416 Publications of Interest to Agriculturists . 
scheme for the instruction of the public, set out by him sixty years 
ago, was in two great divisions ; the first was to begin with the 
animals constituting the most valuable part of the farmer’s property, 
“ their origin, their different breeds, their structure, the most 
economical and profitable and humane method of treating them, 
and the art of rendering their services more extensive and perma- 
nent, and their health and comfort more secure.” The first great 
division comprised those animals which aid the power of man — the 
horse, the ox, the ass, the mule, the dog ; then followed those which 
supply food and clothing — horned cattle, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, 
rabbits, bees ; and those which were hurtful — the fox, weasel, rat, 
mole, insects. In dealing with the subject of domestic animals, 
their history, various kinds, structure and habits, feeding and treat- 
ment when young, management when worked, and diseases, were 
successively considered. 
The other great division was “ the General Principles of Agricul- 
ture.” Under this head was to be treated “ whatever related to the 
nature of soils and manures, the rotation of crops, farm buildings and 
machinery, sheep farming and dairy farming, potatoes and spade 
husbandry, wood and timber ” ; and, “ in addition, brewing, baking, 
washing and bleaching, land-measuring, road-making, bridge-build- 
ing, quarrying, lime-burning, &c.,” were to be discussed in the pro- 
gress of the series. Those who have perused Youatt’s original editions 
on the Horse, Cattle, Sheep, and the Dog will be astonished at the deep 
research and profound knowledge of the writer. The first of these, 
The Horse, published in 1831, is a closely printed demy octavo 
volume of 528 pages ; it was a work well suited to the times, and con- 
tained a good deal of sound practical advice on the treatment of 
diseases. Cattle and Sheep are equally large and equally exhaustive 
and interesting. “ The Sacred Volume, besides its higher claims 
to stand at the head of the Farmer’s Library,” is referred to 
for the earliest information of our domestic animals, and quota- 
tions are often made from works of history and travel by eminent 
authorities. Of Mr. Youatt’s ability to discourse on the subject of 
diseases his appointments as lecturer on Veterinary Medicine at 
University College, London, and as Veterinary Surgeon to the 
Zoological Society are the best evidence. 
The same year, 1828, Youatt established a school at the infirm- 
ary for providing a course of lectures on the anatomy and diseases of 
the dog, illustrated by living examples, a branch of study not supplied 
at the College ; among Professor Simonds’s fellow students were the 
late Mr. W. C. Spooner of Southampton, Mr. E. Stanley of Banbury, 
and Mr. H. Nash of Dorchester, and a lasting friendship sprang up 
between master and scholar. These lectures continued till 1830, 
and were afterwards delivered at the London University under a 
system which Youatt advocated of a board composed of scientific 
and practical persons. At the first anniversary dinner of veterinary 
surgeons, April 22, 1829, he proposed the Royal Veterinary College, 
and predicted that the time was not far distant when that Institution 
would fulfil the admirable purposes of its excellent founders, and would 
