Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-15
Request Made for Inspectors
From Bureau Of Animal
Industry.
ERADICATION PROMISED
WITHIN TWO YEARS
Board Of Agriculture Learns Of
Possible Cure for ThimbIe-
berry Pest Which Is Found
Near HiIo.

NOuI IIllU.
In submitting his report on boz
vine tuberculosis in Hawaii to DR..
Melvin, chief of the Bureau OF AMI
nal Industry, DR.. Victor Norgaard
promises his chief to completely
eradicate this disease in the Terri
tory within a period OF two years
II he be given the assistance OF two
inspectors from the Federal govern
ment. Na
7 Upon solicitation OF DR.. Norgaard,
the Board Of Agriculture and For.
estry has~forwarded request APP
proving the action Iof the veteri-
marian and promising hearty cooper
alton should the Federal authorities
decide to help the local situation by
sending two or more inspectors here
to work under the direction OF DR..
Norgaard.
At the meeting Of the Board OF
Agriculture and Forestry Commits
sioners yesterday afternoon, the
whole matter of the tuberculosis con-
dltion here was discussed at length.
In his report to Washington DR..
Norgaard tells of the fight made
here against tuberculosis among the
cattle of the country and OF the
cooperation which has been received
from owners in most cases, despite
the fact that tuberculous meat can
not be sold and the diseased cattle
are a total loss, as nothing but their
hides are saved.
He estimates that from Paul Isen-
berg's herd alone there will be three
hundred cattle killed, all of which
will be practically total loss to
the owner. This loss, or n proper
tionate one. can mot be borne by the
smaller dairymah in the opinion Of
DR.. Norgaard.
In reporting 70 the board on the
work done since August by the
veterinary department, DR.. Norgaard
says: ~ D..
-. tuberculosis.
f"During the month OF August a
number OF the dairy herds which had
previously been tested have been in
spected and all OF the animals which
had not been either slaughtered or
turned into pastures have been sup.
piled with Official ear tags or else
branded in accordance with whether
they have passed the test or re-
acted.
with very few exceptions it
may therefore be said that practical
ly all of the animals which have
been tested during the past four
months are marked in such a way
that they can be found again, and
complete record of the test num-
bers In serial order is being kept In
the Office SO that the owner Of each
individual animal can be located
without effort. r. -a.I
"On August 20 to 26 sixty-eight
additional head of cattle belonging
to Mr.. Isenberg were tested at the
Waialae ranch. or this number
Twenty-Five head reacted to the test
and one was found suspicious. The
remaining ones were all ear tagged,
while the reacting ones were plainly
marked by cutting of half of the
right ear. For some reason or other
the manager OF the ranch, Mr.. Bal.
ley, strongly objected to the brand
ing of the reacting animals. and the
under these circumstances, permit
ted the marking of the reacting ami
mails as above indicated, with the
understanding, however. that none
Of the reacting animals are TO leave
the ranch without being branded.
ON September rs seventy-four
additional cattle were tested on the
same ranch, with the result that
twenty-four gave reaction, while
nifty passed the test. This makes a
total OF 53l. head Of cattle tested for
Mr.. lsenberg. with 2s6 reactors.
There still remain between sixty and
eighty head on the same ranch,
which will. be tested this week. on
the 18th and 18th of September
"on August 22 Mr., lsenberg's
manager notified this once that he
intended killing eighteen head of re-
actors, including all OF the reactinG
bulls, having received orders from
Mr., lsenberg 10 do 81, ! immsdl
ately went out 10 the ranch and
found that twelve animals had been
killed apd skinned ana that a trench
had been dug In when 90 bury them.
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