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Monthly  Council,  May  4,  1904. 
and  the  ledger),  the  two  simple  books 
recommended  by  the  Society  were 
issued  with  the  object  of  leading 
farmers  who  had  hitherto  kept  no 
proper  accounts  to  do  so  in  future. 
Chemical  and  Woburn. 
Mr.  Reynard  reported  that  the 
Committee’s  attention  had  been  drawn 
to  a case  in  which  10  to  20  tons  of 
“ nutmeal,”  at  50ti.  per  ton,  and  10 
tons  of  “seeds,”  at  42.s’.  6d.  per  ton, 
were  offered  by  a Hull  firm  to  manu- 
facturers of  linseed  cake.  The  samples 
sent  were  analysed  by  Dr.  Voelcker, 
who  found  that  the  “nutmeal”  con- 
sisted merely  of  the  ground-up  husks 
and  skin  of  the  seed  of  the  earth  nut 
or  ground  nut  (^Arachis  hijpogea'),  but 
without  any  of  the  kernel.  The 
“ seeds  ” were  the  screenings  from 
clover  seed,  and  consisted  of  grass 
seeds,  plantain  (rib-grass),  corncockle, 
and  numerous  other  weed  seeds, 
worthless  as  food. 
Botanical  and  Zoological. 
Mr.  Wheeler  (Chairman)  reported 
that  authority  had  been  given  to 
Mr.  Cecil  Warburton,  the  Society’s 
Zoologist,  to  give  evidence  before  the 
Board  of  Agriculture  Departmental 
Committee  on  Fruit  Culture.  Mr. 
Warburton  had  prepared  a case  of 
insects  and  specimens  relating  to 
forest  trees  for  inclusion  in  the  British 
Forestry  Exhibition  to  be  held  in 
connection  with  the  Society’s  Show. 
Veterinary. 
Sir  John  Thorold  reported  the 
issue  of  the  reprint  made  by  the  Board 
of  Agriculture,  with  the  Society’s  per- 
mission, of  the  articles  on  “ Liver  Rot 
in  Sheep,”  which  appeared  in  the 
Journal  from  1880  to  1883,  and  of  the 
correspondence  which  had  recently 
passed  between  the  Board  and  the 
Society  on  the  subject. 
Further  consideration  had  been  given 
to  the  question  of  the  establishment  of 
an  additional  Veterinary  College  in 
England,  and  the  Committee  agreed 
unanimously  to  recommend  the  follow- 
ing resolution  for  adoption  by  the 
Council : — 
That,  looking  to  the  long  association 
of  the  Royal  Veterinary  College  with 
the  Royal  Agricultural  Society,  this 
Council  would  regret  any  action  that 
would  be  detrimental  to  the  interests  of 
the  College,  and  decides  therefore  to 
give  its  support  to  the  representations 
made  to  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the 
Home  Department  by  the  College  in 
opposition  to  the  proposed  establish- 
ment of  a second  Veterinary  College  in 
England. 
On  the  motion  of  Sir  Nigel 
Kingscote,  seconded  by  Sir  John 
Thorold,  this  resolution  was  unani- 
mously adopted  by  the  Council,  and 
it  was  arranged  that  a copy  of  it 
should  be  communicated  to  the 
Home  Secretary. 
Stock  Prizes. 
Mr.  Sanday  (Chairman)  reported 
that  a considerable  number  of  letters 
relating  to  Regulation  31,  as  to  classes 
in  which  entries  from  less  than  three 
exhibitors  had  been  received,  had  been 
laid  before  the  Committee.  Instruc- 
tions had  been  given  for  letters  to  be 
addressed  to  the  secretaries  of  the 
Breed  Societies  in  cases  where  classes 
had  not  filled,  informing  them  of  the 
fact. 
Mr.  Cornwallis,  Mr.  Sanday,  and 
Mr.  Crutchley  took  part  in  a short 
discussion  as  to  the  operation  of  this 
rule. 
Judges  Selection. 
Mr.  Sanday  (Chairman)  reported 
the  completion  of  the  list  of  Judges 
for  the  Show  to  be  held  next  June, 
with  the  exception  of  draught  horses, 
harness  horses,  four-in-hand  teams, 
and  jumping  competitions,  the  Judges 
for  which  would  be  settled  at  a later 
date. 
Implement. 
Mr.  Frankish  (Chairman)  reported 
that  various  slight  alterations  in  the 
plan  of  the  implement  yard  for  this 
year’s  Show  had  been  approved.  The 
Committee  recommended  the  appoint- 
ment of  a Sub-committee,  consisting 
of  the  Chairman  (Mr.  Frankish),  Mr. 
Neville  Grenville,  Mr.  Ransome,  Mr. 
Cornwallis,  Mr.  Marshall,  and  Mr. 
Crutchley,  to  inquire  whether  any 
changes  miglit  with  advantage  be 
made  in  the  classes  and  structure 
of  shedding  in  the  showyard,  and  in 
the  classification  of  exhibits. 
General  Show. 
Mr.  Crutchley  reported  that, 
by  permission  of  the  authorities,  a 
Military  Display  would  be  held  on 
the  last  day  of  the  Sliow,  Saturday, 
