REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DISEASE. 
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south of Wilmington. Some farms on which the disease ex¬ 
ists have almost lost their entire herd. 
“ Vaccination within the last two years has been practiced 
with success. It being impossible to pasture cattle in some 
districts without taking this precaution. No deaths have 
been reported on infected pastures where the animals have 
been treated. 
“A fresh outbreak of anthrax a few weeks ago on an up¬ 
land meadow was reported. The history being that no such 
disease has been known on the farm within the present cen¬ 
tury. Through the pasture runs a stream carrying the refuse 
from a morocco factory. Animals kept dying as long as the 
pasture was used, but it has been abandoned. We have one 
pasture in the city where cattle have been dying for four con¬ 
secutive years. 
“ Rabies has been causing a great amount of trouble 
among dogs, cattle, and human beings as well. At least fif¬ 
teen or twenty persons have been sent to Pasteur Institute 
for treatment. 
The tuberculin and anthrax vaccine used is manufactured 
by the bacteriologist of our Experiment Station at Newark, 
Del. I can positively state that both products are effective 
in their actions. 1 have had a great deal of experience with 
the tuberculin, and find it equally as effective as the Koch 
product. We have been fortunate enough to hold post-mor¬ 
tems on cases condemned with but very few exceptions, and 
have found the disease in every case where a reaction 
followed the injection. 
“ The State work of Delaware is under supervision of the 
director of the Experiment Station.” 
NORTH DAKOTA.—Louis C. L’Moore, V.M.D., of 
Jamestown, contributes the following report: 
“ Glanders in horses is our chief and most destructive 
malady. It is quite prevalent, and while at times it seems to 
diminish, it will again break out with new vigor and become 
as prominent as ever. 
“ 1 uberculosis in dairy herds does not exist at all to my 
knowledge. It has been said by some veterinarians that 
