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14. I have seen one beast only affected with pleuro since being inoculated. I consider the 

 virus had not taken effect when done. I am only too anxious to be able to inoculate 

 all my cattle — to be compelled to do so would cost more than those running in back 

 places would be worth. I have steeped setons in the virus and used when dried but 

 without success. If there were some way to preserve viriis so that a few head could be 

 done at a time, every stockholder for his own benefit woiild inoculate. From expe- 

 rience, I think, by using proper virus, and letting the cattle on to their run again, 2 per 

 cent, would not be lost. I have proved inoculation to be a curative, having inoculated 

 some that I imagined would be dead in a few chiys. 



146. 



1. 1864. 



3. About 1,500. Those stations were purchased by me just after the cattle were inoculated. 



5. Cannot say. 



12. I have known a small percentage to die, but I always attribute it in a great measure to 

 using bad virus. 



13. I have never known beasts to have tlie pleuro after being properly inoculated ; but I 



should say if they had, it would be in a very mild form. 



14. I firmly believe iii inoculation, not only as a preventive, but I have known it to aiTCSt 



the disease when premature. 



15. Yes. 



147. 



1. 5th to 12th May, 1863. 



3. 350. 



4. Diseased to the extent of 5 per cent. 



5. About one month. 



12. Tho deaths which occurred were, I tliink, from the cattle being infected previous to 

 being inoculated. 



13. I am of opinion that the inoculation stayed the progress of the disease completely. 



14. My cattle, after being inoculated, mixed with those uninocidated cattle on Dora Dora, 



and none ever showed the least symptom of disease ; I therefore believe that inocula- 

 tion is the best preventive that can be tried. i 



148. 



1. About October, I'Go. 



3. About 700. 



4. In a thriving comlltion ; about 5 per cent, showing symptoms. 



5. Some were diseased about one month. 



12. Yes, about 5 per cent, or so died. Means used were to cut off the tail above the 



inflamed pai't. If done in time it stopped the swelling, but if allowed to go up the 

 tail the flesh seemed to rot on both sides of the rump. When cut no blood came. 

 I have cut large pieces of flesh off both sides of the tail, and used tar and turpentine 

 when fhes affected the wounded parts. 



13. I think I killed cattle that woidd not have died. I never proved any good result £i-om 



inoculation. 



14. I know of one neighbom-ing herd that was never inocidated ; I believe they had less 

 deaths tlian those inoculated. The herd ceased dying sooner than those who continued 

 inoculating, therefore I never tried it since. Great numbers were affected that never 

 died. I saw some take the pleuro twice — generally killed them the second time. I also 

 saw inocidated cattle take it, and some die at thi-ee, six, nine, and twelve months after 

 inoculation. I kept sick ones among healthy ones for a month, and none of the others 

 took it after. I also saw pleuro cattle left on the run, and remain with sound ones, 

 and not give it to the herd. They die on some nms faster. I remarked cattle which 

 I did not find to inoculate at the time were as free as the rest since from pleuro. 

 It comes and goes very sudden sometimes. I inoculated cattle apparently very far 

 gone with plem'o ; some of these lived, and got fat after, and most people said it would 

 kill them quick. 



15. I do not consider that an Act should be passed obliging owners to inoculate. I speak 



from what I have seen and tried among more herds than my own. 



149. 



1. July, 18r,8. 



3. 400 head. 



4. Diseased— 10 per cent, showmg symptoms. 

 o. Twelve months. 



12. Deaths, 2^ per cent. No means tried to save. 



13. I believe it a preventive from the disease. 



14. Some of the inoculated were afterwards exposed to the infection, and were m no ways 

 affected by it to my knowledge. 



lo. Yes. 



