on Mr. DoggetCs Farm, Holkham, Norfolk. 
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to which importance could be attached. It was not until the 
diseased flesh had been introduced upon the farmstead that any 
sickness was noticed there. Quickly following this event, how- 
ever, several beasts became stricken with the disease, and were 
consequently destroyed ; and, later on, two pigs also died from 
what was at the time regarded as quinsy, but which was no 
doubt acute splenic fever. From the 12th of July the disease 
continued to manifest itself, at shorter or longer intervals, up to 
the 22nd of September, as shown in the table annexed. 
Outbreak of 1877. — Three years later, viz. 1877, anthrax 
again appeared on Mr. Doggett's marshes and destroyed, or 
caused to be destroyed, twelve beasts of various ages and 
several sheep. On this occasion the disorder was first seen on 
the 19th of June (three weeks earlier than before) in one of 
nine home-bred bullocks and heifers. This animal was at once 
slaughtered, and to prevent further loss the remaining eight 
were sold to a butcher. Immediately on the removal of the latter, 
fourteen older and poorer beasts were admitted to the same pas- 
ture. On the 28th of June one of these animals died, and was 
buried on the spot ; and between that date and the 4th of July 
seven others had to be destroyed. The remaining six bullocks 
were now removed and replaced by sheep purchased to eat off 
the grass, but the same result quickly followed ; several of the 
flock became infected and died in a few hours. The further 
mortality in respect of this outbreak is shown in the table 
annexed : — 
Table showing the Progress of the Disease in 1877. 
Date. 
Description of 
Animal. 
' Age. 
Where Seized." 
Disposal of Carcass. 
June 19 
,, 28 
28| 
to July 4/ 
June 3o| 
July 2{ 
Heifer 
Bullock .. 
7 Bullocks 
Bull andj 
heifer . . / 
Several ) 
sheep . . ] 
Decoy Marshes 
/ „ » 'A 
\ (Destroyed) / 
Marsh S. of Decoy 
Marshes. 
Burled on Marshes. 
("Bull buried on same 
\ Marsh. 
Outbreak of 1880. — The outbreak to which this Report more 
especially refers commenced on the 10th of June last. It appears 
that on the 13th of April Mr. Doggett purchased fifteen Short- 
horn bullocks : they were low in condition, but nevertheless free 
from disease. Up to the 18th of May they Avere folded in a yard 
and fed exclusively on hay. From that time they were depas- 
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