Monday, May 23 , 1892 . 845 
outbreaks during the last quarter. Last year there ■W'ere 864 in the 
corresponding period. 
22. In the Department of Comparative Pathology and Research, 
at the Royal Veterinary College, important investigations have 
been carried on with reference to foot-rot in sheep, tuberculosis, 
fatty disease of the liver in lambing ewes, and poisoning of swine 
by salt food, with symptoms closely allied to those of swine fever. 
Experiments have been continued with the view of elucidating 
some obscure phases in the life history of the lung-worm. 
23. From December up to the end of April, 664 samples have 
been submitted by Members to the Consulting Chemist for analysis. 
The plan of publishing in the quarterly numbers of the Journal the 
reports of the Chemical Committee enables Members to be kept 
acquainted from time to time with the most general forms in which 
adulteration of feeding stuffs and manures occurs, besides giving 
notes of guidance and advice to purchasers. 
24. At the Woburn Experimental Farm a series of feeding trials 
upon bullocks and sheep has been in progress during the winter 
months. In other directions, the feeding values of earth-nut cake 
and of malt as a partial substitute for barley have been the 
subjects of investigation. The usual field experiments are being 
continued, and one on green-manuring will be added this year. 
25. It appears from the Reports of the Consulting Botanist that 
more samples of seeds for pasture have been examined during the 
past season, and that, while generally of good quality, moi’e im- 
purities than previously have been noticed in samples of clover as 
well as in those of some grasses. Inquiries have been made into 
diseases affecting wheat, turnips, and potatoes. Tlie treatment of 
Weeds in pastures has been dealt with. Mr. Carruthers has super- 
vised for the Society the preparation of a series of eight valuable 
coloured Diagrams illustrating the Life History of the Wheat Plant, 
whicli have now been publi.shed by the Society’s agents, Messrs. W. 
and A. K. Johnston, 5 White Hart Street, Warwick Lane, E.C., 
at the price of 10s. per set, including an explanatory pampldet. 
26. In view of the necessarily inconclusive nature of the experi- 
ments undertaken last year at the request of the Board of Agri- 
culture for the purpose of determining the efficacy of sulphate of 
copper as a remedy against the potato disease, a fre.sh series of 
experiments in different localities throughout the country has been 
inaugurated during the present season ; and an entirely indepen- 
dent experiment with the same and similar mixtures is also being 
made at the Society’s Experimental Farm at Woburn. 
27. The work of the Entomological Department has been con- 
tinuing as usual with regard to crop attacks generally ; and the 
number of applications as to the means of gaining and of imparting 
