THE AOBICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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cases have occurred in the Ladysmith 

 district, four in the Newcastle and Dun- 

 dee (.listricts, and one in the Krantzkop. 



No fresh outbreaks have been reported 

 from Zululand. 



At the end of the month a fresh case 

 appeared on the farm Earthcote, Upper 

 Tugela Division, among discharged oxen 

 sent from Newcastle. Prior to this the 

 district had been free from rinderpest 

 since December 14th. Weekly reports 

 have been sent in on this disease. 



From D.V.S. Power's report it will 

 be seen that the serum of cattle salting 

 four years ago still retains its antitoxic 

 properties, i.e., the serum from cattle 

 that were known to have been good 

 serum cattle during the last outbreak. 

 It does not follow that because an ani- 

 mal has salted, his serum is highly anti- 

 toxic in every case, even after heavy for- 

 tifying with virulent blood; with the se- 

 rum from some animals which are known 

 to have salted, and which have been 

 highly fortitied, one may experience 

 heavy mortality; while with the serum 

 from others used under exactly similar 

 conditions, 90 to 99 per cent, may be 

 salted. Such serum cattle which have 

 proved themselves good are valuable; the 

 proving, however, in some cases is ex- 

 pensive. The demand for bile still con- 

 tinues, owners still preferring to purchase 

 rather than to send in cattle to a Bile 

 Station. This is not assisting the Gov- 

 ernment in the matter, as it has now be- 

 ccty.ie most difficult to purchase cattle 

 at reasonable prices for bile purposes. 

 No one appears to fear the disease suffi- 

 ciently to be anxious to sell out. The 

 use of glycerinated bile is responsible to 

 a large extent for the slow progress of 

 the disrafc. and it is hoped that owners 

 will not use raw bile, at least for the first 

 inoculation. Some of the present out- 

 breaks are due to the use of raw bile. 



Glanders. — Three cases of this disease 

 have occurred during the month. 



Horsesicl'tiess. — Fourteen cases of this 

 disease are reported throughout the Col- 

 ony (civilian horses), five being in Zulu- 

 land. 



Mange in Horses is very prevalent, and 

 will become more serious as winter ap- 

 pears. Where this disease exists in a 



troop of animals, the treatment of each 

 individual case is not practical. Dipping 

 (or spraying) will have to be resorted to. 

 Much of my time during the month has 

 been occupied on rinderpest duty. 



S. B. WOOLLATT, 



P.V. Surgeon. 

 P.V.S. Office, Maritzburg. 



MOOI EIVER.— D.V.S. VERNEY. 



Scat. — Except for the Estcourt Divi- 

 sion, the other Divisions are almost free 

 from this disease. 



Lungsichness. — I regret to say that an 

 outbreak of this disease has occurred 

 among cattle belonging to Mr. Harding, 

 Highlands. The affected animal was a 

 trek ox that had been working locally. 

 Where this animal contracted the disease 

 is not known. 



Glanders. — I discovered another bad 

 case of this disease at Mr. N. Varty's, 

 Stagstones. Fortunately this horse had 

 not been stabled, so I hope now this ani- 

 mal has been destroyed that the disease 

 will not spread further. I inoculated all 

 the stabled horses with mallein, but none 

 reacted. The animals running with this 

 affected one are young and unbroken. 

 These I have quarantined; I shall re-in- 

 spect them at a future date. 



Redwater. — I saw a very bad case of 

 this disease in a bull imported from the 

 Cape Colony. The bull was in a mori- 

 bund condition when I reached him. 



During this month I have had no less 

 than three cases of venereal disease in 

 bulls, two of them being imported ani- 

 mals. This disease is quite common in 

 England, but hitherto I have hardly seen 

 it before in South Africa. 



Quarter Evil. — In the rnonth of De- 

 cember I inoculated 100 cases for Mr. 

 A. Henderson. I regret to say that 

 three of these animals died of the dis- 

 ease this month. I did not see these 

 animals personally, but Mr. Henderson 

 is certain of the cause of death, feeing 

 thoroughly conversant with this fatal dis- 

 ease. 



Biliary Fever. — An imported thorough- 

 bred contracted this disease, and I am 

 glad to say he has made a complete re- 

 covery. 



