si Report to the General Meeting. 
Experiments on the growth and curing of Tobacco in England, 
they came to the conclusion that it was too late to commence 
such an experiment this year, and otherwise did not consider it 
expedient to make a grant from the funds of the Society for 
the purpose. In the event of the Treasury consenting to defray 
the expenses of such an experiment next year, the Council 
will, if desired, be prepared to provide the necessary skilled 
supervision, both for the growth and the curing of the Tobacco 
plant. 
Having regard to the increasing importance of the system of 
inoculation with attenuated virus as a means of preventing 
diseases in animals of the farm, the Council have decided to 
send Professor Robertson, with a qualified Veterinary Surgeon, 
to study Mons. Pasteur's system at Paris ; and they are glad to 
report that Mons. Pasteur has expressed his willingness to 
receive them for that purpose. 
The examiners of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
have reported that the two students who passed best in the 
subject of the Pathology of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs at the recent 
Diploma Examination, and who thereby became entitled to the 
Society's Medals, were : — 
Mr. Alfred Cawdle, Kimbolton, Hunts, Silver Medal. 
Mr. Charles Heinemann, St. Peter's Road, Mile End, Bronze 
Medal. 
In addition to the Field Experiments, which have been carried 
on as in former years, a set of Feeding Experiments, bearing on 
the value of Ensilage, have been conducted at Crawley Mill 
Farm, and these being just concluded, will form the subject ot 
a Paper in the next number of the ' Journal.' An experiment 
on Sheep-feeding has also been made, and will be communicated 
at the same time. Further Experiments on the growth of Clover, 
together with fresh ones on laying down Land to Grass will be 
made during the present year. 
The Consulting Botanist has found a decided improvement 
in the Seeds supplied to the Members of the Society* Tlie 
difficulty still presents itself of obtaining Fiorin free from Ergot, 
and Red Clover free from Dodder. The presence of Ergot in 
large quantities in hay with which cows were being fed, clearly 
established that in this case abortion was due to this fungus. 
Weeds and useless grasses are largely introduced in the mixtures 
employed for laying land down to pasture. Several extremely 
dirty samples have been brought under the notice of the Con- 
sulting Botanist. Some samples consisted entirely of Yorkshire 
fog: others were full of injurious weeds. 
The communications upon subjects concerning the prevention 
