Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-06
Lille Bill Would
Cost Maine $4,000
Every Other Year.

DIR. Arehilles Jolly of Waterville,
livestock sanitary C o m m n e r
through appointment by Governor
Haines, playing the part of sentinel
at the hearing of the committee on
agriculture, Wednesday afternoon,
turned neat little trick of figuring
which proved that an apparently IN
offensive little bill for amendment If
a section of the Public Laws would
cost the State in the neighborhood of
s160.000 almost Immediately after 60
ing into effect. Not only that but Thu.
expense would be a recurrence every
other year.
This amendatory act would affecs
Section 4 of Chapter 35 of the Public
Laws of 1909 relative to the licensing
of milk dealers, providing that herds
must be tested within two years Of
application for a license. AS there are
approximately $4,000 milk giving
cows in Maine and only one-third of
these would be effected by clause in
the bill which virtually exempts those
supplying creameries, examination of
more than 100000 head would result.
This examination would not only mean
great expense to the farmer but, ac-
cording to statistics, would mean the
: eondemning of four per cent or 1000
head. Payment for these by the State
at $40 each brings the total of 100000.
DIR. Jolly felt that money for the prop
er enforcement of existing laws is
more needed.
Two Aroostook county representa-
tives, G. w. Irving of Caribou, and
belmont Emerson of Island Falls, sup
ported the measure, declaring that the
expense ought not to be considered in
a question of public health.
Dr.. B. T. Woodward Speaks.
DR.. Il. t. Woodward of Washington, d.
c., of the quarantine division of the bu.
reau of animal industry of the L. S de.
partment of agriculture, and dean of the
Y. 5, College of Veterinary Surgeons
appeared at the request of Dr. Jolly to
deflne the dangers, or lack of dangers
from meat of affected animals This
was in connection with an act to amend
Section of Chapter 1876 of the Public
Laws of 1911. relating to the disposition
OF cattle reacting to tuberculin tests.
S 49, 5ooAt1 greater
In the sale of meat from these carcasses
then the present law. though the com
missioner has been found to have ths
power to supervise such disposition.
Or. Woodward told the committee o
the great spread of contagious disease!
as discovered by government investiga
tons, and set forth results of tests tend
ing TO prove that little danger to man
Kind develops from eating meat from tn,
majority OF diseased animals, particular
" those affected with tuberculosis.
NO state nor aiis country" declare,
the doctor impressively, "can afford T.
throw aside all of these carcasses af
fected only in part. Government tests
fully safeguarding the public health
prove infection of the meat from tuber
culosis TO be very rare" He went on t.
tell Of tests with guinea pigs. the mos
& susceptible of ANNALS, whereby tn
Juice was squeezed from the muscles o
injected cattle or swine and injected int
the stomachs of the pigs Only q yer
small percentage of the little animal
showed any effects ever from such hars
measures as these. The doctor conclude
by recounting an experiment recorded /
the District of Columbia, Virginia an
Maryland when out of 2000 cattle slaugf
tered because of tubereular infection s