Show THAT TUBERCULOSIS TEST In the last six m months a great many cows which were represented to tobe be fine looking animals have been condemned and nd killed in this city o on n t th the he charge that they were afflicted with j l- l l lobis osis Now Mr 11 L. L C. C Blandy t tells iIi a board of experts 1 in 11 Albany N. N Y that the tuberculin test is responsible re- re s for the death of many many tattle cattle not afflicted with disease with the resultant heavy loss to the farmers Mr l Blandy is a stock raiser and paper manufacturer of Washington count county NeW York and he was testifying ring at the inquiry which the attorn attorney at at- t ti torn torney orney y general is making into the charge that there theres i is s a milk combi combine e which overcharges New York City an and underpays s 's the farmers from wl whom it buys i its ts' ts supply Continuing Mr Blandy said It is an au outrage I I the wa way r the in inspectors apply their test an anti and destroy i cattle Thousands of cattle are killed when they I are in in perfect t condition An Au expert f for r instance goes goes' among a herd of cattle He lIc excites them with the result that when the test is applied their temperature tem tern j is jt higher than normal and arid many of them are declared to be afflicted with disease u He lie s says ys s 's further If they would go about their task quietly and make their tests when the cows are are not not excited only a small percentage of those now killed would be he found diseased I have seen seen a a great many cows killed which were in inper perfect perfect per per- feet condition This is one of the things which increase increase in in- cre crease lse the tile expense expense- nse of producing milk for market and should be he taken into consideration in in infixing fixing the price the farmer r receives for his milk Another agriculturist agriculturist- Mr Parkinson t testifying in ill 1 the same way said If all the standards fire are l lived ved up to and the most modern methods used good milk cannot be produced for less than 4 4 cents a quart What is said about cattle being killed I t that mt are per perfectly he healthy r will fi find ll a response in iu m many r. a aheart heart in In thew st. st What VI at h he sa says s 's about the price of oE milk and and what it would have to- to tobe be be- beit if it all the te tests ts were carried o out t is making people people in the wOt west t laugh And Anti yet judging by the price charged her hier the cows must be almost too tO healthy to live |