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J." F. WINCHESTER. 
The result of the examination was that a two-year-old heifer that 
stood beside the cow that died, had a bad cough, disease of the 
lungs, and enlargement of the external lymphatics, and death was 
recommended. Another cow, where the symptoms of the disease 
were very marked, was killed, and the post-mortem showed a sim¬ 
ilar condition of the internal organs as -the one that died. Among 
the lot was a fine-looking cow, in good flesh, that was heavy with 
calf, and soon after calving she died from milk fever, and an ex¬ 
amination of the lungs found them diseased and broken down, in 
places. The rest of the herd, with one exception, were coughing 
with more or less lung disease, and the owner was advised to fat¬ 
ten them, and if inspection, after slaughter, showed them free 
from disease, to be sold. 
Soon after this he was called to another farm to see a cow 
that had been ailing for some time, and she presented well-marked 
symptoms of tuberculosis, which an examination after death sus¬ 
tained, having general tuberculosis and phthisis. In about six 
weeks from this time another cow which had been gradually fail¬ 
ing died, and the post-mortem showed similar lesions of tubercu¬ 
losis as the first cow which was killed, only to a greater extent. 
A third one was soon killed for the same trouble, and in the barn 
where these three had been kept nearly all were coughing, al¬ 
though they had the general appearance of health. 
Another case of interest is that of a gentleman in Worcester 
who kept a cow or two to supply his own family with milk, and 
also some of his neighbors. He had been supplying himself and 
neighbors for a year or so when he called the veterinarian to one 
of these cows. The doctor found a mature animal, thin in flesh, 
temperature 104 degrees F., unmistakable lung lesions, coughing, 
hurried respiration, but with a good appetite, and giving a good 
quantity of milk. Death was recommended, and autopsy showed 
tubercles in all stages of development in the lungs. In about one 
year was again called to the same barn to see a cow which was 
showing similar symptoms, and she was a daughter to the one 
alluded to above. She was killed, and autopsy showed sitnilai 
conditions as the dam. A year or two more passed away and the 
doctor was sent for again, and another was found with the same 
