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ber of hogs were yarded. The inclosure in which the three hundred ani- 
mals are kept contains about two acres; is dry, sufficiently sheltered, 
and well supplied with fresh water, and with troughs for feeding. The 
feed was corn in the husk and all the hay they would eat. The disease, 
which is limited to heifers, or cows , (both the barren and those with 
calf,) first shows itself in a spot, having “the appearance of dead flesh 
by reason of freezing,” on the lowest external point of the vaginal ori- 
fice. From thence a species of ulceration gradually extends to the 
mouth of the womb, the lining of the vagina being covered with numer- 
ous small pimples. The eyes of the animal affected remain bright, her 
appetite good, and there are no other indications of disease apparent 
until she begins a violent switching of the tail. This is followed by 
nervous jerkings of the body, bellowin gs which are fierce and piteous by 
turns, biting the legs and hips, often so ) desperately as to tear out masses 
of flesh, wildness in the eyes, and a special madness toward human- 
kind. In thirty-six to forty-eight hours from the time the spot first ap- 
pears, and in twelve to fifteen from the time the switching of the tail 
begins, death ensues. Within a week from the time the first symptom 
of the disease was noticed, 28 of the Cherokee heifers and 3 of 
the native stock had died. Post-mortem examination failed to dis- 
cover any abnormal condition beyond the vagina, except that the small 
intestines and parts about “ the small of the Pack” showed some inflam- 
ation. The flesh of those that died was eaten by hogs and dogs with 
impunity. After trying almost every known prescription for cattle. dis- 
eases without avail, syringing the vagina * with coal-oil, or lard-oil, 
which is better,” was found to be “a sure cure if taken in time ;” that 
is.to say all were saved to which this remedy was applied before the 
violent switching of the tail began, but none were saved to which it 
was not applied before the disease had reached that stage. In about 
six hours after the first injection of the oil, the pimples in the vagina 
begin to disappear. Up to April 30, 44 cases had terminated fatally. 
Whether all belonged to the herd in which the disease first appeared is 
not stated. 
WEATHER AND COTTON IN MISSISSIPPI.—Our correspondent in Clark 
County writes: 
_  Wehave had the coldest April known for many years. Stand of cotton very bad 
and no seed to replant with. Depth of rain in April, 2:65 inches. 
AUSTRALIAN EUCALYPTUS.—Our correspondent in Galveston County, 
Texas, to whom this Department had forwarded seeds of the Eucalyp- 
tus from Australia for trial in that section, reports favorable results 
thus far. The part of the seeds he retained were planted on Galveston 
Island, the surface of which is perfectly flat, with a light, sand, soil. 
In just fifteen months after the seeds were planted he had a fine lot of 
young trees of thrifty, rapid growth, and uninjured by the weather of 
last winter, which was unusually severe for that section. Several of 
the trees from the seed of the Hucalyptus globulus had attained a height 
of over 8 teet. Others with whom he shared the seeds have experi- 
mented, at different points on the mainland, with similar results, and 
much confidence is now felt in the ultimate success of growing the Ku- 
ealy ptus in the Gulf counties. 
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