26z Report S.A.A. Advancement of Science. 



In cattle a number of names are applied to diseases by the 

 farmers, which ha^e given me immense trouble in the attempt to 

 identif}. The names with which 1 shall now deal are: 



1. Imapunga (Kafir: "Lung"'). 



2. Boschziekte (Hush sickness). 



3. Gall-sickness. 



4. Veld-sickness. 



5. Black Lung-sickness. 



6. Rivierziekte (River sickness). 



There is no official work which enables anyone to identify the 

 maladies above named but, since my own work has been completed. 

 I have obtained, a few weeks ago, a cop\ of the " Report of the 

 Commission appointed to enquire into Disease in Cattle in the 

 Colon},"' dated 1877. 



Among the numerous minutes of evidence 1 desire in particular 

 to refer to the very valual)le and strikingly accurate observations of 

 the late IVlr. J. Webb, who owned then a farm near Graham.stown, 

 consisting of sour \el(l as contrasted with the sweet veld of the 

 Karroi). 



"(Question -705. Have vou noticed anv change in the veld 

 during the last few vears ? 



Yes. slock of all kinds have been doing badly and sheep and 

 goats it is now iiniiossible to keep on farms which at one time were 

 considered to be the best grazing farms in this neighbourhood. 



2706. ^^'hat do vou think is the cause of it? 



My ojHnion is we have a tick which made its appearance ni the 

 last 8 or 9 \ears. I suffered from them then, a bontetick. small like 

 a ladvbird. 1 was farming on a farm without ticks; directlv this tick 

 appeared all mv stock did badly, calves died of gall-sickness, bo.sch- 

 sickness. one man lost 2.000 or 3.000 sheep and goats; I believe the 

 tick caused it. I have also shot bush bucks suffering from the same 

 ttau.ses. this was at Southey's Poort. Fish River. As this tick increases 

 so diseases increase, for wherever the tick is found there are the 

 same diseases : the tick has now travelled over 60 miles. 



2710. Did \ou o|)en and examine them? .\ few sheej), not 

 often. 



2711. What (lid \(iu notice?- The Heart bag and chest full 

 of water. 



2716. Vdu have had large experience in c-attle? — Yes. 



2717. What do they die of? — Below Grahamstown of Gall-sick- 

 ness. \orlh \er\ few die ccjmpared to the south. We have three 

 sicknesses here called by the farmers : Gall-sickness. l)Osch-sickness. 

 and sweet veld-sickness; I believe they are all the same."' 



It is generalK known to farmers that if Kanjo cattle are brought 

 down to the coast areas of the Eastern Province the greater number 

 will die. 



For re-stocking the northern territories large numbers of cattle 

 have been bought, of which great part are Karof) animals. Of these 

 many have been grazing on the same farm which Mr. Webb spoke 

 (~if. and of the Karof) cattle a verv large number are alrea<lv dead. 



