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of disease among them I purchased 500 head of store cattle, wlilch had not been 

 inoculated. I tried to get virus from some of my neighbours, and, as their cattle had 

 been inoculated, could not get any. I liowever found one of the five or six that I had 

 missed affected witli the disease, and got the virus from it and inoculated them ; and 

 this convinced me tliat inoculation was a good preventive against the disease, and not 

 only that, but it saved plenty that had the disease. 

 15. I think it quite desirable that every person, for his own safety, should inoculate his 

 cattle, if showing any symptoms of disease, as I don't think hioculated cattle would 

 take the infection from those tliat are diseased. 



234. 



1. July, 1867, and February, 1868. 



3. 1,800. 



4. About 10 per cent, showing symptoms, 



6. Purchased stock showing disease immediately on arrival ; inoculated about one month 

 after purchase. 



12. No deaths, to my knowledge, took place from the effects of inoculation, 



13. No new cases appeared after inoculation, and the herd soon resumed a healthy appearance. 



14. My experience leads me to believe that cattle once properly inoculated do not show 



symptoms of disease again. 



15. I consider all owners of cattle should be compelled to inoculate as soon as pleuro- 



pneumonia shows in the herd. 



235. 



1. June and July, 18G4. 



3. About 1,000. 



4. Slightly diseased. About 10 per cent. 



5. About one month. 



12. Yes. Cannot state what per-centage. 



1.3. About two months after the inoculation my cattle were healthy, but whether from the 

 etfects of inoculation or perfect quiet iipon the run I cannot say. 



14. My cattle ran with another adjoining herd that was not inoculated though diseased, 



and do not suffer any ill effect. I believe that I lost as many cattle out of my herd 

 though inoculated, as the squatter who did not inoculate. 



15. I do not consider it necessary to pass an Act compelling squatters to inoculate cattle. 



236. 



1. September, 186.3. 



3. About 800 head. 



4. About 12 per cent. 



5. About three weeks, or perhaps a month. 



12. There were about 3 per cent, of mine died from excessive swelling caused by the inocula- 

 tion. I saved some of the quietest b}' getting them in and opening them with a knife ; 

 about 2 per cent, .saved in this way. 



14. In the spring of the year J8G5 I bought some 150 head of cattle that came from 



, and a few daj's after I got them home I foimd thcj' were diseased ; and I 



waited about a week thinkhig they would stop ; but they did not. Every day there 

 were more looking sick, so I got them in to inoculate. I should think thei-e were fully 

 forty that you could notice were sick, and after they were inoculated thej- got better ; 

 and I did not lose one after, except two liead that I could not find at the time, and Ihi-y 

 both died. I lost about four before I did them. 



15. I do consider that an Act should be passed compelling persons to inoculate. 



237. 



1. In the month of June. 



3. 386 head. 



4. Very poor ; about 5 per cent. 



5. Cannot say how long, but when I fouiul out that one or two were diseased 1 imme- 



diately commenced to inoculate. 



12. One death from excessive swelling, others after uioculation took l)ad. I then bled 



them in the neck, and they recovered. 



13. I consider that I saved my cattle by inoculating them in time, 



14. I believe that all stockholders should inoculate their cattle in due time. After being 

 properly inoculated I think there is no danger of their being infected again. 



I would not have liadany disease amongst the cattle that I have bred myself, but I pur- 

 chased .">86 head from , of , .agent for . When tliey were delivered 



on my station they immediately took bad. They were diseased before I purchased 

 then), but I was not aware of it. I believe the disease originated from starvation. 

 45. I consider that an Act should be jiassed to compel all stockowncrs to inoculate, 

 especially those who have cattle infected. Had there been something of ihat kind I 

 would not have suffered as I have done with those cattle that I lately purchased. 



