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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
CASTRATION BY LIGATURE. 
Belmont, Man., October 17, 1901. 
Editors American Veterinary Review: 
Dear Sir :—Being a recent subscriber to your valuable 
journal, the Review, I noticed in the last number, that of Oct¬ 
ober, a communication in the u Italian Review,” by E. Bastianini 
on castration by elastic ligature, about which I should very 
much like to get further information. The questions I should 
like to ask are whether this method of castration has been tried 
on this continent or not, and whether, if it has been tried, has 
it proved a success. Also, where may the elastic ligature spe¬ 
cially made for the purpose, I suppose, be obtained, and is this 
method of castration as successful on older horses as on young 
colts ? Trusting if you are able to give me the desired informa¬ 
tion, I am not asking too much, I am yours truly, 
Walter Hurt. 
[Note. —The article referred to was abstracted from an Ital¬ 
ian professional journal, and we can throw no further light 
upon the subject. A letter addressed to the author in care of 
Prof. Liautard, 14 Avenue de l’Opera, Paris, France, will be for¬ 
warded to the journal from which it was taken and thus prob¬ 
ably reach the author.—R. R. B.] 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MISSOURI VALLEY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
This association held its 28th regular meeting in the lecture 
hall of the Kansas City Veterinary College, May 25, 1901. 
Dr. Tait Butler presented a paper on “ Some Diseases of Ani¬ 
mals Produced by Feeding on Corn and Cornstalks,” which 
was well discussed by Drs. A. T. Peters and R. C. Moore. 
Dr. A. T. Peters presented a paper entitled u Control of Hog 
Cholera by Preventive Vaccination,” which was discussed by 
Drs. S. Stewart and W. R. Cooper. 
Dr. B. E. Kaupp presented a paper entitled “ Tubercular 
Invasion in Swine,” * which was discussed by Drs. Stewart and 
Peters. 
At the business session, Drs. Tait Butler, A. W. Swedberg, 
C. B. McClelland, R. H. Carswell, F. F. Brown, and D. G. 
Moberly became members. 
* Published elsewhere in this number of the Review. 
