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read a paper entitled The Fattening of Cattle for Market, a 
Profitable Industry for the Louisiana Farmer.” 
Meat Famine in South Africa. —Washington, D. C., 
January 14.—Owing to the terrible ravages of the rinderpest and 
the prolonged drought. South Africa is threatened with a meat 
famine. During the year ended May 31 last, according to a 
report to the State Department from United States Consul 
Stowe, at Cape Town, no less than 1,400,000 head of cattle were 
lost from these causes, while in the same time the loss pf sheep 
was 2,086,000. 
Chicago Milk Regulations. —Milk dealers of Chicago in 
mass meeting recently resolved to work for the defeat of an 
ordinance introduced in the City Council requiring that all milk 
shall be sold in bottles with seals showing the quantity of milk, 
per cent, of fat and when, where and by whom bottled. It is 
not believed that the measure will become a law. A large com¬ 
mittee was appointed to work against the proposed milk trust 
in this city with which the name of Joseph Leiter has been re¬ 
peatedly associated. 
Dr. Stewart Misquoted. —A letter from Dr. S. Stewart 
contains the following paragraph : “ I note that Dr. Heck 
furnished you quite full notes of the vSt. Joseph meeting of the 
Missouri Valley Association. As is often the case, even with 
short-hand notes, one is made to say things quite different from 
the actual language used. The last paragraph in the January 
Review, in said discussion, is quite too sarcastic and inconsid¬ 
erate, and not in my habit of expression. Those present will 
note the misquotation and doubtless will not take offence.” 
A Prolific Cow. —The following item taken from an Eng¬ 
lish paper is quite interesting, especially since the owner of the 
subject is the father of G. R. Young, D. V. S., whom all who 
attended the Omaha meeting of the U. S. V. M. A. remember 
as a most courteous member of the local arrangements com¬ 
mittee : “ Mr. Young, of the Poplars, Isle Brewers, has a cow in 
his possession that has had four calves in one year, two at a 
birth, one twin, born January 7, 1898, and the second December 
31st, Saturday last. All four on the farm in a thriving condi¬ 
tion.” 
Ontario Veterinary College. —The Christmas exam¬ 
inations in connection with the above mentioned institution 
were concluded on Friday, December 23d, when the following 
gentlemen passed a satisfactory examination and received dip- 
