Show Eradication of TB M Making king Big Progress Many States Active in Freeing Freeing Free Free- ing Country of Menace Prepared d br by the United States StAtu Department of Agriculture The wIde nation effort to suppress bovine tuberculosis resulted In the detection detection de de- de of ot reactors during April according to a report Just Issued by bythe bythe bythe the bureau of animal Industry United United Unit Unit- ed States Department of ot Agriculture To Xo obtain this number of ot diseased cattle the federal and state veterinary veterinary nary Inspectors tested cattle At th the end of ot the month cattle throughout tho the country were under the supervision for tor the tho eradication eradication eradication tion of ot the disease The report shows also the extent of ot activity In tho the various states Iowa Is tho the only state having more than a million cattle under un un- under der supervision In combating tuber tuber- The group of states having from to cattle under such BUch supervision Includes Illinois Michigan n Missouri New York and Wisconsin States having from to cattle under supervision slon sion are Indiana Minnesota Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska Ohio Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Pennsylvania and Washington From to are under supervision In the following states California Georgia Idaho Kansas Maine and Vermont The figures represent the status of the work Inthe In Inthe the tho various states on May 1 Other states many of which have a limited number of ot cattle are similarly active though it Is n not t s so apparent I I from th the statistical reports Extensive I testing and and- the constant removal removal and I slaughter of ot reactors are gradually freeing the country from the menace of bovine tuberculosis which In the past has caused heavy ravages among herds and has been a source of ot danger to people nine Fifty counties In 14 states are now officially recognized as practically free from cattle and seve several al hui hundred dyed additional counties are rapidly qualifying far the accredited co county nty list |