Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
WARNING OF TUBERCULOSIS,
farmers Urged TO Have Herds Tesird al
an Early Date

One of our Viroqua doctors suggests
that | write an article warning people
of the near approach, of tuberculosis
among cattle, to cur city and sthus put
farmers and users of dairy products on
their guard that they may avoid using
milk, butter and cheese from rotten
cows and that farmers may stamp out
cheaply this vile disease before their
whole herds have to be condemned.
We have every reason. 20 believe the
disease is all around us and that by the
foolish and almost criminal careless
ness of farmers it is sure to spread to
other herds. A little horse sense used
now will save some farmer hundreds OF
dollars. MIR. Cass called my attention
to the carcass of COW which HE son,
short course student, had seer and
pronounced tuberculosis in the worst de
gree. The dogs had fed upon the body
quite freely, yet | could see enlarged
glands and the vile golden yellow pus
so characteristic of the worst cases.
Mr.. Ben Williams near whose home the
cow died assured me the body was full
of assesses. No hogs had yet eaten
of the flesh. Whether the dog will con
tract the disease know not, nor little
do care, but do feel that dog tug
ging away at that rotten carcass and
getting feet and fur and mouth loaded
with that vile rotten golden pus swarm
ing with myriads of bacilli, and then
going to its home and kissing the baby
on the hearth and being hugged and
fondled by the older children, | do feel
that that dog was dangerous animal
The owner of this COW removed his
remaining herd to the Brye farm and
they were kept separate from Brye' s
valuable Jersey herd, yet they used the
same trough for water Now this
Hendricks herd may be free from the
disease. If it is infected those cows
will have the germs of consumption
wherever they go, in the manure and
when a dry day comes it will be waited
where it will do harm. Then too, in
dark sheds those germs will live, may
be until summer. The gentleman who
moves onto the May farm informed me
that men were at work digging the
frozen ground to bury that diseased
COW. The health board or somebody
showed commendable activity in getting
that COW buried. This gentleman
wanted me to test his cows. / would
be glad TO do such work, but have not
the time. The veterinary is the roper
man to test cows, but of course he is a
professional man and cannot work as
cheaply as the students from our col
lege of agriculture Have these boys a
legal right to test cows for tuberculosis
Yes. They are not violating the veteri-
nary law. Besides, they will be doing
glorious work when they find these
diseased cows 1t means longer life
for us bipeds and the salvation of our
herds Our Bureau Of Animal industry
reports. '"Ihe manure is considered
the most dangerous factor in the spead
of bovine tuberculosis. ! advised the
gentleman who removed TO the May
farm TO white wash his COW barn and
especially the managers with wash con
tanning zenoleum. March and April are
good months for having our herds tested
Our station will furnish the tuberculin
free on conditions. Many tines two or
three small herds could be tested the
same day by the same students: The
cost of testing each man 8 herd ought
not to be more than four or five dollars.
Inside Of FIVE years our creamery will
have an authorized tester Of cows, who
will be an Inspector Butter will be
labeled made only from milk Of tuber-
culn tested cows That butter will
sell better TO Jew and Gentle. The in
gpector will see the milking done night
and morning and make suggestions that
will be worth money Such an in
spector and testOr Of the 500 herds sup
plying the creamery might cost each
patron two dollars if hired by the month,
but the creamery would be unique il
would he ahead of any on the globe of
its magnitude. Every Jew in the Ghetto
would be clam0rlnR for unsalted Viro-
qua creamery butter. How long be
fore Viroqua city council Ordains that
Only milk from tuberculn tested COW
be sold in the city How long before
an ordinance is passed prohibiting spit
ting on sidewalks Just third Of IA
century ago AL my spare time wa8 de
voted 70 preparing graduating thesis
on "the causes and prevention Of con
sumption How different our ideas
now. We gave medicine then now we
give oxygen air. Whiskey then nov
man Who uses il three times is liable
70 die Of tubercie II ia not hereditary
now is simply taken By using bad milk
OF inhaing dust spit put floor. The ven
cradle and scholarly DR. w. A GOtr
tod me that the lameutcd viii Bliss Of
/. stown assured him that he caught
consumption from sweeping his store
daily after a filthy consumpt,ye had
spit masses Of infected matter upon
. the store floor
/ In conclusion ! would like 10 have
every short course students or other
qualified person ia the country, who