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Foot and Mouth Disease. [dec, 



purposes of which the Treasury have sanctioned a grant to the Board 

 from the Development Fund. The scholarships, which are of the 

 annual value of ^150, and are tenable for three years, have been 

 established in order to train promising students, under suitable super- 

 vision, with a view to their contributing to the development of agri- 

 culture, either by carrying out independent research, or by acting in 

 an advisory capacity to agriculturists. 



The President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries has 

 appointed a Departmental Committee to inquire into the circumstances 

 of the recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth 

 uepa l e disease, and to consider whether any further 



Committee on measures can be adopted to prevent their 

 Footand-Mouth recurrence. 



Disease. Th e Committee will be constituted as 



follows : The Right Hon. Sir Ailwyn Fellowes, K.C.V.O. (Chairman); 

 Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.P. ; Sir Harry Verney, Bart., M.P. ; 

 Sir J. Bowen Bowen- Jones, Bart. ; Mr. Charles Bathurst, M.P. ; Mr. 

 William Field, M.P. ; Mr. John Hinds, M.P. ; Mr. George R. Lane- 

 Fox, M.P. ; Mr. Richardson Carr; Major E. M. Dunne; Mr. E. E. 

 Morrison; Mr. E. P. Nunneley. 



Mr. W. H. F. Landon, of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 

 will act as Secretary. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have withdrawn, as from 



December 8th, all the restrictions which were 



•ci j mr ai. imposed by them on the movement of animals 



Foot-and-Mouth . F ,. u , u . 1 



in connection with the recent outbreaks of 



.Disease 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease on premises near 

 Bridgwater, Somerset. 

 The existence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease amongst cattle at Halfway 

 Farm, Tintinhull, Matlock, Somerset, was confirmed on 7th inst., 

 twelve animals having been found to be affected with the disease. 



The usual precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of 

 the disease, and an Order has been issued prohibiting the movement 

 of animals in a large area surrounding the affected farm. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Beef Supplies in the United States. — From a report received from 



the Foreign Office, it appears, according to the National Provisioner, 



_ T , . . _ . that the beef prospect is a dubious one. Good 



Notes on Agriculture catt , e are exceedingly scar6; and nigh in pric6i 



Droaa- ^ ut coarser beasts have been very plentiful, 



and have been a drag upon the market. Cattle-feeding will be at a 

 minimum this winter, and there is an apparent shortage of cattle in 

 the country. Regular feeders will be busy, but those who, taking 

 advantage of the cost of feeding stuffs and the state of the market, 

 occasionally feed, are likely to abstain. The shortage of hay, and the 

 temptation to sell corn, instead of feeding it, are given as reasons. 



Heavy market receipts of Western cattle indicate the further deple- 

 tion of feeder supplies. Should beef production suddenly become popu- 



