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injected, the syringe being refilled apart from the 

 needle. Brauer recommends that the injections be 

 made under the skin on the flank, ten cubic centime- 

 ters on each side. It is my practice, to inject in front 

 of the shoulder, just as is done in blackleg vaccina- 

 tion, injecting half thfe quantity on each side. The 

 larger dose mentioned does not appear to produce 

 any bad effects. In some cases a hardened nodule 

 may form at the point of inoculation and remain for 

 a few weeks, but no disturbance to the general 

 health of the animal is observed. 



"The animal should not be bred short of ninety 

 days and not then if any discharge is present. 



"It is well to continue the hypodermic injections 

 until assured that the animal is pregnant. They may 

 then be omitted until about eight weeks before the 

 period at which the last abortion occurred. The 

 hypodermic injections should then be given every 

 two weeks until near the full term. 



"In cows that show well marked symptoms of 

 abortion, as swelling of udder and vulva before the 

 proper time, prompt treatment by the hypodermic 

 method with the larger doses, and the repetition of 

 the injection within a week cause a disappearance 

 of the symptoms. The udder and vulva return to 

 their normal condition and the use of smaller doses 

 from time to time will enable the female to carry 

 the young to a safe delivery at full term. 



"I am permitted to quote a few interesting lines 

 from the letter of a Missouri breeder. He says: 'I 

 have had the best of success with the carbolic acid 

 treatment when used hypodermically. My results 



