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cow which broke out of Mead's herd and got, for a very 

 short time, into his (Griffin's). At the time of my visit 

 Mr. G. had lost one, and had two in course of apparent 

 recovery. As he was just over the Connecticut line, and 

 out of the jurisdiction of New York, the sick had to be 

 left, and the result has been that a number of his remain- 

 ing herd of twenty-six have been infected and have died 

 since. 



(l) Mr. Carr, 146th street. New York, had a cow sent 

 on trial, last February, by Geissmann, a Yorkville dealer. 

 She stood but one night in his stables; was removed 

 next day because she looked bad, and another cow sent 

 in her place. Three out of the five remaining cows con- 

 tracted the lung fever, and, when slaughtered by the 

 State authorities. May 12th, showed most extensive dis- 

 ease of the lungs. Since that time the whole herd has 

 been slaughtered. 



(m) Mr. Tone, 114th street. New York, purchased a 

 cow of Kramer, a New York dealer, early in October, 

 1878. She took ill and finally died in February, 1879. 

 At the time of our visit. May 14th, two other of his cows 

 were suffering from the lung plague in a chronic form, 

 and their destruction had to be ordered for the protec- 

 tion of the herd. 



(n) About January 1st, 1879, Isaac Billard, dealer, of 

 Cutchogue, L. I., took a drove of 112 calves and year- 

 lings from the infected sheep-house, 60th street. New York 

 city, to which we have traced a number of outbreaks. He 

 sent them by cars to Bridgehampton, and sold them to 

 farmers in the towns of Southampton and Easthampton. 

 In April a floating rumor of disease in these towns 

 reached us ; but, on inquiry, its correctness was denied, 

 and it was only later that definite information could be 

 obtained. May 6th to 8th I visited these towns, in com- 

 pany with another member of the Veterinary Staff, and 

 condemned and ordered to be slaughtered 16 head out 



