506 Kidd V Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
them some oil. Well, when we were giving those two some oil, I turned 
myself round, and I found one that was worse blown up than the other two. 
Mr. Justice Blackburn : Do you mean a third cow ? — A. Yes. Then I 
went to the back side, to look at the young stock, and I found one young bull- 
calf sadly blown up. Then we came back again to the cows, and found them 
all rather blown up, and started and gave them all oil. 
Q. How did they go on.? — A. The third one appeared to be worse, and I 
stood beside the third one, and the man that helped me to give the oil went 
to the other two, and we put our fingers in their mouths to make them get 
wind, so that it would ease them of pain. Then I found out that the cow that 
I was against would die, and I sent the other man out to go and send for some- 
body to see for the butcher to come. 
Q. And did the butcher come ? — A. No, he did not come till after. 
Q. Till after the cow died ? — A. No. 
Q. About how long after you had fed her did the cow die ? — A. About an 
hour. 
Q. Did the others get any better that day ? — A. Yes ; after Mr. Wells came 
home he ordered us to turn them out in the grass close. 
Q. Could you milk them the next day ? — A. Yes we milked them, but we 
had to throw away the milk, and they gave very little. 
Q. What sort was it? — A. It looked the same as the rest did, but we dare 
not use it ; we were frightened, and it was taken and thrown away. 
Q. Did you notice the dung ? — A. Yes ; it smelt very strong, and black. 
Q. Well, you did not give them any more of this cake, I suppose ? — A. No. 
Q. How long were they mthout cake after this.? — A. Why I should say 
myself for a fortnight. 
Q. Till the fresh cake came ? — A. Yes. 
Q. When the fresh cake came did you feed them as usual ? — A. Yes. 
Q. How did they go on? — A. They went on all right. I never saw 
anything. 
Q. After this fresh cake had come, and they went on all right, were they 
without cake a second time ? — A. No, my beasts were not without any more 
right away till we turned them out to grass. 
Cross-examined hy Mr. Seymour. 
Q. You say it was a fortnight before they got cake again ? — A. Yes. 
Q. Tutty has been here, and tells us that they had fresh cake in about five 
days again. Had not you a supplj^ of cake within a week alter the cow died ? 
— A. No. I should say it would bo most of a fortnight. 
Q. I am asking you, had not you a supply of cake within a week after the 
cow died ? — A. No. 
Q. Have not you any means of telling— do you keep no books ? — A. No, 
I do not. 
Q. Then j-ou are only judging from your memory.? — A. Yes. 
(j. I suppose Mr. Wells could tell us ? — A. Well I should say lie could. 
Q. How long had you been out of the cake before you began to use Mr. 
Ayre's cake or Mr. Kidd's cake ? — A. About five days. 
Q. Come a little more ? — A. No. 
Q. Not ten?— Yl. No. 
Q. How do you know ? — A. Because the other man always leaves me some 
for the cows and calves when we are likely to run short. 
Q. Now, how did you measure the cake you gave the cows ? — A. We have 
a bushel .scuttle to measure it. 
Q. You say about six pounds — I suppose it might be a little over?— -4. I 
do not think it would. I should say it would bo a little under if anything. 
