Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-04

ninston, D. c., Were First Herds to Be
Free From Tuberculosis.
just as much needed."-E. w. Files,
Maplecroft Farm, Portland, Me.
'sThe work Of the department In
Graduating the disease Of tuberculo-
sis is being met with great approval
by the stockmen in this district. The
percentage Of cattle affected with the
disease is gradually getting smaller
year by year" w. L. Burdick, Willis
ton, N. D.
Benefits Of Eradication.
"The benefits from being able to
ship interstate, the advertisement re.
ceived from being listed in the govern
ment bulletin, these and many other
advantages make me think this is the
greatest boom to the pure-bred cattle
business ever started."-T. S. Humph-
ries, HUMPHREYS Stock Farm, Durant,
Miss.
"In May, 1918, we signed up with
the federal authorities to get on the
accredited herd list. Our first test
was made the 9th and 2Sth Of the
same month and found our herd some
what infected with tuberculosis. But
the federal authorities have kept test
ing our herd from time to time until
today we have so head Of Red Polled
cattle which we believe to be entirely
clean. We are positive that if we had
not gone into this plan, by this time
our herd would have been badly in
fected, causing us the loss, of great
many dollars. We would fully recoma
mend the accredited-herd plan to all
breeders Of pure-bred cattle."-J. w.
Larabee, Earleville, III.
Tuberculosis Soon q Memory.
1--WE, the undersigned breeders Of
Guernsey cattle, have co-operated with
the state and federal government for
a number Of years for the eradication
Of tuberculosis in our herds. We do
heartily agree it has been Of great
value in cleaning and keeping clean
our herds Of tuberculosis. We believe
every breeder Of pure-bred cattle
should cooperate with their state and
federal authorities in trying to stamp
out this disease. Il they will do this
tuberculosis will soon be q thing Of
the past. Charles q. Writ, William
Nettleon, ]. 81. Nahrgang, Lewiston,
Minn.
ITO the breeder Of pedigreed cattle
the inspection by governmental au.
thority Of his herd is Of untold value.
Not only in dollars, enabling him to re-
main free Of tuberculosis, or IL his cat
tie are found infected to dispose of
those reacting to tuberculin. and there
by saving the lives and conserving the
value Of those not affected. The salts
faction Of asserting that ones herd is
on the accredited list becomes moral
as well as financial asset. Benjamin
w. Hunt. Eatonton, Ga.
There are undoubtedly some un-
Nscrupulous men In the business who
will take every advantage they can,
and If the states and government will
cooperate in this work and only pass
cattle that have been tested by author
lied men, the disease will soon be
stamped out."-C. B. eager, Paris, KY
OF lncalculablc Value.
"The value to the state in the pro-
lection Of the whole cattle industry
and the advantage to the individual
breeder is Of incalculable value. In
short time the benefits to be derived
from the accredited herd plan will be
so plain that all breeders of pure-bred
cattle especially will be forced, in or.
der to sell their cattle to advantage,
to become members Of the accredited
herd system."-R. j. Goode, Jr., Ala
bama Hereford Farm, Glastonbury,
Ala.
Confidence is the chief value Of
tuberculin testing. First, self-confi-
dence that comes from knowing your
herd is free from tuberculosis and the
satisfaction that comes from this con-
dition; second, the confidence the buy
ing public puts in your herd. The pub
lie is willing to pay for this confidence.
This makes my breeding work a pleas
ure and also profitable" w. III. Sem
our, Brookville, Ind, President of the
Indiana Dairy Association.
1--WE have been much interested in
getting our neighboring breeders to
have their herds tested. so that we
might have a clean bill of health in
this community. So far we have been
instrumental in securing over fifty APP
plications for the tuberculin test and
to the best of our knowledge every one
is satisfied with the results and has
full faith in its application. The only
regret that ] have is that there is not
compulsory law so that we might rid
the entire United States Of this insiai>
Gus disease."-Willis Whinnery, Sa.
lem, o