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Monthhj Council, February 4, 1891. 
by tlie Society of diagrams of pasture 
grasses and clovers. It had been 
suggested that some diagrams by 
Bauer, now in the Natural History 
Department of the British ^Museum, 
illustrating the various sta^iCS in the 
growth of the wheat plant, which 
were made under the direction of 
Sir Joseph Banks about seventy yeai's 
ago, should be reproduced by the 
Society and published witli the dia- 
grams of pasture grasses. It was 
considered that such diagrams would 
be of great educational value, and 
would find a ready sale now that the 
question of agricultural education 
was receiving so much attention. 
The Committee reconmiended, there- 
fore, that the preparation of these 
diagrams be commenced forthwiili. 
In addition to footnotes on the dia- 
grams, Mr. Carruthers had under- 
taken to write a pamphlet explanatory 
of the diagrams for the use of ad- 
vanced students. The Committee 
had also under consideration the 
question of the issue of diagrams 
sliowing the nature and causes of 
diseases affecting the potato. 
Veterinary. 
Sir John Thorold reported his 
election as Chairman of the year. 
Professor Brown had presented the 
following report, together with tlie 
annual report of the Koyal Veterinary 
College, whicli the Committee re- 
commended for publication in the 
Journal (see page 14G). The subject 
of Pink I'.ye in Horses had been dis- 
cussed in reference to a note on this 
disease by Professor Axe, written for 
the Journal. The I'iXamincrs in Prac- 
tical Cattle Pathology for the diploma 
of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons in 1890 had reported that 
the following gentlemen, placed in 
order of merit, liad attained tl]c 
gi'eatcst distinction : — (1) J. E. Row, 
Veterinary Infirmarv, Newgate Street, 
Chester; "(2) F. E. "Place, 1, Parker's 
Place, Exmouth. The Committee re- 
commended that the Society's large 
jDcdal be given in silver to Mr. Row, 
and in bronze to Mr. Place. Tliey also 
recommended the appointment of 
Mr. Lewis P. Kees, of 5, Lammas 
Street, Carmarthen, as Provincial 
Veterinary Surgeon for Carmarthen- 
shire. 
Profcsso.' Brown's Hejm't. 
Pleueo - PNKUMONiA. — During 
the four weeks ended January 2-i, 
outbreaks of this disease h'lve been 
dealt with by the ISoard of Agri- 
culture in the counties of Durham, 
Essex, Lancaster, Surrey, York 
(W.R.), Aberdeen, Ayr, Fife, Forfar, 
Linlithgow, and Midlotliian. -By 
order of the Board fifty cattle 
affected with pleuro-pneumonia in 
T.irious stages were slaughtered, as 
well as .510 other cattle which had 
been in contact with the diseased 
animals, or otherwise exposed to 
infection. 
Anthrax.— Of this disease fif- 
teen fresh outbreaks were reported 
in tlie four weeks, in the counties 
of Bucks, Cumberland, Hants, 
H\ints, Lincoln (Kesteven), Norfolk, 
Rutland, Somerset, York (W.R. ), 
Aberdeen, and Dumfries. In these 
outbreaks thirty animals were at- 
tacked, eight diseased animals were 
killed, fifteen died, and five re- 
covered. 
Swine-feveh. — This disease is 
again decreasing, and has been so 
for some weeks. In the four weeks 
of November the outbreaks reported 
in Great Britain amounted to 411, 
or just on 103 per week. In De- 
cember thej' fell to 343, or about 
eighty-six per week, whereas in 
January they still further declined 
to 248, or sixty-two per week. In 
tliese January outbreaks 1,!)G8 pigs 
were attacked, 804 diseased pigs 
wore killed, 900 died, 265 recovered, 
and 412 remained alive when the 
last published return was made 
up. 
Rabies. — There have been six 
cases of this disease, all of tlieni in 
dogs, reported in the month^; one 
of these occurred in Hants, two in 
Kent, and three in York (VV,R.). 
Stock Frizes. 
^Ir. FnANKisn reported the elec- 
tion of ^Ir. Sanday as Chairman of 
the year. An offer by the British 
Picrkshire Society of a champion prize 
of UV. at Doncaster liad been ac- 
cepted on condition that it should be, 
for the best animal exhibited in 
classes 171 (Boars farrowed in 1890) 
and 173 (Breeding Sows). 
