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Messrs. Nuttall, Preston; Dauber, Angleton, Hutchinson, 
Leyland, W. Lewis, Crewe; P. W. A. and J. A. Taylor, 
Manchester; C. Dyas, Dorrington; and W. A. Cartwright, 
Whitchurch. 
Mr. Henry Barnes, of Malpas, then read a very interesting 
paper on “ Black Quarter,” which elicited a very lively discussion 
in which all present joined. Mr. Leather believed that the disease 
was due to poverty of the blood, and that the class of animals 
generally attacked were starved ones. Mr. Dobie, however, 
disagreed with Mr. Leather, and has found in the course of his 
practice the best of the herd most frequently suffer, thus corrobo- 
ating the opinion of the essayist. Setoning in the dewlap is very 
successful as a preventive. Mr. Lowe has no faith in setoning 
as a preventive, but recommends bleeding in the spring, and an 
occasional purge, and has been very successful in treatment by 
making incisions in the skin of the affected part, dividing the 
cellular tissue and injecting violent irritants, bleeding and adminis¬ 
tering cathartics, following up with stimulants. Mr. Welsby, 
while admitting the use of setoning as a preventive, would like 
to hear from the meeting the theory of its action. 
Mr. Storrar had seen cases of black quarter after setons, 
but they occurred where only very little inflammation had been set 
up, in consequence of inattention. He therefore advised their use. 
He believes black quarter to arise from a deficiency of fibrine in 
the blood, and the great amount of inflammation set up in the 
part by setoning arrests the growth of the animal for a time, 
and forms an outlet whereby the serous fluid is eliminated, 
thus giving the animal time to regain a certain tone. Por, 
in his opinion, the disease is most prevalent in animals of too 
rapid growth, especially those which have suffered previously 
from debilitating diseases, such as diarrhoea. A steady system of 
feeding, to insure if possible a steady growth, is the best preven¬ 
tive. Mr. Whittle corroborated the Secretary as to distension of 
rumen being frequently an aggravating symptom necessitating the 
use of the trochar. Mr. Whittle has seen the disease in a milch 
cow, which was agreed to be of very rare occurrence. He has never 
lost any of his own rearing from black quarter, but has frequently 
suffered the loss of animals sent out to graze, after returning. 
After a few more remarks from Messrs. Elam and Greaves, &c. &c., 
the discussion terminated. The Secretary proposed and Mr. 
Woods seconded a vote of thanks to Mr. Barnes for his instructive 
paper, which was duly carried and acknowledged. 
Mr. David Lowlands was elected a member of this Association. 
On the motion of Mr. Storrar, seconded by the Secretary, 
Mr. Dobie nominated for election Air. W. Leather, and Mr. 
Ackroyd nominated Mr. S. Littler for members of this Association. 
