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14. All cattle properly inoculated 1 believe is a sure preventive, I inocnlated five head 

 that showed symptoms of disease, and the whole five recovered. I helieve if virus is 

 properly taken and used no cattle will die from inoculation ; the cattle should be herded, 

 watched, and two days after tlie first symptom of disease appears the beast should be 

 killed and the virus taken, and you will have virus without any blood being mixed 

 through it. I do not know any way of keeping virus any length of time. 



185. 



1. 1865. 



3. 700 head. 



4. Not diseased. 



12. About 5 per cent. died. 



15. Yes, I should. 



186. 



1. 16th and 17th January, I860. 



3. 1,260. 



4. Diseased, 20 per cent. 

 6. Not known. 



12. Yes (apparently), about 12 per cent. 



13. Unsatisfactory. 

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187. 



1. June 13th, 1863. 



3. About 1,200. 



4. About 6 per cent, diseased. 



5. About six weeks. 



12. Any that died was from extensive swelling. About 4 per cent. ; by cutting the tail off 

 and dressing with turpentine. 



13. Cattle got healthy and became fat, disease went all out the herd. 



14. None of the neighbours inoculated for about eighteen months after; some of the neigh- 

 bours inoculated after they saw that mine were doing so well ; others tliat did not, their 

 cattle died for about two years. 



15. I Avould inoculate my cattle again as soon as the disease appeared among them. 



188. 



1. September, 1863. 



3. 810. 



4. Poor ; about 3 per cent. ■ 



5. About two months, as near as possible. 



12. I can ordy account for one cow, out of all that was inoculated, that died. This animal 

 was swelled all over the loins, and she was very bad w^hen inoculated ; she lived only 

 two days. 



13. As I have said above, there was only one animal died, so tliat 'the result was every 

 way favourable to inoculation. There was noiie seemed (with that solitary exception) 

 to require any attention. 



14. About two nwnths after inoculation there was no sign of the disease, and I do not 

 think they were exposed afterwards to the infection, as it completely left the herd. Of 

 one thing I feel certain, tliat if I had inoculated two months previous, when the 

 infection first appeared in the herd, I firmly believe I shoidd not have lost any. The 

 herd at the present time are in good condition and healthy. All tlie cattle I had were 

 inoculated, young and old ; and, as I have mentioned before, about two months after 

 inoculation, it finally disapjK'ared. I have tliis opinion of inoculation, that if the 

 infection was to make its appearance again I should inocidate directly ; and I believe 

 that an Act compelling the inoculation of licrds would be in every way beneficial to 

 stockowncrs. 



15. i consider that an Act should be passed obliging owners whose cattle arc infected to 

 inoculate them. 



189. 



1. In June, 1864. 



3. About 3,000 out of 6,000. 



4. Diseased — about one half .showing .symptoms of disease. Only inoculated those that 

 did not siiow any symptoms. 



5. About four months. 



12. I saw some dead from the effects of inoculation and swelling in the tail, but cannot 

 state flie mnnlicr ; but I think about 10 per cent., as the cattle that were inoculated 

 were turned out on the run again. The means tried to cure tlie swelling was by 

 cutting off the tails and bleeding under the root of the tail near the rump, which I 

 believe saved the lives of a great many. 



