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out  of  various  experiments  in  the  use  of  insecticides.  Advice 
has  been  given  to  Members  with  regard  to  the  treatment  of  a 
great  variety  of  pests,  including  animal  parasites,  and  insects 
injurious  to  farm  crops,  fruit,  and  forest  trees.  Much  time  has 
been  devoted  to  the  investigation  of  the  life-history  of  the 
Raspberry  Beetle  and  other  insect  pests. 
24.  The  Boar'd  of  Agriculture  returns  show  only  a slight 
difference  in  the  prevalence  of  Anthrax  and  Swine  Fever  as 
compared  with  the  previous  year,  but  the  outbreaks  of  Sheep- 
Scab  have  been  fewer,  and  appreciable  progress  appears  to  have 
been  made  in  the  stamping  out  of  Glanders.  A very  disturbing 
event  of  the  year  to  stockowners  was  the  appearance  of  Foot- 
and-Mouth  Disease  in  Yorkshire  in  the  month  of  July.  When 
first  detected  the  disease  had  already  attacked  ten  cattle  and 
a pig.  The  Board  of  Agriculture,  with  great  promptness,  caused 
the  whole  of  the  animals  on  the  farm  (26  cattle,  94  sheep,  and  3 
swine)  to  be  slaughtered,  as  also  three  cows  and  three  calves 
which  had  recently  been  moved  from  the  farm  to  other  premises. 
About  a week  after  the  disease  was  detected  in  a yearling  beast 
on  the  immediately  adjoining  farm,  and  in  that  case  also  the 
whole  of  the  cattle  (35)  and  sheep  (107)  were  promptly 
slaughtered.  These  rigorous  measures  fortunately  brought  the 
outbreak  to  an  end.  It  is  understood  that  searching  inquiry 
failed  to  reveal  the  means  by  which  the  infection  was  introduced. 
25.  At  their  meeting  on  the  2nd  November,  the  Council,  on 
the  motion  of  the  Eakl  of  Northbrook,  seconded  by  Mr.  G.  G. 
Rea,  unanimously  passed  the  following  resolution,  of  which 
copies  have  been  forwarded  to  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and  the 
Board  of  Trade  : — 
“ That,  for  the  protection  of  our  herds  and  flocks,  and  in 
order  to  prevent  the  spreading  of  foot-and-mouth  disease 
and  anthrax,  it  is  of  the  greatest  importance  that  all 
ships,  wagons,  and  other  vehicles  which  have  carried 
foreign  skins,  wool  or  other  substance  likely  to  bring 
or  spread  disease,  should  be  thoroughly  disinfected 
before  being  used  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  cake, 
feeding  stuffs,  or  materials  used  in  the  manufacture  of 
feeding  stuffs. 
“Further,  that  it  is  desirable,  if  possible,  to  prevent  the 
carriage  of  skins,  wool,  etc.,  on  the  same  ships  as  cake 
and  other  feeding  materials ; or,  if  they  must  be  carried 
on  the  same  boats,  that  adequate  precautions  should  be 
taken  to  prevent  the  contamination  of  feeding  stuffs.” 
26.  It  has  been  decided  to  carry  out  experiments  with  calves 
at  the  Woburn  Farm,  for  the  purpose  of  demonstrating  that  by 
means  of  isolation  it  is  possible  to  rear  healthy  stock  from 
tuberculous  parents.  Lord  Rothschild  has  generously  undertaken 
