110 

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10, Though there has beeu no disease nor inoculation upon this station, those adjoining have 

 had disease and prevented its spreading through inoculating ; to such cause I attribute 

 our freedom from it. I have no doubt in the efficacy of inoculation as a preventive to 

 disease, having known instances where it positively stopped the spread of the disease. 

 The cattle upon this station not having been diseased, it is unnecessary to answer 

 many of the above questions. They are still luiinoculated, though cattle upon 

 stations immediately adjoining have been so ; to that I attribute the freedom from 

 disease upon this station. 



11. I do. 



212. 



1. Winter, year 1864. 



3. 3,500. 



4. Cattle in good condition ; became dull after infection, and usually died m a few days. 



5. Three months. 



6. Nearly the whole herd. 



7. Beginning of year 1865. 



8. 1,700 to 1,800. 



9. Free from disease. 



11. I have not sufficient faith in inoculation ; the disease Bcems to wear itself out, and the 

 more the herd is driven together the more die ; if let alone and kept widely apart 

 fewer die. 



213. 



1. August, 1865. 



3. At that time about 5,000. 



4. Low in condition, from slight drought. 

 6. About two months. 



6. About 30 per cent. 



7. Cannot say, as I left the station. 



8. Cannot say— a great many. I should say fi'om pleuro, 1,000. 



9. Healthy. 



11. I most cei-tainly do. 



214. 



3. About 500. 



8. None. 



9. Sound. 



10. I have not inoculated any cattle, and to the best of my belief have not lost any ft-om 

 disease diu-ing the last three years. 



11. Certainly not. 



215. 



1. Fh-st observed in April, 1864. 



3. 1,600 head. 



4. Condition very good. 



5. About twelve months. 



6. 30 per cent. 



7. In July, 1867. 



8. About 7 per cent. ; or 112 head. 



9. Healthy. , . 



10. The adjoining herds to my station were affected six months before the disease made its 

 appearance amongst my cattle, but I used the precaution both before and after pleuro- 

 pneumonia made its appearance amongst my herd of burying all dead cattle. I have 

 very little experience with regard to inoculation, but from the little I have seen I 

 beheve in it as a preventive, but this should be done voluntarily, 



11. I do not ; as I believe that cattle-holders in general will use every desii'able means of 



protecting their herds from disease without bemg compelled to do so. 



216. 



10. There have only been four or five cases of the disease appearing in this district, and they 

 have all inoculated with beneficial results. I have had no disease among my cattle — 

 if they should at any time, I shall inoculate the first opportunity. 



11. I would not advise compulsory inoculation for several reasons— there would be great 



difficulties in way at times. 



