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tion, at which the resolution referred to was unanimously 
adopted, about twenty members being present, and nothing is 
left for the imagination ; the arguments in favor of it—weak as 
they are—are there given. We can only say that such a reso¬ 
lution would never receive the endorsement of an x\merican 
association, and we do not believe that any other body of veter¬ 
inarians will follow the miserable example set by the Lan- 
cashiremen. 
THE REVIVAE OF THE HORSE INDUSTRY. 
A careful perusal of the journals representing the horse- 
breeding interests of the United States reveals some highly in¬ 
teresting news in regard to the changes that are quietly taking 
place in the breeding and marketing of the horse. The ruthless 
killing of the western ranch horses, which have become worth¬ 
less on account of lack of size, strength and docility, and the im¬ 
possibility of selling light buggy-horses of questionable trotting 
stock are gradually impressing the horse-breeders that the mar¬ 
ketable horse of the future must be an animal of quality as re¬ 
gards conformation, color and training. There has arisen a 
sudden demand for stallions and mares of the different coach 
breeds, especially for hackneys, French-coachers and German- 
coachers, and those breeders who have been saving their stock 
through the period of depression are selling at long prices. A 
peculiarity of the horse market during the season just closed has 
been the unprecedented sale of thoroughbreds, large numbers of 
them having been purchased for export trade to England, France 
and Germany. We give below a few extracts from the last 
number issued of the Horseinan^ which are quite interesting : 
Passing op the Oregon Horse. —The large abattoir constructed at 
Portland, Oregon, a few years ago for the purpose of converting the 
numberless range horses of the Pacific northwest into meat, glue, ferti¬ 
lizers, etc., has been closed down for several months, and in spite of the 
fact that many thousand horses were secured at about $2 per head, the 
scheme is reported to have been a losing one for the projectors. It had 
one good effect, though, for in the few months it was in operation it re¬ 
duced the cayuse horse supply to the extent of about 12,000 head. When 
