, cannot be considered as diseased. 



"We see, therefore, that among the oxen in the "big team" 

 that were not in herds fatally diseased previous to or after the 

 19th of December, no well defined case is found in all the 

 records of the Commissioners. 



The same is true in regard to Curtis Stoddard's herd, sold 

 at auction November 2d, 1859. There are some suspicious 

 circumstances in regard to this (Curtis Stoddard's) herd, but 

 the records do not show a single well defined case. 



One yoke of oxen that worked in the " big team," and was 

 owned at the time by Charles T. Kendrick, was sold to William 

 B. Dwelly, of Oakham. One of these oxen died of rupture of 

 the bladder in April or May last. The other was killed for 

 beef this last autumn, and reported as being well. 



We have been thus particular in giving the history of these 

 several herds to show the innumerable changes that are con- 

 stantly taking place among the cattle of the farmers of this 

 Commonwealtli. 



A very large number of other herds were reported as diseased 

 by the medical gentlemen in charge. Some were said to be in 

 the " incipient stage," others in the " acute stage," others in 

 the " chronic stage," many " with thickening of the investing 

 membrane," more with " hypertrophy " and " emphysema," 

 and " red hepatization " — but what idea it was intended to 



