No. 4.] REPORT OF ( ATTLK BUREAU. 



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Citie>^ and Toirns in which Foot and Mouth Disea-'^e existed, etc. 



Concluilt'd. 



NOTE. — In addition to the above, there were 10 goats quarantined, scattered among 

 5 of the aflfected herds, 5 of which were killed by the United States government, — 3 in 

 Lincoln and 2 in Needham. 



Durincr the continuance of the outbreak there were 220 

 herds quarantined on suspicion of having the disease, or on 

 account of having been exposed to it. Of this number, ()4 

 herds were released in the course of a few weeks, it having 

 been found that they were not diseased, or in a very few 

 cases a few^ animals had it mildly, and recovered ; 130 herds 

 were killed either wholly by agents of the United States 

 Bureau of Animal Industry, or a portion of the animals 

 killed ; 26 herds were more or less affected, but recovered, 

 and were released on the final lifting of the quarantine on 

 Julv 15, 1903. 



