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 207. 



1. 8tli June, 1863, at the Tomanbill Station. 



2. About 2,000. 



3. Infected tlirough all the herds. The infection spread very rapidly and badly. 



4. About two months. 



5. When I first used the thread and needle several deaths occurred, and the swellings 



were very great. On those that were quiet I used the knife freely, and applied weak 

 bluestone water to the wound, which had good effect ; but by the method I have now 

 adopted in using the lance, I have no deaths and the swellings are very slight. 



13. Highly satisfactory. 



14. The first cattle I inoculated consisted of a fattening herd, chiefly bullocks, and kept in 



an enclosure — most of them fat when the disease showed itself. The herd was nominally 

 about 500. They fell off in conditi m very rapidly. When I got them in to inoculate 

 they were dying from eight to ten daily, and reduced to about 300; but the deaths 

 ceased immediately after inoculation. This I consider proves the eSicacy of inoculation 

 beyond a doubt, and I have never known cattle properly inoculated, even though after- 

 wards exposed to the infection, affected by it. Since the pleuro-pneumonia first 



appeared in the ■ District in 1863 I have had all my young cattle inoculated 



regularly every year. The disease always .showing itself among the weaners, the 

 work is done without any extra hands on the stations. By this means I have 

 no losses with cattle from pleuro worth mentioning. 



15. I should rather defer answering this question ; although, from having had six years 



experience in inoculating my cattle, I am fully convinced that all cattle should be 

 inoculated. 



208. 



1. November, 1866, and in January, 1868. 



3. The first time 200 head ; and the second time 80 head. 



4. About 5 per cent. 



5. The first lot about five months, the second lot about two months. 



12. No deaths occurred from exce.=sive swelling caused by the inoculation. 



13. I found inoculation to be of great benefit to the cattle that were not infected with the 

 disease, as the cattle ceased to die after inoculation, and none died but those that were 

 diseased when inoculated. 



14. I believe inoculation to be of great service if applied in time, that is, before the herd 

 is too much infected witli the disease. The disease had only been introduced by 

 cattle brought from a distance before I inoculated, on the second occasion that it 

 appeared in my herd, and I only lost a few head ; but the disease disappeared after 

 inoculation. The virus ought to be good when applied, not having been kept too long 

 nor taken at a too advanced stage. 



209. 



1. Cannot tell ; they were inoculated when purchased. 



3. About 200. 



4. I have no information to give in answer to questions 4 to 11, the cattle having come 

 into ray possession long after inoculation. 



12. The cattle were inoculated long before I purchased them, and I cannot say how many 

 died frm excessive swelling ; but I was told a large per-centage did die. A great 

 many lost their tails. 



13. None of the inoculated cattle have died since they came into my possession in 

 April, 18G7. 



14. The cattle have generally been very healthy, but there have been a few cases of 



disease at intervals. Scime recovered, and about six died. All the cases were con- 

 fined to the uninoculated cattle in the herd, not one of those that were inoculated 

 having shown any symptoms of disease. 



15. Yes ; or rathir that cattle owners sliould be compelled to inoculate, whether infected or 

 not. I also consider that no cattle sliould be allowed to travel without notice being 

 given to the holdi rs of the country through which they pass, and that no diseased 

 cattle should be allowed to travel. 



210. 



1. 7 January, 1865. 



3. 84 head. 



4. Apparently healthy. 



5. Disease had appeared in the herd about two or three months previously. 



12. Yes, about 5 per cent. Tlie swellings, wlien about the rump, were .scarified, but it 

 proved fruitless ; if only ilio tail, then part was I'ut off, which mostly proved beneficial. 

 In one or two instauc's the lower half of the t.iil d'ied away and (h'opi>ed otY. 



13. It gave a good deal of trouble a(t nding to those that swelled, and watching the others 

 to see if they required attending to. 



