The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-25
TO FREE CATTLE
OF TUBERCULOSIS
All Cattle to Be Shipped from One State
to Another After July l Must
First Have Tuberculin Test.

The enforcement of new regulations
issued by the secretary Of agriculture
will be Of great assistance in preventing
the further spread of tuberculosis among
livestock. Beginning July /, 1919, the
shipment of cattle interstate without
having them properly tuberculin tested
will be prohibited, with few excep-
tioDs.
An article in the Weekly News Letter
states that the department of agrieul-
tures through its bureau of animal in
dustry, is now actively cooperating with
the state livestock sanitary officials and
cattle owners of AZ states in the eradi-
cation of tuberculosis from livestock.
Recent legislation in several of the
states has made it possible to proceed
with the work where heretofore it has
been impossible to do so. Federal funds
available for the work are insufficient
to meet present demands, and now that
the cattle owners are finding the work to
be of such advantage and Importance
the demands will increase rapidly.
Most activities are in the accredited
herd" work with the owners and breed
ers of purebred herds of cattle who wish
to free their herds from tuberculosis and
have them placed on the list as "accred
tied"
Some "area work" is being conducted
Under this plan community or county
or some other unit decides to have all
the cattle in the area tuberculin tested
with a view Of completely Graduating
the disease as soon as possible. In order
that the AREA work" may be success
fully carried on, the fullest cooperation
of the cattle owners in the territory
must be obtained, and any attempt to
proceed with the work without the good
will and hearty cooperation of the peo-
pie will fail
Appropriations by the states for the
coming fiscal year for livestock tuber
culosis eradication aggregate about So,
100000 Part of this sum will be used
to indemnify partially the owners of
cattle found to be tuberculous Most Of
the states now have laws permitting the
payment of indemnity and the federal
department also pays some indemnity
when funds are available, With the ex-
ception of valuable breeding animals, it
is found most advisable to consign the
tuberculous cattle for slaughter and
thereby dispose of them to the best adj
vantage.
In the greater portion of "reaetors"
the disease is found to exist to but q
slight extent, making the meat fit for
food thereby causing a great saving.
The csrcasses of such cattle, after being
passed for food by trained inspectors,
usually bring about the market price,
which sum, deducted from the appraised
value of the animal, leaves the amount
Of loss. Under the more recent laws,
this loss is divided between the owner,
the state and the United States-eaeh
standing one -third-exeept that in most
cases the state is limited in the amount
it can pay and the United States is Rl-
ways limited to the payment Of $50 for
purebred animal and $25 for a grade.
Healthy Cattle Are Worth More.
Owners realize that these slightly dis
eased cattle may at any time become
source of danger to the healthy animals
Of the herd and that they themselves
may break down from the disease and
die or become of little or no value. The
value of healthy cattle in any herd, after
the tuberculous ones are taken out, al.
ways increases, and it is source of
great satisfaction to the owner that he
has healthy herd or that he is doing
everything in his power TO make it So
Cattle from accredited herds are com
handing increased prices over those that
are not and those from herds that are in
the process of being accredited are also
being sold at advanced prices
Will Publish Accredited List.
The second list of accredited herds
and those that have successfully passed
one tuberculin test in preparation for
the accredited list is expected to be ready
for distribution July l. Requests now
received indicate that 100000 copies will
be required to meet demands. This
pamphlet of about 100 pages will CON
tain the names and addresses of about
1000 cattle owners, representing about
81 900 cattle, whose herds have passed
one or more successful official tuberculin
tests applied under the cooperative plan
for accrediting herds of tuberculosis. free
cattle.
Up to April /, 1919, the total number
of herds under supervision for the eradi-
, cation of tuberculosis was about $500,
containing about 100000 cattle; and
since that time large number have
been added to the list. 1
These cattle owners have realized the
great Importance of trying to maintain
a healthy herd, and have pledged them
selves to cooperate with the state and
federal officials in every possible way TO
free their cattle from the disease.
Full Cooperation Needed.
Experiences covering a period of sew
erai years mas proved beyond a doubt
that a herd can be freed of tuberculosis
and kept free, and that the procedure is
entirely practical and within the POWER
of large percentage of cattle owners
But TO accomplish che desired results
everyone connected with the project must
do his best to follow plans, in very ie-
! tail, that viii bring it about. The full.
est cooperation on the part of lie herd
owner is very important. A herd II
cattle may be declared to be free from
tuberculosis by the officials in charge Of
the work, and then, through some sver-
sight or by carelessneSs. diseased animals
NAV he added IN he herd mr. r1enthprq III