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on any point I have discussed so briefly and inadequately to-day, 

 and conclude by hoping that you will benefit me with your counsel 

 and advice. And I likewise trust that henceforth you will all 

 strive to do more than you have done for the veterinary profession, 

 for the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons, and for the 

 diffusion of information as to the amount, nature, and prevention 

 of diseases of animals in America. 



At the conclusion of Prof. Gamgee's address, Mr. J. B. Lyman 

 introduced the following resolutions, which passed unanimously: 



Hesolved, That in the opinion of this body the presence in this 

 country of Prof. John Gamgee, of London, for a period of several 

 months, presents an opportunity of which our General Government 

 should certainly avail itself, to secure the services of one of the 

 most learned and distinguished veterinarians of the world — one 

 who stands foremost among his brethren in the knowledge of 

 infectious and contagious diseases among animals, and who, we are 

 profoundly impressed, would be able to do our country important 

 service in investigating and reporting upon some of those ailments 

 "which ailiict our agriculture, among w^hioh are hog cholera, the 

 Spanish murrain, big-head in horses, abortion in cows, and others 

 that ma}' be named. 



Resolved, That we commend this subject to the consideration of 

 Hon. Horace Capron, Commissioner of Agriculture, in the hope that 

 he may be able to devise a way in which it may be accomplished. 



Mr. James M. Allen read the following paper on 



THE MOWING MACHINT], HOW TO SELECT AND HOW TO KUN IT. 



When I volunteered to read a paper on farmers' machines, I did 

 not take the attitude of«an instructor of those old machine philoso- 

 phers who may be in attendance or read my remarks; nor yet, of 

 those who never had a machine and never expect to have one. I 

 thought only of those who use machines and have suffered, or may- 

 suffer sore trials and vexation of spirit in running them. 



I thought of sawing machines, threshing machines, plowing 

 machines, &c.; but when I began to pencil down my thoughts, 

 I found my theme had too many branches for one presentation to 

 compass all. And, as mowing machines, including reapers, are 

 more numerous than all the rest together and give farmers more 

 ti-ouble, I will confine my essay to them, in hopes of suggesting a 

 way of relief to some one who may be in trouble about buying or 

 running his machine, 'flyr: \ 



