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F. C. McCurdy, Louis Metsker, M. B. Miller, W. N. Neill, J. I v . 
Otterman, S. Stewart, A. W. Swedberg. 
Correction. —A. W. Baker, V. S., Brasher Bealls, N. Y., 
writes under date of March 23 : u Kindly state in Review that 
a misprint occurred in my article in the March number in refer¬ 
ence to ‘ modes of firing.’ The length of the prongs on the bud¬ 
ding iron should have been 1 inches instead of -y 5 -g-, as it 
would be impossible to fire with such short prongs without 
burning the skin by the necessarily hot plate.” 
Interfering Overcome by Rubber Pads. —John D. Fitz¬ 
gerald, of Chicago, a successful horseshoer, writes to the Horse- 
shoers' Journal that he has observed that all interfering horses, 
especially ankle and shin knockers, can be cured at once by the 
use of rubber pads. He says : u I have shod hundreds of car¬ 
riage and business horses for interfering in front and behind, 
and I have found the rubber pad to stop them all, and I believe 
the rubber pad will stop all interfering in front and behind un¬ 
less in exceptional cases of speed horses, when the weight of the 
pad will make the difference.” 
The heavy harness horse lost a wonderfully successful 
champion when Charles F. (Fatty) Bates died in New York 
the 1st of March. He was possibly the most unique character 
in the country, and it will be a long time before his place will 
be filled. Of wealthy parents, who indulged his fondness for 
horses in early life, he became a professional driver and dealer, 
being in close touch with the swell set, and he did a great deal 
to popularize the high-stepping horse among the wealthy 
residents of Gotham, and he led them a merry pace, for 
his horses were the best, as were his carriages, harnesses and 
other appointments that could be obtained. He was only thirty* 
three years old at the time of his death, and weighed nearly 
300 pounds, his demise being due to acute pneumonia. 
Every State Board of Health Should Have a Veter¬ 
inary Department. —The Minnesota Agricultural Society, 
at its recent meeting, passed resolutions indorsing the work 
of the Veterinary Department of the Minnesota State Board of 
Health (Dr. M. H. Reynolds, Director) as follows : u Whereas, 
our live stock interests are continually threatened with visita¬ 
tions of infectious diseases, and Whereas, we recognize the great 
importance of sanitation in connection with our live stock in¬ 
terests ; therefore be it Resolved, that the State Agricultural 
Society recognize in this public way the great importance of 
the work already accomplished by the Veterinary Department 
