Show TUBERCULOSIS 1 IS SERIOUS MENACE Ran Its Course Through Illinois Herd of Dairy Cattle With Gr Great at Rapidity ANIMALS REACTED TO TEST Danger of Disease to to Cattle and Swine Demonstrated by Sale of Hogs From This Thic Farm Early In Year Year Test Test Is Urged The extent to which bovine losis If uncontrolled runs Its course through a n herd of cattle Is shown in tn a recent report received rec ved by the United I States State department of ot agriculture from fromI on one of Its Us field inspectors in Illinois I Every Ewry animal lu in a herd of grade Holsteins Hot Hoi steins and Jerseys reacted to the tIle tuberculosis test herd consisted I of f 14 cows tO two calves and twe bulls Upon post mortem examination six of v fa y yA i Y I A S A Good Pasture Is One of the Best as asWell asWell asWell Well as One Of wf the Most Economical Cow Feeds he tile animals showed such extensive lesions that the entire c carcass was condemned and destroyed All of the theother theother i iother other reactors likewise showed lesions though hou h not of such an extensive nature na- na ture ure as to necessitate destruction of the he carcass The fact that every animal ani aul- aul mal In the herd reacted and showed Je et Ions lons mak makes s the case one of the most striking ever recorded Swine Owners Cautioned The danger anger of cattle eattIe to swine was further demonstrated by bythe bythe the sale of hogs from this farm early earlyn n in n the year vear The first lot of ot 21 ho hogs s Fold sold showed such extensive lesions of tuberculosis tuberculosis upon post-mortem post that th he packing company compan refu refused ed to accept accept ac ae acI I the remaining 50 I These were t subsequently sold to a n local shipper i and ind their Identity and destination are not known If It the swine are still alive I they hey are aie undoubtedly a menace to other stock The bureau Lureau of animal Industry In In- cautions swine own owners erR a against purchasing stock from farms where either Ither cattle or swine are are kept Chronic Cougher Died The bureau Inspector also reported that a week after the shipment of hogs had hud been made a n milk cow a cow a chronic cou cougher had cougher had ber-had had died and the younger stock was allowed to devour the he carcass Such a pra practice tice Is responsible re- re for a great deal of osis Imis among swine s In ID the United i States tates According to bureau officials the he fact stated should cause any fv tock stock farmer former who finds tuberculosis among mong his hogs hog's or whose f shipments of ot bogs s are refused because of extensive lesions of that disease to have bave his herd of ot cattle tested promptly Unless the origin of ot Infection Is known n and removed tuberculosis Is liable Hable to run runts Its ts course among all the cat cattle le and swine wine on the farm tarm |