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revealed on percussion. To account for this condition it was stated that 

 this calf stuck fast in the mud of a pond and nearly suffocated. It was 

 said to have always eaten, and to have shown no signs of sickness ex- 

 cept a severe cough. It was more emaciated than the other calves; 

 born some time in March. Floss Lawrence, temperature 104.6° F. ; 

 some consolidation in upper portion of the left lung: cough dry and 

 frequent, with mucus and crepitant rales and dry, rasping sounds ; born 

 May 4. Flora Bronzo, temperature 103° F. ; dry cough, white mucus 

 discharge from the nostril. Fairy Bronzo, temperature 103.0° F. ; no 

 symptoms except cough. Cicero Sunbeam, strong mucus rhonchus. 

 Fancy Cruiser, dry wheezing sounds, especially in left side ; tempera- 

 ture 103.6° F. All cf these calves had been kept isolated in a pen and 

 fed out of the same pail with a half gallon of skimmed milk twice daily to 

 each calf. They were thin in flesh and all have a cough. They were 

 placed in this pen on their arrival and have not been in contact with the 

 older cattle. The following are the cows which showed signs of disease 

 at that time : Flora St. Hilaire, temperature 103° F. ; received from 

 Clarke August 8 ; dullness over the upper part of right lung. Bell St. 

 Hilaire, temperature 103.1° F. ; received from Clarke August 8; did 

 not detect any positive evidence of lung disease, but her breathing was 

 more rapid than other animals in the same condition, and she had a 

 suspicious cough. Flora Orange Peel, bought in Wisconsin in 1883 ; 

 temperature, 102.5° F. Several small spots revealed dullness over the 

 lungs and others an undue resonance on percussion. Sarah 1st, bought 

 at a combination in New York in May; temperature, 103° F. ; cough 

 frequent, dry, and husky. Dora Mellwood, from the same sale; tern 

 perature, 103.4° F. ; dullness over the lower half of eighth and ninth 

 ribs of left side. Eissa Cicero, bred by Mr. Lake ; temperature, 103.8° 

 F. ; had a harassing cough. Jessie St. Hilaire, purchased from Clarke 

 August 8 ; temperature, 103.6° F. ; cough dry and frequent ; dullness 

 over the lower half of the seventh, eighth, and ninth ribs on right side ; 

 pain evinced on pressure on intercostal spaces. Lome D., received from 

 Clarke July 1 ; temperature, 104.5° F. ; troubled with cough. Many of 

 the other cattle have a dry, husky cough. Frisbie & Lake state that 

 the rag-weed is the cause of this, but it is my belief that many of the 

 animals may be in the initial stage of pleuro-pneumonia. The seventy- 

 one head of this number which were examined were pastured on 160 

 acres of blue-grass land, having plenty of water and shade. They were 

 in good condition ; their coats looked smooth and healthy, with a few 

 exceptions. Frisbie & Lake stated that they had not had a sick ani- 

 mal on their place this season ; that they had not sold any animals ex- 

 cept twenty-two head which are to be delivered to Dr. Hamilton in the 

 month of Xovember. Dr Trumbower added : 



I told Frisbie & Lake the condition in which I found .ill their animals, and strongly 

 warned them against disposing of any of them. I told them that Flora St Hilaire, 

 Nora, and Floss Lawrence were evidently afflicted with plenro-pnenmonia, and that 

 several others were exceedingly suspicious. They, however, will maintain the asser- 

 tion that none of them are diseased, and will abide their time to discover the true 

 nature of the affection. I have good reason to infer from the conversation I had with 

 Frisbie that if any of their stock become actually sick, they will quietly kill them or 

 some accident will happen. They told me they would use every means in their power 

 to remove all suspicion from their herd, and that if any injury was done to them as a 

 result of the investigation they would hold the Government responsible. Mr. Lake 

 thought he would refuse to allow you [Dr. Salmon] to make a second examination, as 

 they were satisfied with the one I made, and that they, if they considered it neces- 

 sary, would employ a veterinarian, or a number of them, to make examinations on 

 their part, and that they would have to take a stand on the defensive. Mr. Frisbie 

 wanted to make a compromise with me in this way: That if I would pronounce the 



