ON THE EPIZOOTIC DISEASES OF CATTLE. 
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Oct. 22 d. — Twenty-two heifers are grazing in some low meadow 
land at Clayworth : three only received the disease. I removed 
them into a separate pasture for a few days. 
30th. — Thirty-six, viz., six milk cows, eight feeding bullocks, 
and the remainder strawyard beasts, are bad at Hodseek. The 
disease first appeared amongst the bullocks, and in three days 
had extended to the others. The bullocks were tied up. Twelve 
pounds of linseed cake daily were ordered for each. There was 
no possibility of their coming in contact with any others. In 
fact, there was nothing of the kind near the farm. The milk of 
the last three cows was used, and the calves were fed with it as 
usual. 
Mr. G., Ollerton, had twenty-two strawyard and four milk 
beasts affected. They had the tonic draught alone for three doses, 
and did well. 
Nov. 7th. — Two milk cows, belonging to Mr. Bower, Retford, 
are in a field by themselves : one only is bad. Three doses of 
the tonic powder were sufficient. 
13th. — Two milk cows at Retford are both bad and lame. 
Give the tonic draught for three days — not dress the feet. The 
pigs in the stye are bad. 
14th. — Ten rearing calves on the forest had one dose each of 
the tonic medicine. 
27th. — Four milk cows on the same farm are bad. Treatment 
as before. They have done well. They had four doses each. 
Dec. 11 th. — One of the four cows had calved about six weeks 
previous to her attack, and has now got violent inflammation of 
the mammae. Bleed, foment, &c., as in simple mammitis. — 16^4 : 
Matter has formed, and she is giving very little milk ; so that she 
will only be fit for feeding. This is the first case I have had of 
the disease so terminating, although many of them are very sore 
about the teats, to which 1 have applied the alum and sulphur as 
recommended in “ Cattle.’’ 
Nov. 4 th. — Mr. Bebnorth, , bought a heifer about ten 
days ago. She has had the epidemic, and her teats are now 
very sore. This day several pigs were perceived to be lame in 
the foldyard. I separated them from the others, kept them in a 
loose open shed, and gave to each about §ij of the aperient pow- 
der mixed in their food. 
19 th. — This day the disease has made its appearance amongst 
the cattle — eight bullocks are bad. The yards contain about 
fifty feeding and straw beasts and twenty milk cows, all of which 
have been affected except seven at straw. I gave to each at the 
commencement the tonic draught, and turned them into a piece 
of seeds during the middle of the day, feeding them on turnip- 
