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appears well. April 24th, has done well. May 16th, turned 
into pasture with cows. June 3d, sick ; temperature io8°F., 
7.30 A. M. June 5th ; died of Texas fever, passed red water 
before death. Post-mortem showed enlarged spleen and red 
water in bladder. 
Bull No. 6. Weight when inoculated 823 lbs. ; gained 117 
lbs. before shipping. Had a slight reaction on 7th.to 10th days 
following second inoculation ; had chill at beginning of attack, 
was off feed and dumpish. Recovered appetite in a few days, 
was shipped in good condition. This animal had fever on ar¬ 
rival in Corpus Christi ; Jan. 9th, temperature 104.6°, either 
from shipping fever or a secondary reaction from inoculation. 
Jan. 20th, arrived at ranch 25 miles from Corpus Christi. Feb. 
10th, found ticks. Feb. 15th, this bull was sick. Feb. 25th, 
has recovered and is carrying ticks, temperature at 4 P. M., 103°. 
April 24th, appears to be free from ticks; no illness observable. 
May 13th, was put in pasture with cows, was in strong, vigor¬ 
ous condition ; had been well infested with ticks. June 4. 
Died from an acute attack of Texas fever. 
A discussion of these relapses appears in the concluding 
section. 
