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15.— That siickiii<;- ciilves (2 to 4 iiiontlis old,) can be 

 sliipped into the South by express; fed milk from a 

 Southern-bred and immune cow, and be made immune 

 bv natural tick innoculation with a ^reat degree of 

 safety or little danger of loss. 



!(}, — Xhat one or two inoculations with defibrnated 

 blood derived from an immune animal will produce a 

 relatively safe immunity to Texas fever. 



17. — That the best age for inoculating with defibrin- 

 ated blood is one year or less. 



IS. — That the best time for the inoculation is from 

 November 1st to March 1st. 



19. — That inoculations should not be attempted in 

 hot weather. 



20. — That pregnant cows are liable to abort when they 

 have inoculation or Texas fever. 



21. — That inoculated animals should receive the best 

 of feed and care during and after the inoculation fever. 



22.— That from 50 to 90 per cent, of Northern-bred 

 or susceptible cattle die with Texas fever when they are 

 turned into tick-infested pastures, and allowed to 

 rustle for themselves. 



23. — That less than 10 per cent, of susceptible cattle 

 are lost when they are made immune by the defibrinated 

 blood inoculation method; about 3 per cent, die with the 

 inoculation fever, and about 7 per cent, die with Texas 

 fever as a result of tick inoculation during the first sum- 

 mer. 



24. — That it is best to keep all cattle from becoming 

 literally covered with ticks. 



25. — That if you are adjacent to the government 

 quarantine line it is best to exterminate all the ticks on 

 your farm and farm animals. 



