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have two feet off, one four-year-old cow loses both hind feet and 
one front claw, three were with one foot affected, six were affected 
in two feet, and one in three feet, all of which will lose one or 
more of their toes. There were more or less mouth symptoms in 
all of these cases, but they were more of the character of simple 
abrasions than of ulcerations, and did not show in these cases as 
plainly as in the herd of Mr. Hindman. 
Dr. Trumbower says that on March 9th, he discovered a red 
yearling steer. It had a hot mouth, with the membranes very 
much reddened and flushed. He discovered three blisters, one 
of which was the size of a dime, in the roof of the mouth, and 
two smaller ones on the tongue. Temperature 104.4° Fahrenheit. 
He was lying down when found ; no swelling of the feet, but 
much stiffened. Next day he was lying in the same place, with 
the blisters ruptured. He has since nearly recovered. 
Mr. Beard’s hired man says that he came to work on the place 
February 16th. The next morning he noticed an old cow to be 
lame. On February 18th a cow from Keith’s farm was brought 
on the place. This last named cow was taken sick on or about 
February 22d. March 1st the third one was taken sick. This 
is a large two-year-old roan steer. On March 1st or 2d the fourth 
animal was noticed to be sick—slobbering—and Mr. Beard states 
that he examined her mouth and found her tongue red and cov¬ 
ered with little pimples. She died at 10 a. m. of the next day. 
The fifth case on Beard’s place was slightly lame on March 11th, 
but was recovering. 
The highest temperature among the sick ones was 102.8° 
Fahrenheit. These cattle were fed on corn, corn fodder and wild 
hay, and drank from the Neosho river. 
Mr. Hindman lives five miles north of Neosho Falls, and has 
resided for eight years upon the place. He says he has not 
bought any cattle for eighteen months, and they are all natives. 
March 10th he had ninety-six head of cows, calves, yearlings and 
two-year-olds. These cattle had only been upon the road once, 
and that during New Year’s week, when they were driven to a 
stalk field, distant one-quarter of a mile. Mr. Hindman’s farm is 
just across the road from Mr. Keith’s, and Keith’s cattle had 
