THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



I again draw your attention to the fact 

 that a plan of Durban should be made 

 for this office so as to permanently show 

 all such condemned stables and the 

 history of same. 



Tuberculosis. — One cow reacted to 

 tuberculin at the compound and was des- 

 troyed. Post-mortem confirmed the re- 

 action, and lesions in the liver I sent you. 

 Two cases of tuberculosis occurred in 

 Madagascar cattle at Mount Edgecombe. 

 These animals were tested at Milkwood 

 Kraal, but the temperatures were too 

 fictitious to condemn. 



Horsesickness has been extremely pre- 

 valent during the month. Deaths of 

 eight per diem is the average for the 

 month, and horses under all stabling con- 

 ditions have succumbed. Success with 

 treatment has been nil. 



Lungsickness occurred in Mr. Cald- 

 well's dairy, and I have specially reported 

 upon it to you. 



Influenza in horses has been common, 

 and all cases have yielded to the ordinary 

 stimulant and saline treatment. 



HOWICK— D.V.S. BYRNE. 



The Upper Umkomami Division. 



Scab exists in this Division in a flock of 

 200, the property of Mr. H. Nicholson, 

 Alton, and was bought at a Government 

 sale in Pietermaritzburg on January 15th, 

 and placed under license May 29th, only 

 three affected at the time. There are no 

 other scabby sheep in this Division that I 

 am aware of. 



Lungsickness. — The farms Glen Isla 

 (Messrs. Turnbull & Co.), and Intemban- 

 kulu (Mr. W. Gillespie), are still under 

 license, but there are none sick, and the 

 period of quarantine will be up in June 

 unless there are fresh cases. Messrs. 

 Geo. Hackland, of Durslade, via Rich- 

 mond, bought 22 head of cattle (cows and 

 calves) from Mr. Walker, Highflats, Ixopo, 

 on April 1st, and on May ISth one got 

 sick, which Mr. Hackland destroyed, and 

 finding, in his opinion, lungsickness, re- 

 ported and inoculated ; since that date he 

 has lost ten, which, he thought, died of 

 gallsickness. I visited Mr. Hackland's 

 farm on June 4th, arriving late at night, 

 and next morning held a post-mortem on 

 * young beast which had just died, and 

 found it to be, undoubtedly, suff:ering 

 from lungsickness. I need hardly add 



that when Mr. Hackland found the first 

 beast to be suffering from lungsickness he 

 reported to the Stock Inspector, and was 

 placed under license. 



Blackleg. — At Mid-Illovo farmers have 

 lost from blackleg, but have since inocu- 

 lated against the disease. 



Lion's River Division. 



A second license under the Scab Law was 

 issued to Mr. Jas. Morton, Tweedie Hall,ora 

 May 6th, for a flock of 2,100 sheep, of 

 which 450 are affected. A flock of 1,450, 

 the property of Mr. J. J. Morton, Sher- 

 wood, were placed under license for scab 

 on May 28th, 400 being affected. 



Loot horses are dying in great numbers 

 from poverty. I do not think the pur- 

 chasers will save more than thirty to forty 

 per cent., even if that, by the time the 

 winter is finished. 



Umgeni Division. 



The following are under renewed 

 licenses for lungsickness. 



A heard of 10 head, running at Zwaart- 

 kop, the property of Mr. T. Dawson, 

 renewed license issued May 14th. 



Mr. H. H. S, Moreland, Thorney Bush, 

 license renewed May 28th, 



A herd of 22, the property of Mr. C. 

 Oldfield, Wilgefontein, renewed license 

 issued May 1st. 



A herd of 74, the property of Mr. W. 

 Oldfield, Ambleton, were placed under a 

 first license on May IGth, and 20 head, the 

 property of Jonas (native), Slangspruit, 

 on May 16th, and on May 17th, cattle, the 

 property of Mr, W. Oldfield's natives, 

 were placed under license for drenching. 



Infl lenza, amongst horses, has been 

 rather prevalent in my District. 



I visited two little Shetland ponies 

 which had arrived from Durban. Both 

 had a bad attack of influenza. The usual 

 treatment was carried out successfully. 



I have had several cases of a similar 

 nature during the month, and all have 

 done well under treatment. 



The next day I visited two horses 

 which were damaged in a trolley accident, 

 and had received wounds, bruises, etc. 

 With the usual treatment, such as sutures, 

 antiseptics, physic, and rest, both have 

 done well. 



With the exception of influenza, colds, 

 and colic, most of my work this month 

 has been of a surgical nature. For 



