No. 4.] CATTLE COMMISSIONERS. 507 



C. A. Dennen, Pepperell, 1 



E. B. Wilbur, West Bridgewater, 3 



Walter Dennis, 1 



Wm. Bowen, Providence, R. I., . . . . . 2 



— 7 



All of these died within fifteen days from the day 

 they were landed at Brighton. 



On August 16, Geo. N. Smith brought another car- 

 load of twenty-two cows from the same place. 

 Of these, fifteen died ; two others were very 

 sick, but have partially recovered. These were 

 bought by : — 



H. E. Eames, Framingham, 

 J. Berry, Cambridgejwrt, 

 Warren Davis, Needham, 

 John Swinerton, Danvers, 

 J. S. Heniy, Watertown, 



— 15 

 Total, 35 



The loss of these animals and the source of their infection 

 seemed to the members of the Board to be so serious a 

 matter that it was decided to employ a special agent, having 

 expert knowledge of this disease, to investigate this out- 

 break, and make a full report concerning it. 



The services of Dr. Cooper Curtice of Moravia, N. Y., 

 were secured, he being a former employee of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, 

 and having had an extensive experience with Texas fever 

 and a broad knowledge of its cause and mode of extension. 

 Dr. Curtice commenced his labors for the Board of Cattle 

 Commissioners September 18, and brought them to a close 

 on October 9, making his report with the following letter of 

 transmittal October 11: — 



MoHAviA, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1897. 



Dr. Austin Peters, Chairman, Massachusetts Cattle Commissioners, 



Boston, Mass. 



Sir : — I send by this mail my report on the outbreak of Texaa 

 fever in your State. I have included some remarks upon the pre- 



* 6 died. 



