Monthly Council, July 29, 1891. 
on the Council caused by the election 
of Mr. Chandos-Pole-Gell as a Vice- 
President, and reported that letters of 
thanks had been received from Sir 
John Lawes and Monsieur Louis 
Passy for their election as Trustee 
and Honorary Member respectively. 
Education. 
Mr. PiDGEON submitted various 
recommendations of this Committee 
as to schemes under the Endowed 
Schools Acts, for which the Society 
■was asked to nominate representa- 
tive governors. The Committee had 
had under consideration the arrange- 
ments for tlie publication of the 
series of thirty coloured diagrams 
prepared by Miss Georgiana E. Orme- 
rod, in conjunction with her sister, 
tlie Society's Consulting Entomolo- 
gist, and recommended that they be 
published in five sets of si.x each : 
(1) Common insect attacks ; Insects 
affecting (2) Various kinds of crops ; 
(3) Particular crops ; (4) Fruit crops ; 
(5) Trees — at a cost of Gd. per set, 
or 1 2s. 6d. varnished and mounted on 
canvas, with roller : single diagrams 
being supplied at Is. Gd., or 2s. 6d. 
mounted. It had been arranged that 
an allowance of 25 per cent, from 
these prices should be made to 
members of the Society. The dia- 
grams would be issued through the 
well-known firm of map and diagram 
publishers, Messrs. W. and A. K. 
Johnston, of 5, White Hart Street, 
E.C., and Edinburgh, through whom 
could also be had (at Is. each) Mr. 
Carruthers' new diagram on Ihe po- 
tato disease, containing ten coloured 
illustrations of good and diseased 
potatoes and potato leaves, and 
descriptive letterpress, with hints for 
growers. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker (Chair- 
man) reported that the Committee 
had considered a report from the 
Judges of milking machines at Don- 
caster, suggesting a further trial of 
Messrs. Nicholson and Gray's machine, 
and had referred it to the Implement 
Committee, with a recommendation 
that the suggestion should be carried 
out. Various details in connection 
with future arrangements for the 
produce and poultry classes had been 
considered. 
International Agricultural Congress 
at The Hague. 
The Secbetary laid upon the 
table various documents relative to 
this Congress, which is to be held 
at The Hague from September 7 to 
12 next, together with letters from 
eminent Dutch authorities, offering 
all possible facilities to any repre- 
sentatives of the Society who might 
be visiting the Congress. It was 
agreed that, in addition to the Secre- 
tary, any members of the Council who 
might be attending the Congress 
should do so as official delegates of 
the Societ}'. 
Suggestions at General Meeting. 
The suggestions made by members 
at the general meeting in the Show- 
yard at Doncaster as to railway 
accommodation were considered, and 
it was decided that no action could 
at present be taken with regard to 
them. 
Country Meeting of 1893. 
Invitations from the Corporations 
of Chester and Manchester invit- 
ing the Society to hold its Country 
Meeting of 181)3 in their respective 
cities were read, and the thanks of 
the Council therefor ordered to be 
sent. The further consideration of 
the invitations was deferred until 
after the autumn recess. 
Miscellaneous. 
Various letters were read from 
societies and others, thanking the 
Society for the use of the large tent 
in the Show^yard. A communication 
from the Agricultural Engineers' As- 
sociation in reference to Implement 
Exhibits was ordered to be referred 
to t he Implement Committee for con- 
sideration. 
Sate of nezt Meetings. 
The date of the general meeting of 
governors and members in December 
next having been fixed for the 
Thursday of the Smithfield week 
(December 10), at 20, Hanover 
Square, and the usual holidays hav- 
ing been granted to the Secretar_v and 
Clerks, the Council adjourned over 
the autumn recess until Wednesday, 
November -1, 1891, at noon. 
