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no doubt make a good figure among the many similar reproduc¬ 
tions of the Bureau of Animal Industry. 
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Bibliographic Items.— Farmers’ Bulletin 480, from U. S. 
Department of Agriculture. “ Practical Methods of Disinfect¬ 
ing Stables,” by George W Pope, D. V. S., of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry. Also Bulletin 145 on “ Trypanosoma Ameri- 
canum,” a common blood parasite of American cattle, by Howard 
Crawley, of the Zoological Division, B. A. I. “ Agricultural 
Journal of the Union of South Africa,” with an article on con¬ 
traction in the standing position, by J. J. Edgar, Government Vet¬ 
erinary officer. Archives des Sciences Biologiques of St. Peters- 
burgh, Vol. XVII., No. 1, are here thankfullv acknowledged. 
A. L. 
GREAT A. V. M. A. MEETING AT INDIANAPOLIS- 
FORECAST BECOMES CRYSTALLIZED FACT. 
In our (( Forecast of A. V. M. A. Meeting at Indianapolis ” 
in the May number of the American Veterinary Review, we 
gave to our readers in brief an exact outline of the plans of the 
Indianapolis meeting, and our June number contained a few de¬ 
tails, including hotel headquarters, capacity and conveniences of 
the meeting place, arrangement for clinics, etc. That forecast as 
then outlined has now well-nigh reached completion, throug'h the 
untiring efforts of the local arrangements committee, consisting* 
of leading representative veterinarians of twelve Indiana cities, 
under the able directorship of Chairman Roberts of the host city. 
This has been a tremendous task, owing* to the immense gather¬ 
ing that is anticipated at this central-west city; but the personnel 
of the committee proves it equal not only to the task of arranging, 
but of carrying to a successful finish, its most excellent plans. 
Following is a roster, by glancing at which the character of the 
work for each day of the convention week may be readily 
grasped; details, such as names of essayists and subjects of es- 
