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to stand hitched to a post without a blanket, in zero weather, 

 and it is no wonder that under such conditions horses so often 

 sicken with pneumonia. It is absolutely essential that the 

 farmer should have the confidence of his domestic animals. 

 Fear induces disease. The only way to keep stock in per- 

 fect health is to see that every want is supplied. 



In general, it is the opinion of your committee that, bar- 

 ring the attack of foot and mouth disease that prevailed 

 during the first of the year, the health of domestic animals 

 has been very good during the year. Through the just 

 enactments of our Legislature the farmers whose herds suf- 

 fered from the foot and mouth disease were recompensed, as 

 fully as mone}^ paid at a fair appraisal could recompense 

 them, for the loss of the use of their herds during several 

 months of the year. The disease is now stamped out, and 

 we sincerely hope that there may be no recurrence of it for 

 many years. 



Your committee has bv^t little actual work to perform in 

 the lines laid down for it by the Board, having no funds at 

 its disposal. We would renew our recommendation of a 

 year ago, as voiced hy the secretary of the Board and the 

 special committee ap})()inted to con.sider changes in the laws 

 relatino- to ajiTiculture, that either the Cattle Bureau should 

 be brought under the actual control of the Board, or dis- 

 tinctly separated from it. 



Respectfully submitted, 



ISAAC DAMON. 

 JOHN S. ANDERSON. 

 A. M. STEVENS. 

 WILLIAM A. LANE. 



