Show FIGHT tuberculosis IN STEUBEN COUNTY new york community leads in eradication of disease according to a report from the united states department of agriculture steuben county new york now leads the country in the eradication of tuberculosis from its dairy herds having more cattle under unde supervision than any other county in the united states the county farm bureau began the eradication work two years ago with the employment of a single veterinarian whose services were paid for by local dairymen the dairy farmers of 0 the county became interested in the work and launched a countywide county wide campaign to rid their herds of the disease in approximately 15 days 30 veterinarians erin arians supplied by the state and national departments of animal industry tested head of cattle to follow up the work and make it permanent the steuben county supervisors appropriated funds to employ a full time veterinarian subsequent tests that have been made have materially teri ally increased the total of herds under supervision it Is estimated that as a result of the bovine tuberculosis eradication cattle values have increased about 5 a head in the county the county farm bureau reports that since the campaign a large number of cattle shipments have been made outside the county certified and grade A milk producers in the environs of large eastern cities are coming to steuben county to buy their says a statement from the farm bureau recently the state feder federation aaion ap pointed a tuberculosis committee composed of 11 II E babcock member of the legislative committee of the national live stock association L A toan president of the state guernsey breeders bleeders Bre eders club E R zimmer zammer secretary of the state holstean association SI 11 E buckley of the lincoln school of agriculture westchester county new york and jay coryell state leader of farm bureaus this committee Is investigating the accredited herd plan as it Is adminIster eil in the vari various cius counties of new york state with a view to formulating a permanent policy which will be acceptable to the dairymen of the state the new york legislature has been asked to appropriate about 2 to pay indemnities owed dairymen on cattle slaughtered under the accredited herd plan and a sufficient sum in addition to carry on HI the work efficiently during the coming acar car |