Splenic Apoplexy. 
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In this year two feeding cows died on No. 2. Xo loss occurred 
iu Xo. 1 in 18(31, although it was fed both with cattle and sheep. 
It was, however, very heavily stocked. 
In 18(51 many sheep were lost on Xo. 2. In February of the 
present year a horse and three sheep died on Xo. 2. The horse is 
said to have presented the same post-mortem appearances as the 
cattle and sheep, but scientific evidence is wanting on this point. 
It is worthy of note that the sheep were only in the field for four 
or &\ e houi-s, and on being put into another pasture, one died twelve 
hours afterwards, and the other two very early the next morning. 
Mr. IjOoIc buys barren cows for fatting, and has had no cases of 
the disease on any other of the pastures, nor while the animals have 
been kept in the yards prior to being tm-ned out to graze. The 
yards are good, well sheltered, and cleanly kept, and the animal& 
have a supply of very good water. 
Mu. Wake's Fakm, 
This farm consists of 127 acres, all in one piece of pasture, being- 
merely divided by some iron hurdles into four, or occasionally three 
parts, for the sake of convenience. It is contiguous to Mr. Look's, 
and only separated from field Xo. 2 by a narrow brook. 
It is used as a dairy larm, and was in the occupation of Mr. 
ake's father previously to Mr. Wake junior coming into possession 
at Lady-day, 1S(>1. Mr. Wake's father kept, on an average, fifty- 
two head of cattle, including heifers and bulls. Xo disease existed 
among any of the animals before May, 1859, when the malady in 
question suddenly showed itself. Between May 1 1 th and October 
Gth of this year seventeen died, one of the number being a bull. 
Some of the cows were in calf, others were milking, and a few of 
them grazing animals. 
Immediately after these losses more cows were bought, so as to- 
bring up the number to 50, and no deaths occurred either among- 
these or the old stock of the farm throughout the winter. 
Besides the seventeen animals which died in 1859 three others 
were attacked, but in a milder form, and these recovered. 
In the spring of 1860 six dairy cows and one btill were lost, after 
which the disease disappeared tmtil Febrttary of the present year. 
The bull had been on the farm about two montlis, and was between 
two and three years of age. As previously stated, Mr. Wake 
jimior came into possession of the fixrm at Lady-day, 1801, and 
when he entered he brought with him from his previous occupation 
at Brougham, fourteen miles distant, thirty cows and heifers, of 
vaJvious ages. He also purchased twenty of the old stock belonging 
to his father. During the j'ear eight of the cows brought from 
Brougham died, and two bulls which he had purchased soon after 
Lady-day, but one only of the old stock. 
Two of the eight cows died in April, while feeding chiefly upon* 
hay in the yard, going unto the pasture for a few hours only 
every day. 
