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these animals one bought by Mr. Bevis, of Virginia, died; one 
bought by Porte Yates, of Springfield, died—both of pleuro¬ 
pneumonia. A cow brought on Mr. Elplier’s farm died of the 
same disease in June. Another, sold to F. L. Gaston, of Normal, 
died with suspicious symptoms the 20th of April. Another, pur¬ 
chased by D. W. .Rawlings, was sick with symptoms of lung dis¬ 
ease. Still another, purchased by M. G. Clarke, of Geneva, Ill., 
was sick in April, and one that went to J. B. AVarlow, of Danvers, 
Ill., and two that went to Lilly, of Sharon, la., died of an un¬ 
known disease. Following the introduction of the Dye cattle 
into this herd then there were seven deaths, three of which cer¬ 
tainly were of pleuro-pneumonia. Two cases of sickness with 
lung disease not ending in death are mentioned above. A third 
case occurred before the sale: the animal was sold as not fullv 
recovered, is now owned by W. F. Whitson, of Rushville, Ill., 
and presents plain symptoms of pleuro-pneumonia. A fourth 
was affected after going to Tripp’s, at Peoria. Total, eleven 
cases. 
D. W. Rawlins placed his cow in pasture with a Short-horn 
cow, which in turn contracted what was evidently lung disease. 
She has since been slaughtered. Experiment No. 4. 
D. H. and S. S. Tripp, of Peoria, purchased three cows at 
the Epler sale, and this may very properly be called experiment 
No. 5. One of these afterwards sickened and infected his herd, 
from which he has lost five, and had an additional one sick at last 
accounts which he intended to kill. 
The disease was carried in some way—probably by persons 
going from one stable to the other—to Mr. O. J. Bailey’s herd, 
and here we have experiment No. 6. Mr. Bailey had lost five at 
last accounts. In neither of the above herds is the experiment 
yet finished. 
Experiment No. 7 occurred when W. C. Clarke, of Geneva, 
took two cows from the Epler sale into bis herd. As a result 
seven head have died, or were killed by him, affected with pleuro¬ 
pneumonia, and Dr. Paaren killed two more for the same disease 
September 24th. 
We may refer to the purchase of two cows from Clarke by 
