Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-28
CATTLE MUST BE TESTED
 FOR TUBERCULOSIS BEING
 SHIPPED OUT OF STATE

Beginning July 1, 1919, the ship ment of cattle interstate without having them properly tested will be prohibited-with a few exceptions by regulation issued by the Secre- tary of Agriculture. The Enforcement of this new regulation will, it is be- ieved, be of great assistance in pre- venting the further spread of tuber- culosis among live stock, and having the work practically under State and Federal supervision at all times will serve to bring about uniformity.
 The Department of Agriculture, through its Bureau of, Animal Indus try, is now actively cooperating with the State live stock sanitary officials and cattle owners of 42 States in the eradication of tuberculosis from live stock.
 Recent legislation in several of the States has made it possible to proceed with the work where heretofore it has beeh impossible to do so. Federal funds available for the work are in- sufficient to meet present demands, and now that the cattle owners are finding the work to be of such ad- vantage and importance the demands will increase rapidly.
 Most activities are in the "accredi- ted-herd" work with the owners and breeders of pure-bred herds of cat tie who wish to free their herds from tuberculosis and have them placed on the list as accredited"
 Full Cooperation Essential
 Some "area work" is being con- ducted. Under this plan community or county or some other unit decides to have all the cattle in the area tu- berculin tested with view of com pletely eradicating the disease as soon as possible. In order that the "area work" may be successfully carried on the fullest cooperation of the cattle owners in the territory must be ob- tained, and any attempt to proceed with the work without the good will and hearty cooperating of the people will fail.
 Appropriations by the States for the coming fiscal year for live stock tuberculosis eradication aggregate about $2,OOO,OO0. Part of this sum will be used to indemnify partially the owners of cattle found to be tubercu- losis. Most of the States now have laws permitting the payment of in demnity and the Federal department also pays some indemnity when funds are available. With the exception ot valuable breeding animals, it is found most advisable to consign the tuber- ' culosis cattle for slaughter and there by dispose of them to the best ad- vantage. In the greater portion o1 "re-actors" the disease is found to ex- ist to but slight extent, making the meat fit for food-thereby causing a great saving. The carcases of such cattle, after being passed for food by trained inspectors, usually bring about the market price, which sum, deduct ed from the appraised value of the live animal, leaves the amount o1 loss. Under the more recent laws loss is divided between the owner State, and the United States-eacl standing third-except that il most cases the State is limited in tht amount that it can pay and the Unitet States is always limited to the pay ment of $50 for a pure-bred anima and $25 for grade.
 Healthy Cattle Worth More
 Owners realize that these sightl! diseased cattle may at any time be come a source of danger to thu healthy animals of the herd and tha they themselves may break down iron the disease and die or become of lit tie or no value. The value of health, cattle in any herd, after the tubercu losis ones are taken out, always in creases, and it is source of grea satisfaction to the owner that he ha a healthy herd or that he is doin everything in his power to make so. Cattle from accredited herds ar commanding increased prices owe those that are not, and those fror herds that are in the process of be ing accredited are also being sold a advanced prices.
 The second list of accredited herd and those that have successfully pass cd one tuberculin test in preparatio be ready for distribution July 1. Re for the accredited list is expected t quests now received indicate jths 100000 copies will be required meet demands. This pamphlet
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