PLEURO-PNEUMONIA AMONG CATTLE IN AUSTRALIA. 707 
The Chaii man said, if Mr. Shaw would take the trouble to 
read the report, he would find that strange cattle contracted 
the disease. 
“Mr. Shaw thought that very thing proved his position. 
The farm appeared to possess certain peculiarities for engen¬ 
dering disease. 
“The Chairman informed Mr. Shaw that Mr. Boadle’s 
farm had been occupied for twenty years, and that not a 
single instance of pleuro-pneumonia had occurred either 
there or, to his knowledge, in any part of the colony, until 
an imported cow brought it with her, and infected other 
animals. 
“Mr. Shaw was still of opinion that the origin of the dis¬ 
ease was to be found either in the gases exhaled, the par¬ 
ticular food of which the cattle partook, or in some refuse 
about the farm. 
“ Mr. Miscamble said the farm was situated in an elevated 
position, that the grass, was growing all over it beautifully, 
and that there was no putrid matter nor any refuse about 
the place. The cattle, too, were all out in the paddock, ex¬ 
cept, perhaps, one or two, which were under treatment. 
“Mr. Shaw .—Flow near were Mr. Boadle’s to any other 
cattle ? 
“ Mr. Miscamble .—There was only a post and rail fence 
between them. 
“ Mr. Shaw .— Then, if the disease were contagious, surely 
a fence would not act as a preventive in regard to the neigh¬ 
bour’s cattle. 
“ Mr. Creighton , as occupying a neighbouring farm to Mr. 
Boadle’s, wished to state that Mr. Boadle had given all the 
farmers round early notice of the disease, and had kept his 
cattle away from the fence. 
“ Mr. Shaw still seemed sceptical, but, though pressed, 
declined to propose an amendment. 
“ Mr. Brock then explained that, in October last, Mr. 
Boadle discovered symptoms of pleuro-pneumonia in a cow 
which he had imported from England, and consulted him 
(Mr. Brock) on the subject. Fie recommended that Mr. 
Wragge should be called in—a gentleman not long from 
England, and reputed to be familiar with the disease. Fie was 
not aware, then, that Mr. Miscamble was so well acquainted 
with the malady. The cow died, and upon being opened, 
displayed unmistakable signs of pleuro-pneumonia, the old 
disease which he (Mr. Brock) had studied under Professor 
Dick, of FMinburgh. In the cow he also found traces of a 
recent attack of the disease. There were adhesions and 
