How many cattle were tested 1 Mr. Koons was not able to 
herd consisted of 20, and tin* veterinarian made tests on i h» »-«• 
>ected. 
Mr. Bknby. We have bad an idea that this tbing is pretty general 
already. Arc there any other questions we Bhould ask I 
Mr. A.LVORD. In how many oases have animals been tested ;i first 
time and have responded on a second tesl I Five, 
In how many cases was the second te^t verified by post mortem 1 
Four. 
The Ob libm \n. Will the five gentlemen who report above state how 
long a time intervened between the tests! 
Mr. Hakims. Six months. 
Mr. Hi \ i . About two years. 
Mr. M > > BBS. About two months. 
Mr. Mills. About ;i month and a half. 
Mr. Benbt. In how many cases have stations taken charge of, or 
ted with, other people's holds.' Ten. 
Mr. Plumb. Sow many persons here have injected cows and received 
no res j el the cows were afterwards found to lie diseased .' Three. 
Mi. Hills, in something like 1,200 eases, had tbnnd 2 cases where 
tuberculin did not react. 
Mr. Abmsby. How many who have had experience with tuberculin 
have observed injurious effects of any sort upon animals not reacting 
to the t. 
Mr. Plumb. We had a case of abortion, but it was not certainly from 
this cause. It occurred two or three months afterwards. 
Mr. Bills. Out of J,,200 cases there was l case of erysipelas, start. 
inu at the point of injection. 
Mr. EMERY. In North Carolina we had one animal whicll respoi 
subtly, but it was a cow which a month or two afterwards died 
from abortion, and upon examination we tbnnd the lungs very badly 
affected with foreign matter. We doubted very much whether the ani 
mal had tuberculosis, though oneor two of the examiners thought it 
had. I believe there was no tuberculosis in the animal. 
Mr. Mvebs. I would like to ask whether any animals were allowed 
to live, when found infected, ami were afterwards fooud to be | 
. Bills. Oar veterinarian had an opportunity sherd of 
the Pratt Institute. ;it Brooklyn, and through the court esj of Mr. Pratt 
three manifestly tuberculous cows were isolated. One has been inje< 
eight or nine times at intervals, and seems to begetting better. Tin' 
others have been killed, after injection two or tin. i 
Mr. A:. I ih to add to what Mr. Hills has said that I am told 
inarian that he that 
: culin has some effect in i uberculof 
Mr. Bats, in hi cattle. Some 
a low. some ;i high n and 
