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twelve months. In connection with the Lincoln Show 21 
samples of Cider and Perry and 133 samples of Milk were also 
analysed. 
22. At the Woburn Experimental Station the Field Experi- 
ments continued to show interesting results, and were visited 
by a considerable number of persons. A trying season ended 
in a very fair harvest, which was gathered in in good condition. 
At the Pot Culture Station the Experiments of the year were 
specially interesting, as bringing out the influence which 
magnesia has on its relation to lime in the soil, and also in 
throwing light on the physical conditions of soil as affecting 
cropping. A collection of specimens from the Pot Culture 
Station was sent to the Agricultural Education Exhibition 
at the Lincoln Show, which gave rise to much interesting 
inquiry. 
23. Since the last Annual Report of the Consulting Botanist 
182 inquiries have been dealt with from members of the 
Society. The frosty weather in the spring caused injury to 
white clover, broad beans, and wheat, and the wet summer and 
autumn have led to extensive injuries by parasitic fungi. 
Many investigations have been made into these diseases. 
Another unobserved enemy to the potato, Stylanus capitatus, 
has been proved by experiment to attack the living plant. 
A Hawthorn hedge was seriously affected by Botrytis cinerea. 
Bacterial injuries to potatoes, broad beans, and oats have been 
investigated. Scouring in stock was found to be due to the 
mould developed on the feeding cake. 
24. The peculiar weather conditions of the past six months 
were remarkably reflected in the applications received by the 
Zoological Department. The ordinary spring pests were rather 
late in appearing, but nothing of special importance was 
reported, except the recurrence of the Pygmy Mangold Beetle, 
which is probably a more frequent and serious pest to mangold 
than has hitherto been supposed. Then, with the abnormally 
wet summer, came a large number of complaints of caterpillar 
attack, and in many instances the caterpillars were of species 
not usually seriously troublesome. Later again, certain pests 
generally associated with particularly dry seasons, began to be 
complained of as the results of the continued tine weeks of the 
late summer and autumn. The exceptional number of applica- 
tions for advice have had reference to creatures infesting stored 
grain and other produce. 
25. During the current year there has been no substantial 
diminution in the prevalence of any of the contagious diseases 
of animals. In the case of anthrax and sheep-scab the out- 
breaks to date are slightly in excess of those for last year, and 
only the outbreaks of glanders show a slight falling off. The 
