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THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



stinct when attacked, it is hard to koow how to 

 cope with them. Stock continues to do well. A 

 young; quagga was reported as having been 

 killed and eaten by wild dogs ; noae of which 

 latter, strange to say, have yet been killed by 

 any Native or Nat ves in spite of the Govern- 

 maat s promised award of £1 sterl nga head. 



A. R. E. TuRNBULL, Magistrate. 



NEWCASTLE, 31st Decembsr.-Before this 

 reaches you we shall be into the New Year, and 

 I would wish you and your numerous readers a 

 year of prosperity as a set-off against the 

 troubled past two yeais. So far as I am able to 

 judge by reports from outlying parts of this dis- 

 trict, farming operations, where it has been 

 practicible to carry them on, have been fairly 

 successful, and a good grain crop may be fa rly 

 expected. The fruit crop appears to be good, 

 thanks to copious lains compared with the rain- 

 fall of the past five years. I am unable to give 

 the regi-itered rainfall, but it has exceeded the 

 average. Some hot days have been experienced, 

 the thermometer reaching 9) in the shade. 

 Apart from lungsickness, stock a pears to have 

 th riven well, The outbreak of rinderpest has 

 not hitherto spread to other herds, and we 



iadulge in the hope that with the large experi- 

 ence gained by our Veterinary Department, the 

 disease will be held in check. The energetic 

 Stock Inspector has his hands full at present. 

 Labour is scarce and crime is prevalent, but the 

 positions will be reversed with the advent of a 

 more settled order of things. 



J. 0. Jackson, Magistrate. 



NQUTU, 2nd January. — During the past 

 month we had a rainfall of 5 68 inches, which 

 was well distributed throughout, and, as a re- 

 sult the crops are coming on capitally. There 

 has been a deal of sickness amongst cattle dur- 

 ing the month, such as gallsickness and lung- 

 sickness, and to add to the misfortunes of stock 

 owners, rinderpest has made its appearance in 

 the adjoining District of Nkandhla, and on the 

 dividing line of the two Districts. CJp to the 

 present no outbreak of the disease has appeared 

 in this District. So far I have heard of no 

 cases of hor^esickness though this is the season 

 for it. The grass is in very good condition 

 throughout the District, and all clasies of stock 

 are in first rate condition. 



C. HiGNETT, Magistrate. 



Weekly Rinderpemt Reporim 



14th JANUARY, 1902. 



Ladysmith Division. 



KIRKINTULLOCH. — No fresh cases 

 among old infected troops. In the 

 outbreak amongst natives cattle, reported 

 last week, there have been four deaths 

 and one fresh case. 



Buys' Farm.— -Military Stock : 105 sick 

 animals, the great majority salting ; ten 

 fresh cases ; three deaths. Buys' cattle : 

 Twenty-one sick animals, eight deaths. 

 Native stock : The disease exists at two 

 kraals; one sick, four deaths. All the 

 cattle on this farm have been inoculated. 



Hillcrest. — Native kraal : No further 

 deaths reported. 



Swaartkloof and Doornkraal. — Out- 

 breaks have occurred among native stock. 

 Seven deaths on Swaartkloof, and two at 

 Doornkraal. No animals at present sick. 

 The cattle have been inoculated. 



The outbreaks near Van Keen en's 

 amongst natives' stock (Reproach, 

 Brakwal, Underberg, etc.) are not spread- 

 ing. There have becu a total of Forty- 



two deaths. There are seven sick at 

 present. 



Newcastle Division. 



Normandien Area. — There were two 

 thousand head of cattle inoculated in this 

 area. Up to date there have been one 

 hundred and twelve deaths, twenty-one 

 animals salted. There are fifteen sick 

 now. 



Gelefontein. — No fresh cases have oc- 

 curred. Cattle have been inoculated. 



Ingogo. — The disease exists at native 

 kraals here. 



Charlestown Town Lands. — Outbreak 

 has occurred here. 



Dundee Division. 



The disease exists on the farms Goedge- 

 kloof and Babesay. Cattle have been 

 inoculated. 



Krantzkop Division. 



Jammerdaal. — Four fresh cases, and 

 one death, 



