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 83. 



1. lOtli July, 1863. 



3. 300 head. 



4. When the cattle were inociilated, ten were badly diseased, and 10 per cent, showing 



symptoms of disease. 



5. I coiild perceive the cattle diseased for about three weeks before the date of inoculation. 



12. There were no deaths in the cattle after the inoculation ; the swelling in the dairy 



cattle was fomented with boiled marsh-mallows three times a day for five days. 



13. In three weeks after the inoculation was performed, all traces of the disease had 



disappeared. 



14. When I inoculated the dairy cows, they were in many cases forward in calf. I never 



inoculated any of those calves after, and not one of them took the disease. I never 

 knew any exposed to the infection a second time — not one instance. I inoculated four 

 steers, two in the dewlap and the other two in the ribs, and all four died within a 

 fortnight from the effects of inoculation. This I did for a neighboiir who wished to 

 try the experiment. 



15. I approve of inoculation, believe it, if properly performed, to be a certain cure. I 



consider it advisable to pass an Act obliging ownei's of cattle, when infected, to 

 inoculate them. 



84. 



1. July, 1864. 



3. 2,148. 



4. All yoimg buUocks, in fair condition, and only a small number showing disease, say 



10 per cent. 



5. Only noticed in the herd about two months before inoculation. 



12. Only very few died that I am aware of — say 1 per cent. ; but the cattle being turned 

 out upon the run, which is not fenced, I, of course, would not see every case of death. 

 To cure excessive swelling, I merely made an incision on each side of the butt of the 

 tail, which appeared to prove eficctual when taken in time. It was considered that 

 only a small number of deaths took place, on account of my cattle having been inocu- 

 lated at an early date, before the disease had got much into the herd ; and being very 

 particular with the virus, and not passing the seton too close to the bone of the tail. 



14. The case which, to my knowledge, most proves the efhcacy of inoculation, is that of 



the herd belonging to the late Mr. , at his station on the • , when 



he lost a great many cattle from this disease ; but his neighbours, who inoculated their 

 cattle,- did not suffer to nearly so great an extent. I believe that all young cattle, also 

 cows and calves, suffer more severely from this disease. 



15. Most certainly not ; as an evil-disposed person could then, for the sake of making a 

 pei'son, to whom he owed a gi-udge, inoculate his herd, and by that means knock his 

 cattle about, and prevent them from becoming fat, report that the herd was infected, 

 and thus do him a serious injury. 



85. 



1. December, 1866. 



3. 130 head. 



4. No symptoms of disease showing. 



5. About three months. 



12. I found six dead through inocxdation ; I used no means to try to save them. 



13. I think it a good thing to inocvilatc the cattle where the disease shows out amongst the 



cattle. 



14. Since I had my cattle inoculated, I hare seen no symptom of the disease. 



86. 



1. 1864 — about November. 



3. 6,000, on or about. 



4. About 5 per cent. 



5. About two months. 



12. About one in 300 die from excessive swelling. Ijlecding below the tail is the only cure 



we know, which should be done on the eighth day after inocidation. 



13. Inoculation, in our opinion, is a pi"evcn(ative against disease, and not a cure of disease. 



14. Inoculation shoidd be adopted u))on the cattle showing symjitoms of disease; but we 



arc not aware of cattle, after being jiropcrly inoculated, having taken tlie disease. 

 This herd, like most large herds of cattle, show occasional symptoms of chsease, but 

 not sufficient to induce us to inoculate. 



15. We consider that an Act to compel travelling cattle sliowing disease to ])e inoculated 



would be desirable ; but we do not think it would be judicious to compel the inoculation 

 of a large herd because a few head showed symptoms of disease. Wlien cattle are very 

 slightly infected, it may be impossible to get a sufficient number in the proper stage of 

 disease to obtain vii'us for inoculating the whole herd. 



