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the names and addresses of any 
farmers in their neighbourhood or 
county to whom the schedule of 
questions might usefully be sent, 
Mr. Carruthers had undertaken, at 
the request of the Committee, to 
carry out a series of experiments, 
with a view to determine the influ- 
ence of mineral additions to the soil 
on the fungus causing the disease. 
As no entries had been received in 
Classes 325, 326, and 327 (preserved 
vegetables, & c.) for the Chester 
Meeting, the Committee recom- 
mended that they be eliminated from 
the schedule for the Cambridge 
Meeting of 1894, but that prizes be 
otfered for whole fruit, jams, bottled 
fruits, and preserved fruits. Mr. F. 
S. W. Cornwallis, M.P., had been 
added to the Committee. 
Mr. Bowen-Jones having read a 
letter from Mr. Whitehead, Chairman 
of the Committee, regretting his 
inability to attend the Council, said 
that with reference to the proposed 
inquiry into the disease of finger-and- 
toe in turnips, it was the intention of 
Mr. Carruthers to have a quantity of 
the soil from the Woburn Farm 
brought up to his own house, to be 
placed in pots along with the germs 
of anbury, for the purpose of inves- 
tigating the action of the disease. 
He would also apply different che- 
mical mineral re-agents, and notice 
their effect upon the disease. At the 
same time it was proposed that dupli- 
cate experiments should be tried at 
the Woburn Farm, under the direc- 
tion of Dr. Voelcker, who would act 
in conjunction with Mr. Carruthers. 
Some conversation arose as to the 
suggestion of the Committee that the 
prizes for jarfis and preserved fruits 
should be continued at the Cambridge 
Meeting, in which Mr. Bowen-Jones, 
Mr. Wheeler, the Hon. Cecil T. 
Parker, and Mr. Sanday took part ; 
and eventually it was decided that 
no formal announcement on the sub- 
ject should be made until the Stock 
Prizes Committee had had an oppor- 
tunity of considering the proposals of 
the Seeds and Plants Committee. 
Veterinary. 
Sir John Thorold (Chairman) 
reported that the Committee, having 
considered the Report of the Depart- 
mental Committee on Swine Fever, 
recommended that the following 
resolution be adopted by the Council 
and forwarded to the Board of Agri- 
culture : — 
The Council desire to express their entire 
agreement with the conclusions of the Depart- 
mental Committee on Swine Fever, and they 
trust that their recommendations may be 
carried into effect with the least possible delay. 
The Committee recommended that 
the times of the Horse- shoeing Com- 
petitions at Chester be fixed as 
follows : — Class I., Tuesday, June 
20, at 10 a.m. ; Class II., Thursday, 
June 22, at 10 a.m. Also that a 
lecture on Farriery be given in the 
Horse-shoeing Department on Wed- 
nesday, June 21, at 12 noon. 
The following report had been 
received from Professor Brown : — 
Plkcro-pxeumonxa.— Since the last meet- 
ing of the Council, there have been two out- 
breaks of this disease discovered in Great 
Britain. The first of these occurred near 
Barnsley, where cases were found among the 
nine cattle on the premises. The other out- 
break took place at Hendon, on a dairy farm 
where there were 145 head of cattle. In the 
course of slaughtering out these animals, ten 
cases of the disease were found. 
Swine Fever.— In the twenty weeks ended 
May 20 there have been 1,063 fresh out- 
breaks of this disease reported in Great 
Britain, and 5,244 pigs attacked. In the cor- 
responding period of last year there were 790 
outbreaks, and 4,906 pigs attacked. 
Anthrax.— S ince the beginning of the year 
there have been 183 outbreaks of anthrax re- 
ported, and 412 animals attacked. This is a 
very considerable increase over the returns for 
the corresponding period of last year, when 
there were 101 outbreaks, and 203 animals at- 
tacked. 
Rabies.' — This disease is still on the increase, 
three cases being reported in the week ending 
May 20. There have been since the begin- 
ning of the year twenty-six eases recorded, as 
compared with nine in the corresponding 
period of last year. 
The resolution as to swine fever, 
recommended by the Veterinary 
Committee, was formally moved by 
Sir John Thorold, seconded by 
Sir Nigel Kingscote, and carried 
unanimously, a copy being ordered to 
be sent to the Board of Agriculture. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) reported 
that various letters connected with 
entries for the Chester Meeting had 
been read and directions given 
thereon. Three entries of White 
Castlemartin cattle were accepted 
