SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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and farming. Yet in every instance he was fully prepared 
showing his great interest in and love for this work. In answer 
to some of these he described Guenon’s system for selecting 
mi kers by their markings—known as the scutcheon. He is in 
favor of inspection not only of the cattle, but of attendants and 
those who handle milk, claiming a tuberculous milkman may 
do more harm than a great number of tuberculous cattle. This 
examination should extend not only to the health of the cattle 
but to their cleanliness and care of stables, milk-houses, etc’ 
1 his examination should be made frequently and without warn- 
lng. He felt the general average of health might be improved 
b\ proper food ; also that the Danish method of separatum tuber¬ 
culous cows and using their milk after boiling to raise their 
own calves has been shown to be perfectly safe and successful 
thus rendering wholesale slaughter unnecessary, and might be 
done without entailing a great loss. He figures it now costs four 
cents per quart to raise milk with hay at fifteen dollars per ton 
Dr. Rhoads now moved that in recognition of the great value 
of this talk to those present, and in consideration of the benefit 
his attendance and fellowship would be to us, that he be made 
an honorary member ; this was seconded by Dr. Hoskins and 
unanimously voted upon. The hour being late, election of offi¬ 
cers was postponed till the November meeting. 
W. L. Rhoads, D. V. S., Secretary. 
IOWA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAE ASSOCIATION. 
^ le ninth annual meeting of this flourishing association 
will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 13th and 14th 
1897, at the Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa, and a most 
interesting programme awaits those who are fortunate enouo-h 
to be able to attend. The efficient Secretary, Dr. J. E. Brown 
Oskaloosa, has favored the Review with the full programme’ 
which includes the following interesting papers: “ Serum- 
Therapy in Hog Cholera,” Dr. A. T. Peters, Lincoln, Neb.- 
‘ Lymphoma,” Dr. J. Miller, Ottumwa; “The Relation of Our 
Profession to Public Health,” Dr. J. F. Kennedy, Des Moines • 
“ Parasitic Diseases of Sheep,” Dr. W. B. Niles, Ames; “ Duties 
of the State Veterinary Surgeon,” Dr. J. I. Gibson, Denison; 
On the Contagion of Tuberculosis,” Dr. H. Shipley, Sheldon • 
“ Fungoid Growths,” Dr. W. A. Heck, Keokuk ; “ Azoturia ” 
Dr. J. A. Replogle, Centreville ; “ Thermo-Cautery in Veteri¬ 
nary Practice,” Dr. P. O. Koto, Forest City ; “ Barium Chloride 
its Use m the Treatment of Colic,” Dr. J. E. Brown, Oskaloosa’, 
