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many was the right lung alone affected ; and in how many 
the left alone ? 
25. In what state or condition has the disease left those 
animals that have recovered from mild or severe attacks ? 
26. Has it seemed to have any effect in producing abor- 
tion? 
27. Do you know of any instances in which an animal has 
become a second time attacked with a mitigated form or 
otherwise of the disease ? 
28. What are the causes which you have found to be the 
chief obstacles to the eradication of the malady? 
29* How long is it since the first case occurred in your 
herd, and how long since the last case? 
30. Has the disease steadily progressed* or have there 
been repeated outbreaks after intervals of freedom from 
disease? 
31. Has prevention been attempted by change of diet* 
situation* or management — by medical treatment, or any 
other means ? 
32. What results have followed the adoption of the preven- 
tives employed ? 
33. Is the general character of the district in which you 
reside flat or hilly* dry or damp, wooded or open ? 
34. Are the pasture grounds free from stagnant waters and 
bogs, and is land drainage generally adopted ? 
35. Is irrigation of the pasture grounds carried out to any 
extent ? 
36. Are the cattle sheds well drained and ventilated ? 
37. Is the system of £( box feeding” adopted either upon 
accumulating manure* or upon boarded floors placed over pits 
for the reception of the dung and urine ? 
38. Did any blight* mildew, or similar affection manifest 
itself amongst your corn* or other crops* previous to or about 
the time that your cattle became diseased ? 
39. Have any epidemic diseases prevailed among the people 
in your locality, either shortly before, or during the appear- 
ance of the malady in question ? 
40. Does any other epizootic affection besides the one 
which forms the special subject of this inquiry* exist 
among domesticated animals in your district ? If so* state* 
1st* what animals are affected? 2dly* the leading characters 
of the disease ; and 3dly, the per centage of death it 
produces ? 
ERRATUM. 
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