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care, and aside from Sard 4th's calf they seemed to be in excel- 

 lent health. This calf was scouring badly when she came here, a 

 natural result of the excitement and exposure to which Sard 4th 

 was subjected in a long journey at that season of the year. With 

 little treatment, except attention to her feed, the calf soon recov- 

 ered, and although her growth was checked she soon began to 

 gain again and continued to develop in a satisfactory manner. 



When the trustees met the last of June, I made a favorable 

 report to them on the condition of the herd. After receiving my 

 report, the trustees instructed their secretary to request the State 

 Veterinarian to examine the herd. The last of July, 1889, 

 after the cattle had been here about two months, the State Veter- 

 inarian, Dr. Bailey, of Portland, came to examine them 

 Although he informed me a few days in advance of his coming, I 

 was away on my vacation and unable to meet him here. He pro- 

 nounced the health of the herd entirely satisfactory with the 

 exception of the temperatures of the three Guernsey heifers, 

 Mayland Lady, Velma 2nd and Margheite, which he thought 

 slightly elevated, and he left word with Prof. Balentine for me to 

 take them again at different times and report to him. I took the 

 temperatures as requested four or five times during the next three 

 months and communicated to him the results. In December 

 1889, Dr. Bailey wrote to the Secretary of the Trustees that the 

 herd was in a satisfactory condition of health, making no excep- 

 tions. In the meantime, two of the heifers had calved and were 

 doing well, as they have continued to do up to the present time. 



The first evidence that any of the stock was affected with tuber- 

 culosis was discovered Octobor 18th, 1890. The Guernsey heifer, 

 at this time a year old, that was brought here a young calf by the 

 side of Sard 4th, was turned out in the spring of '90 with four 

 other heifers. She was seen frequently during the summer, and 

 up to October 18th seemed to be doing finely. At this time she 

 was found away from the other heifers and not feeding. She was 

 evidently sick and was taken up to the barn. When my attention 

 was called to her perhaps an hour later, I found her very gaunt but 

 in good flesh. 



Her temperature was 105° (F), but she had no appetite. But 

 sight respiratory murmur could be detected on the left side and 

 there was marked dullness on percussion. On the right side the 

 respiratory murmur was much increased. She had a persistent 

 hollow cough. The heifer was quarantined until October 31st, 

 when the Farm Committee were here to attend a meeting of the 



