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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. IV, No. I 



Table VI. — Inoculation of guinea pigs with clots from pieces of hide 



EXPERIMENT lo 



EXPERIMENT II 



EXPERIMENT 12 



24354 

 24355 

 23456 

 23457 

 23458 

 23459 

 23452 

 23453 

 23451 

 23449 



23450 



Mercuric chlorid (i;4,ooo)-|-fomiicacid (i percent). 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do. 



Mercuric chlorid (1:2,500) -(-formic acid (i percent). 

 No disinfectant 



Do 



Lived. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Died in 48 hours. An- 

 thrax. 



Do. 



EXPERIMENT 13 



24999 

 25300 

 25301 

 25302 

 23303 



25304 

 25315 



25316 



Mercuric chlorid (i:4,ooo)-rformicacid (i per cent). 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do. 



Sodium chlorid, but no disinfectant. 

 Do 



Lived. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Died in 3 



anthrax. 



Lived. 



Died in 4 



thrax. 



Died in 5 



thrax. 



days. Not 



days. 

 days. 



An- 

 An- 



o Not exposed. 



Since in experiment lo mercuric chlorid, i to 4,000, plus i per cent of 

 formic acid, was shown to be efficient, while mercuric chlorid, i to 5,000, 

 plus I per cent of formic acid, was not, further tests were made with the 

 lower dilution. 



