Show HIGH RECORD IN TESTING CATTLE campaign to eradicate tuberculosis bercu losis goes on prepared by the th united stacee department of 0 aar culters cul A new high record in the tuberculin testing of cattle Is revealed la in a report just made by public by the united states department of agriculture which shows that in october 1320 cattle were tested by federal state and county veterinarians working cooper co oper actively at ively in october more cattle were tested than in may of last year when the testing reached its previous pravio us high total in the operative cooperative co campaign to eradicate tuberculosis says dr A E wight in charge of bovine tuberculosis eradication for or the united states department of agriculture it Is noteworthy that the reactors in october were fewer than the reactors removed in may the high record for october was the result largely of active work in the states of wisconsin iowa illinois minnesota and new york in each of which more than cattle w were ere tested the highest number of tests testa was made in wisconsin in iowa and illinois there were and respectively slightly more than per cent of the total cattle tested in all states during october were classed as reactors signifying infection with tuberculosis three states north carolina maine and Michil gan have completed the tuberculin ber culin testing of all cattle and the extent of the disease in these states Is now materially less than halt half of 1 per cent of the cattle remaining areas in which the numbers of cattle does not exceed this small percentage are classa classified fled by the united states department of agriculture as modified accredited areas A total of 1063 1073 counties or more than one third of the counties tn in the country have virtually eradicated bovine tuberculosis approximately additional dit ional lonal counties are actively engaged in eradication of the disease A new statistical summary of the tuberculosis eradication work with respect to cattle swine and poultry has just been issued by the department |