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Report of Veterinary Committee. 
Mr. Carruthers reported that his experi- 
ments on the botanical side of the in- 
quiry were still proceeding ; and it was 
hoped that the results would be ready 
in time for publication with the report 
to be prepared by Dr. Voelcker (see 
page lxx). 
Finger-and-toe in Turnips. 
Mr. Arkwright added that Dr. 
Voelcker had ascertained, from the 
analyses that he had made and the re- 
plies received, that where finger-and- 
toe occurred it was co-existent with 
a deficiency of lime in the soil ; but 
that soils containing an abundance 
of lime did not appear to be affected 
by the disease. Dr. Voelcker sug- 
gested that any future experiments 
should be in the direction of trying to 
see whether any direct application of 
manures or chemicals would prevent 
the fungus appearing, or destroy it 
after it had appeared, and in the 
direction of ascertaining whether it 
was possible or impossible to infect 
with the disease soils which were 
not deficient in lime, and in which 
finger-and-toe was never known to 
exist. 
Veterinary. 
Mr. Stanyforth reported that a 
letter had been read from Mr. Cope 
tendering his resignation as a member 
of the Veterinary Committee. It had 
been resolved that Mr. Cope’s resig- 
nation be accepted, with regret, to- 
gether with an expression of apprecia- 
tion for his past services as a member 
of the Committee. A letter, dated 
March 16, 1894, had been read from 
the Central Chamber of Agriculture 
inviting the Society to send repre- 
sentatives upon a deputation to the 
President of the Board of Agriculture 
to ask that live animals should only 
be allowed to be imported, subject, 
except under very special conditions, 
to the invariable rule of slaughter at 
the port of landing. The date of the 
deputation having been fixed for 
Tuesday, April 3, it had not been pos- 
sible for a decision to be arrived at 
by the Council as to whether the 
Society should be officially represented 
upon the occasion referred to ; but 
the Council had already taken action 
in the direction desired by their reso- 
lution of February 1, 1893,' which had 
been duly communicated to the Board 
of Agriculture. 
A second meeting of the Special 
Committee on Abortion in Cows had 
been held on the previous afternoon, 
when evidence had been taken from 
three further witnesses. The Special 
Committee had suggested that a leaf- 
let should be circulated forthwith 
amongst stockowners recommending 
the preventive treatment against epi- 
zootic abortion, which had been suc- 
cessfully practised by Professor No- 
card, of Alfort, France, and requesting 
particulars of the results of the treat- 
ment from those who adopted it. It 
was proposed that, when the owner 
so desired, arrangements should be 
made for a veterinary surgeon to visit 
the farm at the cost of the Society, 
and to advise as to the preparation 
and application of the solution. The 
Committee recommended that the 
suggestion of the Special Committee 
should be adopted, and that a copy of 
the proposed leaflet should be sent 
with each member’s copy of the new 
Journal, now in process of distribution. 
The resignation had been received of 
Mr. Lewis ltees as the Society’s Pro- 
vincial Veterinary Surgeon for Car- 
marthenshire, in consequence of his 
proceeding to Brecon, Mr. Bees at the 
same time applying for the vacant 
post of Provincial Veterinary Surgeon 
for Breconshire. The Committee re- 
commended that Mr. Lewis Bees be 
appointed to fhis post, to hold office 
during the pleasure of the Council. 
An application was also received from 
Mr. Charles Morgan, M.B.C.V.S., ap- 
plying for the post of Provincial 
Veterinary Surgeon for the county of 
Carmarthen, in succession to Mr. Bees, 
resigned, and the Committee recom- 
mended that he be appointed on the 
usual conditions. 
The Committee recommended the 
appointment of Mr. Clement Stephen- 
son, F.B.C.V.S., as Lecturer on Horse 
Shoeing at the Cambridge Meeting, 
on the same terms as last year. 
The following report had been pre- 
sented by Professor Brown : — 
Plecuo-pneumonia. — During the four 
weeks ended March 24, according to the 
returns published in the London Gazette , no 
case of this disease was discovered in Great 
‘ Journal. Yol. IV., Part I., 1893, p. xxxi. 
