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Splenic Apoplexy. 
■vation yield an abundance of poor species of fodder plants and a 
paucity of good kinds. 
2nd. — That drainage by letting water and air througb tbe soil 
would be of benefit in altering the mechanical texture of the land ; 
whilst mowing would have the action of encouraging the growth of 
good grasses and discouraging the bad. 
3rd. — That though the saline and medicinal waters which abound 
in these meadows may aid in the observed effects upon cattle ; yet 
that the basis of the mischief is probably poor herbage. 
4th. — -As regards the pastures producing splenic apoplexy — these 
are for the most part in low positions, subject to floodings from the 
river Yeo and its tributaries. They are more or less marehy and 
stagnant. They contain a mass of weeds {e.g. the Ranunculus acris, 
carices, rashes, &c.), of no use, and of grasses so rough or so poor as 
to be little better than weeds. 
5th. — These meadows, where subject to floods, if they cannot be 
controlled, may yet be greatly relieved by such drainage as the 
circumstances will allow. 
6th. — It must be admitted that on Mr. Look's farm there is a 
bettei- appearance of things ; the pastures are not so wet, and he is 
trying to introduce better grasses and clovers into them ; but that 
•even here the mass of the present herbage consists of poor innu- 
tritions grasses, I have no doubt. 
7th, and lastly.— I would beg to record the opinion that when as 
much science is brought to bear upon the cultivation of pasture as 
of arable land, these pastiires will then be greatly improved, and 
that such improvement will be marked by an increase of plants 
now as it were struggling for existence, and a corresponding exter- 
mination of such as mark either Wet, exhaustiotf, or' natural poverty, 
or a combination of these conditions. To this end, I would venture 
to suggest that the arterial drainage of the luhole district should bo 
looked to, and that the system of always taking hay from one 
meadow and depasturing another, should be inquired into, and, con- 
sequent upon this, an attempt should be made to weed, and to 
introduce, where absent, some better species of herbage to replace 
the poorer kinds. 
Professor Voelck?;r followed, and remarked that ho had a very 
short report to make. He had analysed four difterent kinds of 
water, and among them there was only one which was not largely 
impregnated Avith enough of both mineral and organic matter to 
produce disease. One sample in particular contained no less than 235 
grains of solid matter in the imperial gallon, composed of various 
medicinal salts, which must necessarily affect the whole constitution 
of animals. He did not feel in the least surjiriscd that cattle sujiplicd 
with such water had become the subjects of serious disease. 
The CiiAiu.MAN — What water was it? 
Professor Voklcickr said the water was taken from the pump at 
Mr. Bradley's farm. It was clear-looking water, but was nevcr- 
ithcless very foul indeed, as the following analysis would show : 
