In  1886  one  of  the  imported  stallions  died  of  the  venereal  disease,  and  a  second  died
probably  from  tlie  dame  cause.  Two  stallions  sold  to  go  to  California  are  supposed
to  have  continued  sound.  Harold  &  Culbertson  lost  8  mares  from  the  disease  and  had
others  ill,  and  of  242  services  outside  liis  stud  some  mares  are  known  to  have  died  of
the  affection,  and  3  surviving  diseased  ones  liave  been  seen.  Hie  great  majority
have  not  been  examined.    Of  60  mares  served  this  year  by  the  Foley  &  Seniff  horses,


493  BEPOBT  OF  THE  BUBBAU   OF  AKIUAL  IKDU8TBY.
8  are  dead,  10  affected,  and  9  sold.  Of  mares  served  this  year  by  the  Carle  hoise,  2
have  died  and  others  are  ill.
To  comi)lete  this  history  I  must  add  the  hearsay  evidence  from  Dr.  Moiin,  an  irreg-
ular veterinarian  at  Clinton,  a  man  named  Daniels,  and  Mr.  Moore,  who  owned  the
brown  stallion  branded  D,  and  sold  him  to  Mr.  Fischer,  to  the  effect  that  that  horse
not  only  suffered  in  1884,  and  was  incapacitated^  for  service  for  an  entire  year,  but
that  he  also  infected  a  number  of  mares  before  he  was  withdrawn  from  service.
