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byres, but I cannot say where it came from, as I frequently buy 

 new stock. The animal that brought the disease was among 

 the fresh ones that came in. I think it would be three or four 

 weeks before I discovered the disease. None of the animals 

 I have had inoculated have taken j^leuro-pneumonia. I waited 

 until the inoculation was healed up before I brought in others. 

 I did nothing to destroy any infection that might be in the 

 byres but cleanliness ; new stock were in risk of taking infection 

 about the byres, if there had been any. But I have never 

 discovered any case occurring from that cause. One cow that 

 had been inoculated was destroyed, but it was not the original 

 injury to the tail that was the cause of death. The servants 

 gave this cow a stroke with a stool. I was very careful during 

 the time of the inoculation to keep the animals dry and tidy ; 

 they required to be properly attended to. 



Edinburgh, May 31, 1887. 



Present : — 



Mr Robert Paterson of Birthwood, Chairman. 

 The Hon. R. Baillie Hamilton of Langton. 

 Mr W. J. Maxwell, jr. of Munches. 

 Dr Andrew P. Aitken, Chemist. 

 Mr F. N. Menzies, Secretary. 



Mr James Stenhouse, jun., Turnhouse, called in, and 



examined. 



I farm a thousand acres, paying a rental of £3000. I have 

 three holdings. I have had a dairy since October 1880. I have 

 only had one outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia ; twelve months ago. 

 I found the cows unwell. I sent for Mr Borthwick, the veterinary 

 surgeon at Kirkliston. He brought out Mr Rutherford from Edin- 

 burgh. Mr Rutherford tested them with the thermometer, and 

 condemned seven; he said it was a case of pleuro-pneumonia. 

 Before he tested the animals with thermometer he pointed out the 

 same animals that were dull and hanging, and that Mr Borthwick 

 also condemned. Seven were condemned to be slaughtered. 

 They had one slaughtered to get the virus to inoculate with. 

 There were seventy-eight altogether. The others were all 

 inoculated that same evening. There were none to do over 

 again. I had no further disease amongst the 70 odd cows. I 

 have some of them yet. I have had them for nine or ten months. 

 I did not part with them for two or three months after they 

 got better. Those I parted with were sold fat. I bought eight 

 cows, and had them put in byres about 300 yards off. I allowed 



