Annual Rej)orl of Ihe Eoijal Vdcrinanj College. 309 
Rainfall in 1882, 1883, 188-1, 1885, 188G, 1887, 1888. 
1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
I 1886 
1887 
1888 
Inches. . 
28-U 
24-20 
17-84 
25-97 
! 25-05 
1504 
23-94 
During the Harvest Months of August a\d September 
THE Rainfall was — 
1883 
1884 1 
1885 
1 
1886 
1887 
1888 
Indies 
4G.-) 
! 
2-76 
I 
G'G5 
i 
2-61 
2-62 
.nio 
XV. — Anniiiil Tii'jiort of the Jioyal Vderlnnni CoUeijc on tlie 
Inri'sfujaiioiis conducted hi 1888 fur the Ttotjal Agricultural 
Son'eli/. ?.y Professor G. T. Browx, C.B., I'rincipal of the 
College. 
At the commencement of last year tlie grant of 200/. per annum, 
which had formerly been given to the College for promoting 
the stndy of pathology in relation to the diseases of cattle, 
sheep, and swine, was I'enewed ; and the College w^as thereby 
enabled to defray the cost of purchase and keep of diseased 
animals wdiich were sent to the College by members of the Society 
and also by members of the veterinaiy profession. A portion 
of the grant was devoted to the prosecution of experimental 
inquiries in reference to certain affections of the animals of 
the farm, and another portion to the payment of expenses con- 
nected with special lectures and demonstrations on particular 
diseases of cattle, sheep, and swine. It may be observed that 
the extent to which scientific inquiries may be prosecuted in 
the direction indicated is only limited by the funds at the 
disposal of the College ; and it will become apparent in the 
course of this report that many obscure points, having a distinct 
relation to the welfare of the live-stock of the farm, still require 
elucidation. 
For the purpose of showing what work was done during the 
year, a short statement of the cases of diseases which were 
investigated is given ; and it may be remarked that, although a 
far larger number of diseased cattle, sheep, and swine were 
received at the College daring 1888 than had been admitted 
