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putting a counter-ii-ritant in the tail it caused the disease to flj to tliat part. It is 

 worthy of remark that these cattle had to swim the Clarence when flooded ; and all 

 cattle that had shown symptoms of disease, and jet recovered, sank immediately they 

 got into deep water. I may also state that I found disease worse on the runs where 

 cattle watered at stagnant water. I have bought many lots of store cattle since, and 

 have always found that inoculation is necessary once cattle are put together. 

 15. I consider any compulsory legislation, except at the ports where cattle are imported, 

 most decidedly objectionable. 



125. 



1. July, August, and September, 1864. 



3. 1,882 head. 



4. About 20 i^er cent. 



5. About two months. 



12. In some few instances, caused, I believe, from pricking the bone of tlie tail with the 



needle, excessive swellings did occur, but cannot state what percentage ; the only 

 means tried were cutting off the tad near the butt. 



13. I think about 6 per cent, would die after inoculation. 



14. I beUeve cattle properly inocidated are safe from the disease, having a great deal of 



diiEculty in finding a diseased beast on the run two months after commencing inocula- 

 lation. 



15. Yes. 



126. 



1. 1864 and 1865. 



3. 5,000 to 6,000. 



4. Half badly diseased, and most in fine order. 



5. Five or six mouths. 



12. About 2 per cent. — no means applied, but continued fomentation has the desired eflPect. 



13. A complete success, and no re-appearance of the disease after, not even up to the present 



day. 



14. I consider that the operation of inoculation is most eiBcacious ; and in all my experience 

 for tliirty years with stock, I approve of the matter in every respect ; following, as I have 

 always done, Mr. Bruce's course of information in his able articles through the Press, 

 almost to the letter of the word. No cattle that I ever put under its influence ever 

 show the slightest symptoms afterwards under the influence of the above. I do hereby 

 declare, to the best of my judgment, that inoculation should be studied and practised, 

 both as a cure and as a preventive, by aU owners of herds. It is an advantage to satu- 

 rate the worsted for twelve hours before using it for the seton, if the virus is from a 

 proper lung. 



15. I do consider that it ought to be compulsory, if free from the contagion itself, so that it 

 may act for, and prevent jilem'O-pneumonia, as well as to ciu*e infected herds. 



127. 



1. Last summer. 



3. About 400 head. 



4. The diseased cattle I did not inoculate, and the percentage might range up to 8. 



5. Some thi-ec or four mouths. 



12. Yes, about 6 or 8 per cent, died from swellings. When the swelling extended high up, 



the tails were cut off, others were lanced ; both adoptions were highly effective. 



13. The result was highly satisfactory to me ; of about 400 head, I put the deaths down 



between twenty and thirty. 



14. The only circumstance I know of proving the efllcacy of inoculation is, that all my 



inoculated cattle had no return of the disease amongst them, but they were not allowed 

 to Hiix amongst the uninoculated cattle, which were kept on the lower part of the rim, 

 and siugidar to say, the disease passed over them without killing any. 



15. Yes. 



128. 



1. 28lh November, and 13lh December, 1864. 



3. 230. 



4. No symptoms of disease. 



12. About 8 per cent, died ; scarification and amputation, but none saved thereby. 



13. Those cattle that the effect acted mildly upon lost three to four joints of tail, some few 



half the tail, by decay. They fell off in condition very much, even before the drought 

 set in, whicli was very severe that autumn and winter. My loss from then till spring 

 was quite 50 per cent. 



