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four weeks. Forty-two animals 
were attacked, two diseased 
animals were killed, twenty-four 
died, and five recovered. These 
outbreaks of anthrax occurred in 
the counties of Devon, Essex, 
Huntingdon, London, Norfolk, 
Northampton, Notts, Somerset, 
Surrey, Sussex East, and York (W. 
R.) in England, and in Fife, Mid- 
lothian, Roxburgh, and Wigtown in 
Scotland. 
Swine Feveh. — This disease is 
less prevalent than it was a year 
ago. In the four weeks ended 
February 20th, there were only 129 
fresh outbreaks reported, as com- 
pared with 212 in the corresponding 
period of 1891. There were 731 
pigs attacked in the four weeks, 401 
diseased pigs were killed, 269 died, 
96 recovered, and 130 remained 
alive at the time the last published 
return was made up. 
Mr. Dent desired to call attention 
to one matter in connection with the 
outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. 
In the new Order from the Board of 
Agriculture, it was stated that “ A 
Local Authority may, and when re- 
quired by the Board of Agriculture 
shnll, cause to be slaughtered” animals 
affected -with foot-and-mouth disease, 
and also that “the local authority 
shall out of the local rate pay com- 
pensation” for animals so slaughtered. 
This was recurring to what had 
caused a great deal of dissatisfac- 
tion before in the case of pleuro- 
pneumonia, and the Council would 
remember that this question was 
discussed by them, especially in con- 
nection with Cumberland. Afterwards 
it was enacted that a sum of money 
voted by Parliament out of the general 
taxation of the countiy should be 
placed at the disposal of the Board of 
Agriculture in order to provide pay- 
ment of compensation for compulsory 
slaughter. The present Order as to 
foot-and-mouth disease was a return 
to what he could not but call a vicious 
practice, viz., compelling a Local Au- 
thority to slaughter, but making it pay 
compensation out of the local rates. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) reported 
an offer from the Hackney Horse 
Society of two gold medals for the 
best Hackney stallion and the best 
Hackney mare exhibited at the 
Warwick Meeting, and the Committee 
had recommended that this offer be 
accepted with thanks. 
The first prize winner, No. 951, in 
Class 76 (Sussex cow or heifer in milk 
or in calf), Mr. J. Stewart Hodgson’s 
“ Peace 6th ” having failed to comply 
with the regulations of the prize sheet 
as to oalving, w^as therefore dis- 
qualified from receiving the prize. 
The following animals, having duly 
qualified, now succeeded to the 
prizes : — First prize of 151. to WiUiam 
Stewart Forster for “ Black Ej’es ” 
{Second Prize'). Second prize of 10?. 
to Louis Huth for “ Virgin 23rd ” 
{Third Prize). Third prize of 5?. to 
William Stewart Forster for “ Damsel 
{Reserve Number). 
Judges’ Selection. 
Mr. Sanday reported that with 
very few exceptions the gentlemen 
nominated at the last meeting to act 
as Judges at Warwick had accepted 
office, and that arrangements had 
been made for filling up vacancies.' 
Implement. 
Mr. Feankish (Chairman) reported 
that, owing to the severity of the 
weather, it had been found necessary 
to postpone the plough trials at 
Warwick until March 7 and following 
days.'' Correspondence with the 
plough competitors was laid upon the 
table, and directions given thereon. 
The question of limitation of space to 
exhibitors at the Society’s Meetings 
had been considered, and the Com- 
mittee decided that in future Regula- 
tion 4 of the Implement prize sheet 
should read as follows : — 
No exhibitor will be allowed to 
take less than 1 0 ft. or more than 
160 ft. of shedding in the Show- 
yard. If an exhibitor desires to 
take all his shedding in the ma- 
chinery-in-motion department, the 
maximum space allowed will be 
100 ft. 
'Two letters from Mr. Frank Proctor 
‘ For a list of tha Judges appointed sec 
pages xlvi. and xlvii. 
= In consequence of the continued severity 
of the weather.it became necessary on March 4 
to further postpone these trials, which eventu- 
ally took place on March 21, 1892, and following 
days. 
