25 

 54. 



1. In October, 18G2. 



3. 2,100. 



4. Most of them badly diseased. 



5. About three months. 



12. Not more than 2 per cent. ; did not adopt means to stop or cure swelling. 



13. Was decidedly good ; saved my herd ; cattle thrived very quickly after they recovered. 



14. Did not notice that any beasts were attacked after the inoculation, and have been 



free from pleuro-pueumonia ever since. 



15. Yes, decidedly. 



55. 



1. November 29th, 1868 ; February 6th, 1869 ; February 29th, 1869 ; March 11th, 1869 ; 

 April 18th, 1869. 



3. 1,426, by me ; 467 purchased as inoculated. 



4. The cattle showed no symptoms of disease ; very fair condition for store cattle. 



5. None of the above herds showed any disease on their first arrival here. I inoculated 



whenever I could obtain virus, wliich I generally succeeded in getting from my neigh- 

 bours, . 



12. In some of the lots operated upon, no deaths ; altogether about one in 300. An 



imported Hereford heifer died from inocvdation ; administered medicines sent by 

 by Mr. Pottie, v.s., Sydney ; injections of hcrse oil, belladonna ointment ; applications 

 outward to the swelled part about tail, of corrosive subhmate ; scarifying the swelled 

 parts ; bleeding under the tail. 



13. The prevention of pleuro-pneumonia, as far as my experience leads me to judge, and a 



great susceptibility to fatten quickli/ in the animal properly operated upon. 



14. I have had many inoculated cattle running with diseased ones, when I resided in the 

 neighbourhood of Maitland (but not since I have beeu here) without being affected 

 by the disease ; in short, my experience leads me to think that, when a beast has been 

 properly inoculated — and an undoubted sign is, when the animal shows a stiff or 

 crooked tail, two or three weeks after the operation — I say after such a proof of 

 efficacious inoculation, I have never seen such animal again diseased with pleiu-o- 

 pneumonia. I am a thorough believer in the efficacy of inoculation (of course the 

 operation must be properly done) ; nor have I jumped at conclusions, but have had 

 reasons for forming my opinion, which want of space only prevents me from giving. 



56. 



1. Some time about 1864. 



3. 600. . . 



4. The cattle were all healthy, but were inocidated as a precaution against infection. 



12. None. 



13. Satisfactory. 



14. None on this run have died, we having been very free from disease; but there have 

 been instances in this part of the country of numbers of cattle dying after inoculation, 

 and some that were free from disease before. 



15. Decidedly not. The matter should be left to the option of owners, as the results of 



inoculation have not been universally attended with beneficial results. 



57. 



1. July, 1868. 



3. 209. 



4. About 3 per cent, showed symptoms, and all died. 



5. I can't say. 



12. None died from excessive swelling. 



13. Of the 209 head, seven died ; five of which were very bad at time of inoculation. 



14. Have hardly any experience in this disease ; operation performed for me by a Mr. . 



15. I do not. 



58. 



1. September and October, 1863. 



3. 700 head. 



4. About 2 per cent, of herd. 



5. About two months. 



12. One or two cows died ; nothing done. 



13. Was under the impression at time that it stopped the disease ; but some of my neigh- 



bours did not inoculate, and lost less than I did. 



14. I believe in inoculation so far that, if I heard of the disease in the neighbourhood, I 

 should inoculate at once. Very soon after inoculation the disease disappeared, and has 

 not broken out since. 



15. I do not. 



