viii  Report  to  the  General  Meeting. 
ments  at  Woburn  have  not  only  been  continued  as  in  previous 
years,  but  have  been  extended,  with  a view  to  test  the  longevity 
of  certain  Clovers  and  Grasses,  and  of  determining  whether  low- 
priced  barley  can  be  economically  used  as  food  for  stock. 
The  Veterinary  work  of  the  Council  has  been  of  unusual 
magnitude  and  importance  during  the  past  year.  Three  very 
important  investigations  have  been  progressing  on  behalf  of  the 
Council,  namely,  (1)  the  investigations  into  the  Life-history  of 
the  Liver-Fluke  of  Sheep,  by  Mr.  Thomas,  of  Balliol  College, 
Oxford,  who  proposes  to  give  as  complete  and  as  simple  an 
account  of  his  researches  as  the  nature  of  the  subject  permits 
in  the  next  number  of  the  ‘Journal  (2)  an  investigation  into 
the  possibility  of  preventing  the  different  forms  of  Anthrax  by 
inoculation  with  cultivated  Virus,  by  Dr.  Roy,  at  the  Brown 
Institution  ; (3)  Experiments  as  to  the  possibility  of  mitigating 
the  severity  of  attacks  of  Foot-and-mouth  Disease,  and  of 
lessening  the  danger  of  infection  and  the  susceptibility  of 
animals,  which  have  been  undertaken  by  Professor  Robertson, 
the  Principal  of  the  Royal  Veterinary  College. 
The  following  gentlemen  have  been  appointed  Veterinary 
Surgeons  to  the  Society,  in  addition  to  the  officers  of  the  Royal 
Veterinary  College  : — Mr.  C.  Stephenson,  Newcastle  ; Mr.  J.  S. 
Carter,  Bradford  ; Mr.  W.  Lewis,  Crewe  ; Mr.  D.  Gresswell, 
Louth  ; Mr.  W.  F.  Garside,  Royal  Agricultural  College,  Ciren- 
cester ; Mr.  T.  J.  Merrick,  Northampton  ; Mr.  G.  A.  Banham, 
Cambridge;  Mr.  Win.  Moir,  Cardiff;  Mr.  W.  Penhall,  Barn- 
staple ; Mr.  T.  D.  Broad,  Bath  ; Mr.  Wm.  Bromley,  Lancaster ; 
and  Mr.  Osborn  Hills,  Leamington.  The  following  are  the 
terms  and  conditions  of  the  appointments  : — 
Members  may  obtain  the  attendance  of  the  Veterinary  Surgeon  in  any  case 
of  disease  by  paying  his  travelling  expenses  (which  include  railway  fares, 
and  Is.  per  mile  if  by  road,  including  the  return  journey),  and  the  cost 
of  his  visit,  which  will  be  at  the  following  rate,  viz. : — 
£ s.  d. 
When  the  whole  day  is  occupied  1 10  0 
When  half  a day  or  less  is  occupied 0 15  0 
Personal  consultation  with  Veterinary  Surgeon  ..  0 10  0 
Consultation  by  letter 050 
Post-mortem  examination  and  report  thereon  ..  ..  10  0 
A return  of  the  number  of  applications  from  members  of  the  Society  during 
each  half  year  is  required  from  each  Veterinary  Surgeon. 
The  Council  desire  to  draw  the  attention  of  the  Members  of 
the  Society  to  the  paper  by  Professor  Brown,  “ On  the  Dentition 
of  the  Animals  of  the  Farm  as  indicative  of  Age.”  They  propose 
