| Show I 1 POWERFUL SENTIMENT developing FOR EARLY eradication OF tuberculosis xa 3 W i it q 4 1 41 5 x ak ulf i M TM 0 cattle at national soldiers home washington DC D C were first herds to se bo officially accredited no as free from tuberculosis prepared by the united states depart ment of agriculture that a powerful sentiment Is developing among farmers dairymen and cattle breeders bleeders bre eders in every ery section of the country for the early tin and complete eradication of animal tuberculosis Is shown by hundreds of letters received by the united states deportment department of agriculture those these letters with few exceptions give unreserved In indorse darse ment of livestock owners to the plan of fighting tuberculosis in which the bureau of animal industry Ind Is coop co op aerating with state live stock authorities the department of agriculture intends to publish a number of these letters with the names of the writers because it believes the experiences alipy tell and the views they express should be convincing to livestock owners who have not joined actively in the fight against this disease many of the writers already fire listed in the department or of agricultures agri cultures directory of herds officially accredited as free from tuberculosis test most effective tile the following letter to tile the department Is from bryant smith manager of the low iowana ana farms davenport Paven port in Ilo low warin ana farms desires to comment commend and express their satisfaction with the work of the federal 60 operating cooperating with walh the state authorities in the orail leation of tuberculosis the very ext extended c tilled experience peri ence of the federal inspectors actor enables them to detect defect and eliminate tilt w doubtful and suspicious cases the tint mals which become sources of infection when left in the herd we urge every owner of cattle of dairy or beef breeds to have hta his cattie tested for tuberculosis under tinder the he supervision of the federal inspectors working with the state authorities we urge aige all owners of cattle to use theli their influence to secure through proper legislation reasonable campen by bv the state of losses sustained in the eradication of tuberculosis wo urge every reader to co operate cooperate with the fed foitl hl and state authorities in their campaign to er eradicate amente tuberculosis cu losis lind wi we believe the most effective and surest method Is the use of the ilia tuberculin test as advocated and by the federal and state bureaus 11 has heard no criticism nere is 13 another letter of tile the same ame character from V P dalecy secre secretary tarr of the inter county breeders bleeders Bre eders association watertown wis it gives me great pleasure to be able to indorse a movement which I 1 L believe Is going to be a life saver for tile the breeder who Is playing the game on top of the table the alie accredited cited herd plan makes tile the purebred pure bred game a barer better and more encouraging proposition 1 I have hae my herd on the list this fact relieves me of that constant dread of infection which haunts a man who does docs not know where lie Is with reference to tuberculosis I 1 know that lint if I 1 should be unlucky enough to pick up a germ it will be detected in its incubating cu stage mid in consequence forestall heavy convy losses which many unfortunate breeders bleeders bre eders have hao experienced A true test of its merit may be realized when I 1 teil you ou that I 1 have hae ret et to hear it a word of destructive criticism I 1 have talked to many breeders bleeders bre eders on oil the subject the test to become gen general crill among cattle men hns ilia only to 10 lie explained to them all our boys bos in this vicinity want to get on the list 1 I nin am certain the fact that my iny herd Is on the list enhances its eulue the inspectors with whom I 1 am e come in contact tire are gentlemen well versed ill hi their heir work and attentive to 0 o duty only way to eradicate rube re u losta extracts froni from other letters follow 1 I cannot s speak peak too highly of title work sly aly entire herd of 80 head has been tested the second time and igind I 1 find everything all right I 1 have had considerable sid erable trouble during tile past five or six years but now begin to feel that I 1 have entire control of the altu situation atlon I 1 am doing all I 1 can to encourage other bowders breeders bre eders to put their herds under tinder the governments supervision as aa I 1 think it la is the only way to eradicate tubercular trouble n H A lk hoses loses president strathmore paper company mitti lie liengme ngue mass government ov emment tuberculosis is one of the best beat helps that could possibly be to dairymen lit Is hii lust 4 a good us ns tire fire insurance und and just os as much needed D IV files farm portland me the work of the department in er eradicating eating the disease of tuberculosis Is being mot met with great approval by the stockmen stoc kmen in ili tills this district the percentage of cattle affected with the disease Is gradually getting smaller year by sear W L burdick willis ton N X D benefits of eradication the benefits from being able to ship interstate the advertisement re calved from being listed in tho the govern merit bulletin these there and many other advantages make me think this is tile the greatest boom to the purebred pure bred cattle business ever started T S humphries Il humphries umphries stock F ram arm durant miss in liny alay 1018 1019 we signed up with the federal authorities to got on the accredited herd list our first test was made the 2701 and of the same month and found our herd somewhat infected with tuberculosis cut but tit alic federal authorities have kept testing our her froni from time to time ime until today we have lieve 80 head bead of red pulled polled cattle which we believe to be entirely clean we are positive that if we lind not gone into tins this p plan at 1 I 1 by y I 1 this I 1 I 1 Is time our herd would have been badly infected causing us the loss of a grent many dollars wo we would fully recommend the lie accredited herd berd plan to nit all breeders bleeders bre eders of purebred pure bred cattle J W larabee Ln nar leville ill tuberculosis soon a memory we the undersigned undersigner under signed breeders bleeders bre eders of guernsey cattle have operated cooperated co with the state and federal government for a number of years for the eradication of tuberculosis in n our herds we do heartily agree it t bas ba been of areat value in cleaning and keeping clafin our herds of tuberculosis we believe every breeder of purebred pure bred cattle should co operate cooperate with their state and federal authorities in ili trying to stamp out tills this disease it if they will do ahn tuberculosis will soon be a thing of the lie past charles C U wirt william Nett Nott leon J II if Nal irgang lewiston minn glnn to the breeder or of pedigreed cattle the inspect inspection on by gobern governmental cental authority of his herd Is of lutold untold value not only in dollars enabling him to remain free of tuberculosis or it if his catlip lip tire are found infected to dispose of those reacting tIng to tuberculin and there hereby saving the lives and conserving tile the value of those not affected the hie satisfaction of asserting tint that ones lierd Is on the accredited list becomes a moral as well us as financial asset benjamin W hunt Hat eatonton onton ga there are arc undoubtedly sonic some unscrupulous men inon in HIP 1111 business who will talie take every advantage alipy can all and it the states and government gc eminent will operate cooperate co in this work and only pass pasq cattle that hint have been tested by iced met men the disease will soon boon br be stamped out 11 0 1 r 0 tg ager er carls ky kv of incalculable galui tho the value to tho the state in the protection of the lie whole cattle industry and the advantage to tin tilt individual breeder Is of incalculable aaltio in a short lino tile bon effla to be derived from tile the ne accredited credited herd plan will lie he so plain that hat nil all bre bleeders breeders eders of purebred pure bred cuttle especially will be forced in order to sell their cuttle cattle to advantage to become members of the accredited herd head system 11 ll n J bloode jr alabama Ille hereford reford farm gastonburg Gaston burg alit ala confidence Is the chief value of tuberculin testing listing first spit conn delace that conics comes from knowing your herd Is free from tuberculosis mid and the jatis satisfaction faCtion that conics comes from athla condition second tho the confidence tile the buying public puth puta in your herd tho the public Is willing to pay for this confidence tills this makes my breeding bleeding work a pleasure lind also 11 W if senour Broo brookville kville ind president of the indiana dairy association we have been much interested in getting our neighboring breeders bleeders bre eders to 1 hive tye their herds tested so that we 1 feht havo have a clean bill of health in this community so far we have been instrumental in securing over fifty tip applications for the tuberculin test und and to tile tie best of our knowledge every one la iii satisfied with the results and line ahna full fulth in fit its application the only regret that I 1 have Is that there Is not a compulsory law so that wo we might rid the entire united states of this oua ons 41 disease willai so S lern lem 0 |
