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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
would propose an amendment to the Constitution to provide for 
special meetings. 
Dr. Parker called attention to the meeting of the United 
States Veterinary Medical Association in Philadelphia, and 
asked that the association shouid appoint delegates to attend 
the Philadelphia meeting. 
Dr. Osgood moved that all those attending the meeting 
should be appointed as delegates; seconded by Dr. Parker. 
Carried. 
1 he matter of spaying cows was then brought up for discus¬ 
sion by Dr. Osgood reading a letter relating to the spaying of 
cows. He has been doing a good deal of it lately, and so far 
the results have been satisfactory, although the time has not 
been sufficiently long to give the matter a thorough test. He 
has spayed about forty cows. In his experience cows are apt to 
gain in flesh unless carefully watched, and where thev gain in 
flesh and get fat, the feed should be dropped. 
After some further discussion the meeting adjourned. 
John M. Parker, Secretary. 
MASSACHUSETTS VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular monthly meeting of the Massachusetts Veterin- 
aiy Association was held at No. 19 Boylston Place, on Wed- 
nespay, October 24, 1894, at 7:30 P. M. 
The members present were Drs. Bunker, Emerson, Howard, 
Laban, Osgood, Parker, Rogers, Winchester and Winslow. Dr. 
Winchester occupied the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read and 
adopted, the chair called on Dr. Howard, as one of the delegates 
to the United States Veterinary Medical Association meeting, in 
Philadelphia, to make his report. 
Dr. Howard made an interesting report of the meeting. He 
referred to the report of the Committee on Education to Dr. 
Hagar’s paper on “Neurotomy” or “Neurectomy,” and to the 
papeis on “Tuberculosis” as being especially interesting. In 
