MUTCH

• Robert Mutch, one of the solid farmers of the town of Plymouth, called to see us last Saturday, and among other things informed us in regard to a peculiar disease which has been killing off the cattle near here.  The symptoms of the disease is about as follows: The creature affected becomes stiff, and soon acts as though it had the colic; lies down, gets up, paws and bellows in great agony, then lies down again, refuses to get up, and dies in a short time after the disease first makes itself manifest.  Mr. Mutch thinks that is caused by something the animal eats, as upon opening one, he found the intestines inflamed as in a case of poison.  He has lost four fine young cattle by it, and others, during the past two months, have had enough die to sell the number to twenty.  No remedy has been found as yet to save or help the animals after the disease takes them. Elroy Tribune, 18 Nov 1886