Show SCRUB BULL IS UNPOPULAR recognized by farmer as a great an obstacle to progress as bovine tuberculosis prepared 1 by the unita states department of 0 agriculture while lie the scrub bull cannot strictly be clemed UK us an animal disease he Is achieving similar unpopularity farm era erx in many sections of the country have recognized the scrub bull to be ui its great obstacle to progress aa an bovine tuberculosis have placed him in the saine class and the two are being driven out together the state of west virginia la Is making a strong drive against both on january 1 I IV 1023 3 proximately rp herds in the state containing W cattle were vere under supervision for or the eradication of bovine tuberculosis on that date a law went cut into effect making it unla unlawful ful to use the scrub bull le stallion tallion jack boar or ram which Is n not ot purebred for public service for pay As an evidence of sentiment in support of the law in one day recently the bureau of animal industry of the united state states department of ture receded enrollments from live stock owners la in west virginia who placed their live stock operations on a strictly purebred basis by enrolling in the notion nation adile ide better sires better detter stock campaign A group of pennsylvania dairymen recently urged the enactment of a purebred law for their state and in the ame resolution pledged themselves to furnish tuberculin tested purebred sires alres to the datry dairymen mert of their county at reasonable prices priem three of the five states most active in better sires work since the beginning of the camp campaign have more than herds each under supervision for the of tuberculosis sho shoeing ing that the countrywide country wide crusades against these two enemies of good lt e stock are going along aldo side by ide side secretary wallace further condemned the scrub bull buil when he be decided that federal funds appropriated to reimburse farmers for or cattle reacting to the tuberculin test would no longer be paid for scrub bulls dr J T A kiernan Kl ernan who has been in charge of the tuberculosis eradication work of the federal government since the beginning of the work recently endorsed the better atres movement ay enrolling himself and agreeing to use purebreds of good quality in all his bin bre brooding operations doctor rieman was given emblem no SM officials of the united states department of ot agriculture have observed that any great improvement along one line una of live stock work in a community or state Is usually accompanied or closely followed by general progress along many unell each successful project lends encouragement to other worthy projects one of the uto latest developments Is in a giri general eral demand from farmers interested in the better sires movement for or some constructive constrUct ITO help from the department along the line of better beer live stock f feeding improved quality in live stock stimulates a desire among livestock live stock block owners for knowledge of improved methods of 1 feeding the department Is preparing to render such a service which will be in the form of simple ruts rules for better feeding leaving to other agencies detailed advice concerning problems peculiar to the different part of the country ATTENTION TO YOUNG LAMBS altri animal ale should be B given run of clean yard and plenty of exercise Is to needed young lambs should be given the run of a dry dean clean yard if U they can evin get plenty of exercise very little littlie trouble from constipation will be sperl ended however in cases of co constipation n sti pation which will cause the lambs to become listless and humpbacked hump bump backed live give I 1 or 2 teaspoonfuls of castor oil and if this does not afford relief give it rectal injection of warm soapy water or glyce rlue and water pigs that get plenty of sunlight are less likely to get got sick than those that do not exercise Is to an essential item for pigs if they are permitted to lie in their nest and grow fat tat they are apt to contract thumps |