Report of the Health of Animals of the Farm. 



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Tabt.e II. — Table sliowinp; the Age, cliuracter of Food, source of Water 

 iScpPLY, of the HoKSES still living. 



Description. 



Chestirat mare . . 



Bay mare 



3 i Black mare 



4 Black p;elclin£ 



Character of Food. 



! Pastured in Home Field. | 

 Had beans, barley, and I 

 clover-hay in addition ) 



i Pastured in Home Field, j 

 Had beans, barley, and \ 

 clover-hay ) 



! (Pastured in Church Field. I 

 Had beans, barley, and J 

 clover-hay ) 



Asred 



Ae;ed 



i Pastured at Risen, 

 beans, barley, 

 clover-hay . . 



Had! 

 and) 



Source of Water Supply. 



Pump. 



Pond. 



Eunning .stream, anci?' 

 very occasionally 

 pond water. 



Eunning stream, and 

 very occasionally 

 pond water. 



By reference to Table I. it will be observed that, between the 

 death of the first and second horse, a period of more than five 

 weeks elapsed ; but between that of the second and third, thirteen, 

 days only, and between the third and fourth, nine days ; and' 

 that subsequently to this the interval became shorter in eacb 

 case. 



In the course of the investigation it was also elicited that 

 for some time after the death of the first horse continuous fine 

 weather prevailed. This was followed, however, by heavy 

 showers of rain, which had the effect of washing the blood, and 

 other animal matters, from the straw-yard, and the pasture, 

 into the pond, thus increasing the original source of mischief. 



Experiments. 



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For the purpose of further elucidation of 

 following experiments were had recourse to : — 



October 21th. — Two rabbits were inoculated with a needle 

 soiled onh/ with the blood of the viscera brought to the College 

 Ijy ]Mr. VVare. Oyie jjuncturc was made in each case on the 

 inner part of the thigh. 



2Sth. — Both rabbits are unwell. They refuse food, and are 

 remarkably dispirited. The breathing also is much accelerated. 

 By night these symptoms were much increased. 



2dth. — One rabbit died at noon to-day, forti/-eif/ht hours after 

 inoculation. The other is sinking. It died in the evening, 

 ffty-six hours after inoculation. On post-mortem examination 

 the blood was found black in all the vessels, and only slightly 

 clotted. No organic lesions were met with, but slight effusions- 

 of serum had taken place in the upper region of the neck 



