New-York tribune., 1908-12-14
TO CHECK TUBERCULOSIS.
Mr. Pearson Tells Four Wags to
Control Borine Disease.

Albany. Dec 1s-Four ways in n7hich bovine tJ-
berculosis will be finally placed under control or
totally eradicated from the herds OF New York
state pointed ont in z statement issued to-
Gay by Commissioner +. A Pearson of the State
Department CT Agriculture. II is asserted by some
authorities that 10 per cent Of the cattle Of the
state affected, while others give much higher
estimates. All agree that the disease has more
or less definite bearing the public health. and it
has decidedly unfavorable effect on the livestock
Interest,"
Under authority Of the state Law Commissioner
Pearson says 2 few hundred animals have been
condemned and disposed Of and q few herds have
been freed from the disease hut this work counts
little when compared with the enormous dairy in
terests Of the state. few individuals here and
there have freed their herds from tuberculosis
without state aid. but the great majority Of cow
owners still ignore this important matter. When
the state takes the animals it paws so per cent Of
their full appraised value # the disease Is general
tied and 50 per cent if il is localized Besides this
the state provides the tIlhe-cuin test free Of
charge. The statement says, in part:
As see the problem there are four WAYS in
which bovine tuberculosis viii be finally placed
First and least inporfsnt from the stsndnoint
Of the breeding interests but perhaps most i'm
Tsnced cases which are recognzed as dangerous to
= lg & Pc IN aeaRs WI ] 6e T@noTe9 s @ dnis neth91 f mo-
unfairly, it may be put into effect by state author
Condemned S and i asgtered i's Iol Hs ANNA
Second animals having tuberculosis but not in
the most advanced form and possibly revealed only
by the tuberculn test, and often not even menace
70 the public health, VIII be destroyed voluntarily
by their owners who wish 10 have healthy herds,
thus avoiding the risk of the presence of the dis
ease, OF these animals may be destroyed by the
state et the request Of the owners and advanta ge
may be taken Of state aid in the fern Of free tu-
bercUlin test and indemnity.
Ihrd5-1Vithout aid from the state. yet perhaps 3
free tuberculin tect and some good advice. certain
owners have ascertained and others will aseerts in
the animals fu thei~ herds which appear healthy
yet have tuberculosis, If any, and separate them
from the healthy stock. The milk from the sep
arated animals be used with perfect safety If
pasteurizsd. With proper protection the healthy
part Of the herd viii continue free from tubercU-
fosis, which will increase in number the other
portion of the herd decreases, and finally en-
tireiy healthy herd win result.
Fcurth-L3ur many coz owners, for one reason or
another do net wanr either Of these last two
methods. There is one left for them. and some
times ! almost persuaded that il IS TO become
the most Important of all Il ts complete sep
aration Of the newly born stock frorn the old herd
and the gradual Development Of and separa te
hard, while the od herd gradually decreases from
natural causes The young stock IN the new herd
must not come tn contact with The rsmbers Of the
el6 herd. snd must noL miik from that herd
until after psFteurization.
Il this matter we're thoroughly understood and II
all concerned would each for himself IN In
telligent way the New York herds would be free
from tuberculosis in ten years. condition worth
many millions Of dollars if could be bought tc-