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A. BOSTROM. 
Valtee, who inoculated 5007 horses of the Cab Company, which 
had been bought from October 4, 1897, until May 12, 1898. All 
odd numbers received two inoculations, the evens not being in¬ 
oculated. Five died on account of the culture being too strong. 
Until October 31, 1898, of the horses which were very liable to 
become affected by all the different diseases, 254 died of lung 
affections, among them 96 inoculated and 158 not inoculated. 
Uigniere’s absence and the difficulty of the case, may explain 
the little success. Still, there are effective results from the in¬ 
oculated ones, which are in the relation of 3:2, and we may 
hope that Uigniere, with his immense diligence, will correct 
the committed faults, and, above all, establish the correct doses 
of the culture for preventive inoculations. 
CORNSTALK DISEASES. 
By A. Bostrom, D. V. S., Minden, Neb. 
Read before the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association, February 21, 1899. 
I call your attention to a few facts concerning that inex¬ 
haustible subject—“ Cornstalk disease.” 
The cornstalk is looked upon with suspicion, as an agent 
which sometimes seems to be incompatible with animal life ; yet 
thousands of horses and cattle are turned out to feed upon it 
every year, and if anything happens to interfere with the natural 
laws which govern the health and life of the animals, the corn¬ 
stalk is held responsible for it; and the question is, “ What is 
the matter with the stalks? ” 
Before trying to answer this question, let us consider the 
corn-plant in detail. I believe that the corn-plant is subject to 
the natural laws which govern the vegetable kingdom. We 
plant the seed, it germinates and grows ; we cultivate it, and it 
gets ripe ; we take care of the seeds, and the stalk is left in the 
field to take care of itself. It is subject to diseases like other 
members of the vegetable kingdom ; both animal and vegetable 
parasites may affect its growth, of which the vegetable parasites 
are the most important group, including such pests as : Smut , 
