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showed no symptoms of illness before they were put upon 
the land in question, and that almost immediately afterwards 
they began to fall away. This fact, however, should always 
be taken as a proof that the infection must have happened 
in some other place, as some time must elapse after the 
entrance of the parasites before they attain sufficient size to 
produce any serious effects upon the animafs condition. 
At first the results are rather satisfactory than otherwise, 
as a tendency to lay on fat is one of the earliest symptoms 
of rot. Water meadows and “ rotting lands ” are valuable 
feeding grounds for butchers^ purposes on this account; but 
it is always necessary to limit the time of feeding to a few 
weeks, otherwise the gain is quickly counterbalanced by 
by equally rapid loss. As to remedial measures, or rather 
preventive measures, it is impossible to say much. A season 
like the one which we have just had is disastrous to plants 
and animals, and it is useless to suggest that wet pastures must 
be avoided as feeding grounds for sheep, because, under 
recent conditions, the flockmaster has no choice in the matter. 
The system of sheep farming does not include arrange¬ 
ments for housing flocks when the climatic conditions are not 
satisfactory; and consequently it happens that, so far as wet 
seasons are concerned, the animals must occupy their usual 
position on the farm, and take their chance.— Field. 
NORTH OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The first quarterly meeting of this Association was held in the Douglas 
Hotel, Neweastle-on-Tyne, on Friday, August 29th, Mr. D. Dudgeon, 
the President, in the chair. The following members were present, viz. 
Messrs. W. F. Mulvey, H. Hunter, G. Elphick, J. Corbett, A. L. 
Butters, A. Hunter, D. Macgregor, W. Wheatley, M. Hedley, W. S. 
Pringle, C. Stephenson, J. Anderson, J. Gofton, and the Secretary. Mr. 
W. Williams, junr., was present as a visitor. 
Letters of apology for non-attendance were received from Professors 
Williams and Pritchard, and Mr. J. Malcolm. 
The committee elected for the revision of the rules presented its 
report, which, with a few alterations, was adopted. 
Mr. G. Elphick then read the following paper on “ Some of the Diseases 
of the Bowels as affecting the Horse. 5 ’ 
Mr. President and Gentlemen, —Having been solicited by our 
worthy secretary at the eleventh hour to read a paper, I have selected to 
bring before your notice some of the diseases of the bowels as affecting 
the horse. 
I should have liked to have given you something perhaps more inter- 
