Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-31

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yet it is perfectly true that localized
inactive tuberculous lesion has no
more to do with the rest of the car
cass than the tape worm cyst.
TO- Have you yourself knowingly
eaten of this tuberculous beef after
its inspection?
The term tuberculous beef is not
at all pertinent and it is such terms
as this that create misunderstanding
on the part of the reader. They are
entirely unfair. The meat from these
animals which is passed for food is
not tuberculous, is wholesome, and
free from disease. l have eaten it.
IL. Would you al buyer, know
ingly take it on par with as good
looking other native beef. it if were
marked as above suggested?
I should prefer it to any native
beef, of whatever quality which was
not killed under competent inspec-
ton, because while | know this meat
to he wholesome and prepared under
know that much of the native
dressed beef is slaughtered under alb.
solutely filthy conditions and that it
is not VIII olesome, and l have every
reason to believe that much native
meat is offered for sale which ia dis
eased and unfit for food.
H. Are you positive that no harm
can possibly ensue from eating any of
the meat passed by the inspector, and
if so for what reason?
AS I have personally supervised the
inspection of all these cattle this
question is rather too personal for me
to answer. l would say that the reg
ulations of the Department of Agri-
culture under which the inspection Of
these cattle is carried out were de-
vised for one purpose only, the pro-
lection of the public health, they are
of such nature as to give full and
complete protection. That am eff
cient to carry them out is evidenced
by the fact that | am authorized to
do so. There are no pulls" in this
department.
Is. Is state official always pres.
ent when the cattle are inspected at
the rendering plant?
Yes.
am an agent of the state cattle
commissioner, serving without COM
pensation, as courtesy extended
this state by the u. S. Department of
Agriculture.
IA. Do you rely implicitly on the in.
spector?
This is another question which per.
haps | should not answer. but l would
say that the state cattle commissioner
does rely implicitly on me.
Is. What did the state realize last
year from the sale of condemned cat.
tie?
l would refer you to the commits
sioner's report. l have forgotten.
1t is difficult to enter into any de.
tailed explanation of this disease in
the newspapers or of the reasons why
this method of disposing of cattle re-
acting to the tuberculin test is not
only proper but highly desirable.
Such an explanation must be lengthy
and highly technical so that | will not
attempt it.
Perhaps few words may clear uI
some points not fully unders TODD,
however.
The tuberculin test when applied to
herd will cause to react not only
those cattle which are in an active
and advanced stage of the disease and
which are menace to other animals
through their excretions and to the
public through their milk and meat,
but also any animal in any way
affected beyond the stage of incuba.
ton.
Thus many animals are taken by
the state which would eventually re.
cover under the proper conditions,
and many animals which in their con.
dition at the time of reaction are not
I a menace in any way to the public or
to other cattle
If it were possible to determine
these animals, and to tell at what
time any of them so affected would
become dangerous, the proper thing
to do would be to separate them from
non-reacting cattle and permit them
to live.
This is the theory upon which is
founded the Bang system of segrega-
ton. which | was instrumental in
having incorporated in your cattle law
for the benefit of raisers of bloodeo
stock who might wish to continue the
strain of blood and bring up a new
herd Of animals from the calves Of
the reacting cattle.
This system is practical in these
cases, where it is simply desired te
obtain the calves and raise them or
steriliZed milk or foster DAM
It is not, however, applicable to the
ordinary farmer, for no living mar
: can tell by physical eXamin alton OF
: other means which animals of Civ
en- herd are dangerous and which are
: not.
l have found sometimes that thu
t animals which are apparently in tt
! best condition will upon post morten
j prove to be the most dangerousl.
n affected.
n Therefore it has been decided b.
the state that the most practice
: method to use in eradicating the dis
e ease is to remove from the herd a.
animals which react to the test.
However, after slaughter it is pos
e sible to do what it was not possible +
It do before. determine which animal
were dangerously affected and whic
were not, and it is the meat of thes
u animals which with perfect safet
could have been permitted to live, E
g least for the time being, that
er passed for food.
is 1t is too bad that we have to XII
tn them at all, and it would be wors
n than too bad absolutely foolish if v