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ARMY VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 
region almost all our dairy cattle are high-grade Jerseys and we 
produce none of our own feed stuff. Consequently our cattle re¬ 
ceive little or no succulent feed, their diet being almost entirely 
nitrogens and carbohydrates. These, of course, are intended to, 
and do, increase the activity of the lacteal glands and may, in a 
measure, account for the not uncommon paralytic condition that 
I find. 
Fred W. Porter, D.V.M. 
ARMY VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 
The work for the passage of the Army Veterinary bill is 
progressing steadily. Chairman Hoskins of the legislative com¬ 
mittee, American Veterinary Medical Association, reports that 
it will be necessary to obtain a two-thirds vote in the House of 
Representatives to push the bill forward on the calendar. He 
has no fear of the ultimate outcome of the bill in the House, as 
about 200 members of the House are pledged in support of the 
bill. 
More than 40 Senators are also pledged, but otherwise the 
situation in the Senate remains one of anxiety, as it seems dif¬ 
ficult to get action on the bill by the sub-committee in charge of 
the bill. 
There are several reasons why the bill should be passed dur¬ 
ing the present session of Congress, the main being that opposi¬ 
tion other than congressional may spring up during the next ses¬ 
sion. While it is impossible to predict, at this writing, what 
will be really accomplished during this session, on account of the 
political turmoil in which Congress finds itself now, there are in¬ 
dications that Congress may remain in session well into the 
month of July, which will extend the time for work and be in 
favor of the persistent efforts of Chairman Hoskins in behalf of 
this bill. 
o. s. 
Dr. Arthur Trickett has joined the firm practicing in con¬ 
nection with the Kansas City Veterinary College, which now con¬ 
sists of Drs. S. Stewart, F. F. Brown, J. V. Lacroix and A. 
Trickett. Dr. Trickett has been practicing in Kansas City for 
the past 10 years and has established an excellent clientele. 
