70 

 241. 



1. March, 1866. 



3. 2(10. 



4. The cattle were diseased, hut only one showing any symptoms at the tunc of mocu- 



lation. 



5. Ahoiit six months. 



12. One diud, and the swelling had reached the hips, on which large incisions were made, 

 and ahout one pound of the diseased flesh was cut. 



13. The cattle have shown no symptoms of disease since inoculation, and are now healthy. 



14. If the inoculation rises properly I think there is no danger of infection. _ Should the 

 hlood flow in the first incision, make another higher up the tail, and then insert virus. 



15. I do. 



242. 



1. 1864. 



3. 172. 



4. In good condition (beef cattle), about twenty showed symptoms of disease in the 

 entire herd ; and virus taken within one week of apparent symptoms of disease. 



5. Less than one month, perceivable. 



12. Only fom- died in the whole herd, and I found bleeding and cutting the congealed 

 lumps right out gave the greatest relief. 



13. Very satisfactory, and stayed the disease. 



14. The cattle did remarkable' well, and fattened very quick. 



15. I believe that to inoculate is the best preventive and only remedy to extinguish 

 pleuro-pneumonia. 



243. 



1. January, 1865. 



3. 10 head working bullocks, 20 head milking cows. 



5. None of the cattle that were diseased were inoculated. 



12. About one half the cattle that were inoculated died from excessive swelling ; cutting 

 the tail completely off was the only means tried to ciu-e them ; the lives of three 

 were saved in this manner. 



244. 



1. The last cattle were inoculated on this station about four years ago. 



3. About 350. 



4. Weaners. About 2 per cent. 

 .5. A fortnight. 



12. Did not see anj'. 



15. As far as my experience goes think that an Act if passed should be compulsory to 



inocvilate cattle at age of six months ; and think that it would stop it to a great 



extent. 



245. 



1. During the year 1866. 



3. About 1,000 head. 



4. In reasonably good condition on an average. Tlie season was good ; disease had made 

 its appearance pretty generally through the herd ; about 400 died befure inoculation 

 commenced ; fully two-thirds of the tliousand were infected before inoculation com- 

 menced. 



6. The disease had prevailed about two months, gradually increasing in severity. 



12. Deaths did occur, but I am not prepared to say to what extent. I do not think how- 

 ever that the losses reached 3 per cent, from inoculation alone. I did not attempt any- 

 thing curative in any case. 



13. The deaths were perceptibly lessened immediately after inoculation ; and under my 

 personal observation many head that wore very bad when operated upon fully recovered 

 afterwards. The herd has not been affected since. 



14. I consider the result of the inoculation over my whole herd as the strongest proof I 



can adduce of its cfHcacy. I firmly believe in it as a curative operation. None of my 

 cattle aft,;r inoculation were specially exposed to infection from others — that is, to 

 other infected cattle from other herds. I consider the disease an epidemic dependent 

 wholly on atmos))hcric action ; and therefore if my theory be correct (allowing the 

 same condition of the atmosphere to prevail after inoculation as before), the cessation 

 of the disease is strong evidence of the eOlcacy of inoculation. 



15. Most certainly ; ami a stringent enactment should bo passed preventing the travelling 



of infected stuck under any circumstances. 



