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1138 A.(cont) I slaughtered was when I was a farmhand, There seemed to be some difficulty with the beef and I didn't consider it fit to eat. I reported it and it was not eaten. It was put in the compost heap after I reported it. Q. What was the general appearance of that animal before you knocked it down? A. It was good. You could not detect any trouble at all, a good healthy smooth steer, about 4 years old I should say. Q. That was before any knowledge of the hospital affairs? A. That was about 13 years ago Q Whether that animal had been owned on the hospital farm or not? A. He had been there about 2 days. I reported that case to Church, then foreman of the farm, and he to the steward or superintendent, I would not say which. Q. Relate the next case? A. The next case was an ox that was killed there, and after we got him killed he was a very dark color, nearly coffee colored yellow like a person with