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ing the essayist, spoke of the allied interests of the agriculturists, 
stock breeders and veterinarians, and extended a cordial welcome 
to the guests. After the reading of the paper, Mr. John Cownie, 
Vice-President of the Iowa State Agricultural Society, moved 
that the paper be published in the report of the Agricultural So¬ 
ciety. The same was duly seconded and carried by a standing 
vote. 
Mr. Fields, President of the Agricultural Society, then ex¬ 
tended an invitation to the members of the Veterinary Associa¬ 
tion to attend their banquet. The invitation was accepted, and 
adjournment made until next morning. 
At the morning session, January 14th, the election of offi¬ 
cers was taken up, and the following officers elected: Presi¬ 
dent, Dr. G. A. Johnson, Sioux City; Vice-Presidents, Dr. 
S. H. Kingery, Creston, and Dr. J. H. McDeod, Charles 
City ; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. J. E. Brown, Oskaloosa. Board 
of Censors—Drs. D. H. Miller, Harlan ; J. I. Gibson, Denison ; 
and W. A. Heck, Keokuk. 
Dr. A. T. Peters, Veterinarian to the Experiment Station of 
Nebraska, and Dr. J. F. Kennedy, Secretary of the Iowa State 
Board of Health, were elected to honorary membership. 
Dr. J. F. Kennedy then entertained the association by read¬ 
ing a most interesting paper, the title of which was “ Veterinary 
Science and Its Relation to Public Health.” * 
Discussions followed on sanitation, dajry sanitation and in¬ 
spection, sanitary laws, typhoid fever, hog cholera, etc. 
A vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Kennedy for the paper. 
The association ordered that 300 extra copies of Dr. Kennedy’s 
paper be printed for distribution. 
Dr. J. Miller’s paper on “ Eymphoma ” was read by his 
brother. Dr. C. Miller, in the former’s absence. 
The paper by Dr. J. Replogle on “ Azoturia ” was presented 
by Dr. W. H. Austin, the author being absent. The discussions 
on this paper were freely taken part in. Dr. W. B. Niles read a 
paper on “ Parasitic Diseases of Sheep.” Iowa’s State Veteri¬ 
narian, Dr. J. I. Gibson, presented a paper, “ Duties of the State 
Veterinary Surgeon.” Dr. W. A. Heck then added quite a val¬ 
uable production to veterinary literature on the treatment of 
“ Fungoid Growths,” and the same was freely discussed, and 
many good points brought out. Dr. E. U. Shipley gave a little 
talk on “ The Contagion of Tuberculosis,” and presented some 
* Will be published in an early issue of the Review. 
